The mysterious 'Syrian' thought to be at heart of ISIS attacks in Europe

His name is Naim al Hamed -- a 28-year-old described as "very dangerous and probably armed." His photograph on a bulletin circulated by French investigators to European security services shows a thick-set man with narrow eyes and a short beard.

ISIS claims suicide attack on Iraqi stadium that kills 25

A man wearing a suicide belt walked into an Iraqi soccer stadium Friday and blew himself up -- killing at least 25 people and wounding 90 more, security officials said.

Japan kills 333 minke whales

Japan's whaling fleet has returned with more than 300 whales harvested from Antarctic waters, according to the country's Fisheries Agency.

Nation salutes `71 heroes

The sun of liberation rose over the horizon on March 26, 1971 with the formal proclamation of the independence of Bangladesh when the Bengalis took up arms against the Pakistani occupation military who committed one of the worst genocide in modern history during the nine-month liberation war.

Farm loan disbursement rises by 14.74pc in 8 months

Farm loan disbursement posted a 14.74-per cent growth in eight months of the current financial year of 2015-16 compared with that in the same period of FY15.

WRIT CHALLENGING STATE RELIGION : Hefazat holds demos, threatens tougher

Qaumi madrassah-based organisation Hefazat-e-Islam on Friday held demonstrations in Dhaka and at different districts against the writ challenging the provision of state religion in the constitution.

TONU RAPE, MURDER : Protests continue as no headway in investigation

The police could not make any headway in the investigation into the rape and murder of Victoria College student and theatre activist Sohagi Jahan Tonu inside six days of the recovery of her body from Comilla cantonment area.

Brussels attacks: 6 detained in raids

Police detained six people in raids Thursday night as investigators raced to uncover the network behind this week's terror attacks in the Belgian capital.

Intel officials: North Korea 'probably' has miniaturized nuke

Some U.S. intelligence analysts now believe that North Korea "probably" possesses a miniaturized nuclear warhead, several U.S. officials told CNN.

'Missing' bookseller returns to Hong Kong after three-month absence

A Hong Kong man who sold controversial books about China's elite has returned home after a mysterious three-month absence, according to the city's government.