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The prime surviving suspect in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris appeared to refuse to speak as his trial in Belgium over a shooting that preceded his arrest got under way in Brussels on Monday....

Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia’s defense ministry and Syrian rebels said. The SU-25 came down in an area...

The government has been implementing 218 projects as part of the three-year ‘Strategic Plan 2018-20’ for developing the police as a modern, disciplined, effective and highly professional force. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan unveiled the ‘Strategic Plan...

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday administered the oath of office of Syed Mahmud Hossain as the new chief justice a day after signing his appointment. The president administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban...

The Hawaii civil defense employee who issued the false missile alarm that stirred panic across the state last month mistook an alert drill for an actual attack, confused by conflicting messages used in the simulation, investigators...

When Apple Inc announces its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, investors will seek signs of whether the company’s $999 iPhone X launched last autumn was a Steve Jobs-style hit or, as more analysts suspect, a letdown. In...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was a stable genius and that he eats good quality food. When asked by Britain’s ITV about his health and some perceptions that he was insane and physically unfit, Trump...

Militants have attacked an army base near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least five soldiers. A defence ministry spokesman told the BBC that 10 other Afghan soldiers were injured. Five militants...

One of Japan’s largest digital currency exchanges says it has lost some $534m (£380m) worth of virtual assets in a hacking attack on its network. Coincheck froze deposits and withdrawals for all crypto-currencies except Bitcoin as...

A suicide bombing has killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others in the centre of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, officials say. Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint in a secure...