Bangladesh Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested Neo-JMB terrorist Jahangir Alam, one of the key figures behind the Gulshan café terror attack in 2016 in which over 20 people, mostly foreigners, were killed. ....

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Rod Rosenstein, US Attorney in Maryland, to a top Justice Department post, the media reported ....

A leading Chinese daily on Friday warned the US of a "large-scale war" if it tries to block Beijing's access to the South China Sea islands. ....

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will administer the oath to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on next week, a media report said on Friday. ....

The UAE and India will look forward to finalising a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement when the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi visits New Delhi as Chief Guest at the 2017 Republic Day parade, a daily here reported. ....

Turkey and Russia have signed an agreement to establish mechanisms and coordination during their operations against "terrorist targets" in war-torn Syria, the Turkish Army has said. ....

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, returned home on Friday after facing marathon questioning by prosecutors all night about his possible involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. ....

The Syrian army on Friday officially accused Israeli warplanes of targeting a key airbase west of the capital Damascus, state Sana TV reported. ....

Two men in Belgium have been accused of allegedly having links to the 2015 Paris attacks, the federal prosecutor said on Thursday. ....

Two hundred canines have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm, an Non Government Organisation said on Thursday. ....