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An Iraqi policeman monitors the area next to a burning tank after a suicide bomb attack on the Taji gas plant. (Photo: AFP)

Dhaka slaps travel ban on BNP leader for Israel link

The Bangladesh government on Sunday slapped a travel ban on a leader of the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

16 May 2016 7:07 AM IST

Suicide raid on Iraq gas plant kills at least 14

Suicide raid on Iraq gas plant kills at least 14

ISIS launched a coordinated assault on Sunday on a natural gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people,...

16 May 2016 7:05 AM IST

Donald Trump (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump has history of questionable behaviour with women, says...

Interviews with dozens of women who have worked for Donald Trump or interacted with him socially reveal a pattern of...

16 May 2016 7:02 AM IST

Nelson Mandela. (Photo: AP)

UK to crackdown on extremism

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a major crackdown on extremist preachers, including sweeping...

16 May 2016 6:58 AM IST

‘CIA spy claimed his tipoff led to Mandela arrest’

‘CIA spy claimed his tipoff led to Mandela arrest’

A tip from a CIA spy to authorities in apartheid-era South Africa led to Nelson Mandela’s 1962 arrest, beginning...

16 May 2016 6:57 AM IST

Yemeni soldiers stand guard outside a public security camp following a reported suicide attack. (Photo: AFP)

47 Yemen cops killed in ISIS attacks

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group and a second attack killed 47 police Sunday in the Yemeni port of...

16 May 2016 6:31 AM IST

Germany eyes free Wi-Fi in public spaces

Germany eyes free Wi-Fi in public spaces

Try looking for a free Wi-Fi connection in the cafe down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there is not...

15 May 2016 11:45 PM IST

US Secretary of State John Kerry. (Photo: AP)

John Kerry meets Saudi King to discuss Syria

US secretary of state John Kerry held talks in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to secure its support ahead of a potential...

15 May 2016 11:37 PM IST

Brexit won’t hit trade deal with US: Donald Trump

Brexit won’t hit trade deal with US: Donald Trump

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Britain leaving the European Union would make no...

15 May 2016 11:30 PM IST

European Union is trying to emulate Hitler, says UK’s Boris Johnson

European Union is trying to emulate Hitler, says UK’s Boris...

Former London mayor Boris Johnson claimed the European Union was behaving like Germany’s Nazi dictator Adolf...

15 May 2016 11:28 PM IST

17 former French ministers to shine light on sex abuse

17 former French ministers to shine light on sex abuse

Seventeen former French ministers vowed on Sunday to “systematically denounce” sexual harassment, days after...

15 May 2016 11:24 PM IST

Several suicide bombers and militants broke into the plant and clashed with the security forces. (Representational Image)

Attack on north of Baghdad kills at least 11, ISIS claims...

A police officer says Sunday's assault started at dawn with a suicide car bomber hitting the main gate of the plant in...

15 May 2016 2:48 PM IST