16 killed, 30 missing after boat capsizes in Bangladesh

Dhaka (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 30 others still missing after a boat capsized in the Karatoya river in Bangladesh's Panchagarh district, 468 km away from the capital Dhaka, on Sunday afternoon.

"The bodies of 16 people including…

Iran will restrict Internet access in country until calm is restored to streets

Tehran (IANS) Iranian authorities said they will restrict Internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police rocked the Islamic Republic, media reported.

UK Home Secretary in Leicester to take stock of unrest

Leicester (IANS) UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman met the police in Leicester to discuss and take stock of the recent communal unrest in the English city, the media reported.

In a statement on Thursday, a Leicestershire Police spokesperson…

Guterres warns against continued global warming, 1.5-degrees limit 'on life support'

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that global warming continues and the most ambitious goal of the 2015 Paris accord -- to limit Earth's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels -- is "on life…

Nepal politics on a collision course after President refuses to authenticate citizenship bill

Kathmandu (IANS) Nepal's politics is on a collision course after President Bidhya Devi Bhandari refused to authenticate the citizenship bill.

The bill, passed by both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, aims to provide…

Russia to begin partial military mobilisation: Putin

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation during an address to the nation on Wednesday, adding that the Defence Ministry had recommended drawing military reservists into active service as the country…

Violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester being fuelled by gangs from Birmingham

Leicester (UK) (IANS) Violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester were the result of outsiders coming to the city and inflaming existing tensions, community leaders have said, Daily Mail reported.

Over the weekend, police made 47…

Putin willing to end war in Ukraine, claims Erdogan

London (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believes the Russian President is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that a "significant step" will be made, media reports said.

Erdogan said his impression…

Alert level raised at New Zealand's Taupo volcano for 1st time

Wellington (IANS) The alert level at New Zealand's Taupo volcano was raised to Level 1 for the first time on Tuesday.

Although this is the first time the volcanic alert has been raised to Level 1, this is not the first volcanic unrest at…

Large-scale disorder breaks out in Leicester

London (IANS) Large-scale disorder broke out in Leicester amid tensions involving mainly young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu communities, with police and community leaders calling for calm, the media reported.

Police said two arrests…