One out of every 69 people on Earth is now displaced. That is about 120 million people, or 1.5 percent of the world's population, who have been uprooted from their homes. Behind these…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on the second stop of an East Asian tour. The trip, which comes on the heels of his lavish visit to…

China has changed the names of hundreds of villages in Xinjiang region in a move aimed at erasing Uyghur Muslim culture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. According to a report by…

Nearly 30 fresh refugees came to Mizoram from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh during the last two days, The Economic Times reporterd on Tuesday. Officials…

Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said…

A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual…

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay due to strong monsoon. All fishing boats and trawlers over the North Bay have been advised to come close to the coast and proceed with caution till further notice, said a special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a "strategic partnership treaty" following their talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday, Russian state media reported.…

The flood situation in Sunamganj district deteriorated further on Wednesday due to the rise in water level of some major rivers and onrush of water from the upstream, leaving several…

Across the Gaza Strip, in a landscape newly transformed by war, mountains of stinking rubbish pose severe dangers to health and the environment. “We’ve never lived next…

The US Justice Department on Tuesday accused Chinese "underground bankers" of helping Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel launder more than $50 million in drug trafficking proceeds. An indictment…

Nine Rohingyas were killed in landslides caused by heavy rain in two camps at Balukhali in Ukhiya of the district today. Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Commander Additional IGP Md Amir…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Wednesday in Pyongyang for a summit where they are widely expected to discuss ways to boost sanctions-busting…

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights(APHR), a regional network for promoting democracy, has expressed concern over media reports that thousands of Rohingya may be caught in…