At least 69 people were killed and many were injured after a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a shrine in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. The explosion occurred at Tarlai Imambargah, situated in the Shehzad Town area of the city.

Israeli authorities have arrested Bezalel Zini, the brother of David Zini, director of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, on suspicion of smuggling illegal goods worth tens of thousands of dollars into the Gaza Strip since the war began.

A day after a fresh batch of documents related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein were released, fake images claiming to show the convicted sex offender with Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and a young Zohran Mamdani surface online.

In cash-strapped Pakistan, the punishment for the theft of a manhole cover could be 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 50 lakh Pakistani rupees.

A private jet owned by a close associate of US President Donald Trump was used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport Palestinian detainees to the West Bank, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

Bangladesh Election 2026: Bangladesh is set to vote in its general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.

Violent clashes erupted in the heart of Bangladesh capital Dhaka Friday as government employees demanding implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale confronted police outside Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

European governments are stepping up military planning amid rising fears that Russia may move against NATO or European Union countries sooner than expected. Europe may not be fully prepared to respond to such a threat, a recent wargame has revealed.

A high-profile general in Russia's military was reportedly wounded after being shot several times in Moscow.

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely operated telescope in the Atacama desert on January 13.

A UK woman narrowly survived after using a counterfeit Ozempic pen bought on Facebook, prompting warnings over fake weight loss drugs and online scams.

A Pennsylvania Olive Garden employee died from severe burn injuries after jumping into a deep fryer in a suicide attempt.

Amazon will spend $200 billion in 2026, over 50 per cent higher than last year, ramping up investment in artificial intelligence and robotics, the tech giant said.

The BNP was founded by former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman on September 1, 1978. The party's ideology is rooted in 'Bangladeshi Nationalism,' recognising the right of people from all walks of life, irrespective of their ethnicity, gender or race

It is 85 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday Clock in Chicago and, amid multiple conflicts in West Asia and in Ukraine, humanity has never before been so close to nuclear war, and the US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty, New START, has ended.

Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is now emerging as a strong contender.

United Nations human rights experts have sounded the alarm over what they describe as a deeply troubling assault on the rule of law in Pakistan.

US President Donald Trump believes he has a chance of going to heaven, in contrast with his past remarks where he appeared unsure about the same.

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.6, its most advanced artificial intelligence model. The company says the model is better at coding, can handle longer and more complex tasks, and produces more professional work outputs.

As many as 89 people of Indian origin are on the US list of "Worst of the Worst" criminals. The database, launched by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), lists around 25,000 "criminal illegal aliens."