Armed men killed nine villagers, including children, and torched homes in northern Nigeria Saturday, official sources said, the latest attack in a surge of violence in the Kaduna region.

The French government yesterday faced heavy criticism over failing to maintain law and order during an arson and looting rampage by "yellow vest" protesters along the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Veteran Democrat Joe Biden campaigned for president in every way but name Saturday, declining to announce his 2020 plans but dropping hints, including a memorable gaffe that suggests he will soon be all in.

A Cox's Bazar court yesterday sent 13 Rohingyas to jail as two groups of the refugees clashed in Ukhia's Kutupalong camp on Saturday night, said police.

An Israeli court yesterday ordered the temporary closure of a side building at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site that has been the source of tensions in recent weeks.

The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by US officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said.

A Mexican journalist shot dead at his home has become the third newsman killed so far this year in Mexico, authorities said Saturday.

Mansura Hossain, a journalist for over 15 years, frequently travels to various parts of Dhaka on assignments and for interviews. She does not like crowded buses dominated by male passengers.

Two workers were killed as a heavy piling pipe fell on them snapping its strings at Rampal thermal power plant in Bagerhat on Saturday night.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a two-and-a-half month old infant, who was abducted on March 11, from a septic tank in Bagerhat's Morrelganj upazila.

A suspected mugger was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Bosila Garden City area of the capital's Mohammadpur early yesterday.

Nasiruddin had a dream to change the fate of his family by working hard and earning a good wage in the oil-rich Saudi Arabia. It, however, tragically turned into a nightmare just in a month as he had to face detention and deportation.

Each time Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan's most famous singers, returns to the country of her birth, she braves threats and endures scrutiny right down to her choice of clothes.

An orangutan is slowly recovering after being shot with 74 airgun pellets in Indonesian, an official said Saturday.

Like all her fellows who won the Ducsu elections, Lamea Tanjin Tanha was also invited to the Gono Bhaban yesterday. But she did not attend the event, protesting the alleged irregularities during the polls.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Bangladesh Football Federation's women wing Chairperson Mahfuza Akter Kiron to jail on charges of “making derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina”.

A mother and her daughter were allegedly gang-raped in Sristygor area under Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi on Friday evening.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to take steps to stop drivers from being engaged in “evil races” on roads and highways, which often cause fatal accidents.

Drivers of CNG-run vehicles may have to show that the CNG-cylinders have been tested and certified before being allowed to refuel.

The United States on Friday clashed with China at the UN Security Council over Beijing's Belt and Road initiative, saying the infrastructure investment scheme had "known problems" with corruption and debt distress.