Barrel bomb attacks by Syrian regime helicopters killed at least 21 civilians late Thursday in a rebel-held town near Daraa city, a monitoring group said. The

Scotland's First Minister yesterday warned that a united Britain was "on borrowed time" unless Prime Minister David Cameron devolved

Responding to a call from Pope Francis for every Church parish to house refugees, the Vatican City yesterday said it had taken in a family that had fled the war in Syria.

A four-year-old Syrian girl's body washed up on a beach in western Turkey yesterday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.

Croatia closes seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.

The White House yesterday said it was open to limited talks with Russia following Moscow's deployment of troops and heavy weapons to war-torn Syria.

Movement of slow-moving three-wheelers, including those carrying cattle, alongside fast moving buses, trucks and cars, poses risk of

A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile Wednesday, killing 10 people, forcing the evacuation of a million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could reach Japan.

Newly elected British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn indicated he would not campaign to leave the European Union in a referendum expected by

Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta is to be tried for corruption, anti-graft prosecutors said yesterday -- the first head of the country's government ever to be put in the dock while still in office.

A migrant father who was tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman while holding his son is to start a new life in Spain.

Thousands of desperate refugees who have been turned away at the Hungarian border may be forced to try and cross deadly Croatian minefields in search of safety in Europe.

Pollution, industrial fishing and climate change have killed off half of marine life in the last four decades, according to a WWF report released yesterday. Species essential to global food supply -- especially in poorer nations where fish provide essential dietary protein -- were among the hardest hit, the conservation group's Living Blue Planet Report said.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the West is "crying" for refugees flooding into Europe but its support for "terrorists" in his country lies at the roots of the crisis.

Five Turkish police officers were killed in two bomb attacks by Kurdish militants in the country's southeast overnight, Turkish security sources said yesterday.

Newly elected British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday engaged with David Cameron for the first time, bringing a low-key style to the usually raucous weekly showdown of Prime Minister's Questions.

Police arrested four fake journalists from different areas in the district town on Monday night. The arrestees are Mehedi Hasan Bacchu, 25,

At least three people are missing following a trawler capsize incident in Maskandi River in Kishoreganj.

Kamalapur railway station witnesses long queues of holidaymakers as Bangladesh Railway began its sale of advance train tickets to ensure a hassle-free journey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Aman Moudud, only son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, dies.