A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 26 persons to death in a sensational seven-murder case in Narayanganj area of the country in 2014. ....

CIA Director John Brennan implored US President-elect Donald Trump to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for national security. ....

Seven civilians were killed and two injured in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Sunday. ....

Warning Pakistan but without naming it, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday that India desired peace but will give a befitting reply if peace was disrupted. ....

US President-elect Donald Trump harshly responded to civil rights icon John Lewis, calling him "all talk -- no action" after Lewis said Trump was not a "legitimate" President, CNN reported. ....

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. ....