Washington wants its allies to ban Huawei, arguing the use of its kit creates the potential for espionage by China - a claim denied by Huawei and Beijing.

A man killed his ex-wife and wounded another person at a shopping centre in Bangkok today, police said, 10 days after a mass shooting at another mall in Thailand's northeast.

In a video released by Jamia Co-ordination Committee yesterday, Delhi police officers can be seen beating up students in the library of Jamia Millia Islamia University on December 15 last year.

Two more Bangladeshi expatriate workers in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus— recently named Covid-19—with links to the previous two cases being confirmed, The Straits Times reports.

The category three storm brought winds of 195 kilometres per hour (121 miles per hour), sending debris into the air, knocking over trees and -- in a few instances -- ripping roofs off sheds and other outbuildings.

US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has posted on Facebook in Bengali seeking support from the Bengali diaspora in the US for his Medicare for All campaign.

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show delivered a powerful message about what it means to be an American right now with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira dropping a political statement into the glitz and glamour.

The issue has also blown up on Twitter and hundreds have so far tweeted with the hashtag #BangladeshIsNotUkraine.

Four grenade explosions reportedly rocked parts of two districts in Assam this morning as India is being celebrated the 71st Republic Day, police said.

In the southern city of Basra, security forces raided the main anti-government sit-in overnight and deployed in force to stop protesters gathering there again. Police arrested at least 16 protesters in Basra, according to security sources.

India’s Supreme Court today refuses to put on hold the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which has sparked nationwide protests, and gives the central government four weeks to respond to petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law passed by parliament.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sends an unsigned letter to the European Union requesting a delay to Britain's exit from the bloc and also said he does not want the extension after his latest Brexit setback in parliament.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon Myanmar to take action to ensure the Rohingyas’ safety and security and live-up to previous agreements made with Bangladesh over the return of the refugees.

Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia today, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.

A Muslim man on his way to morning prayer is shot and stabbed outside a mosque in Houston, Texas.

He arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday evening, and met the country's president the next morning.

Chinese authorities have pledged to crack down on the black market sale of vaccines after a case was made public involving nearly $90 million worth of illegal vaccines that are suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces around the country.

A 43-year-old Chinese woman was found dead in an elevator after being trapped in there for a month. She was discovered by the building's maintenance workers.

The Disney Animation title has earned $232.5 million worldwide already, over the weekend, Zootopia garnered rave reviews and launched to a record $73.7 million from 3,827 theaters in North America, the top showing ever for Disney Animation Studios.