Analysis: Assad is winning a battle, but not the war for Syria
The Syrian regime's near capture of eastern Aleppo changes the face of the country's horrendous civil war; the fortunes of the many rebel groups arrayed against it have rarely seemed so bleak. But few observers expect them to sue for peace or lay down their arms.
Venezuela shuts border with Colombia as cash crisis escalates
Venezuela just made it harder for its citizens to escape the country's cash crisis. President Nicolas Maduro announced Monday night that he's closing the country's border with Colombia for 72 hours as Venezuelans rush to exchange bills before they become invalid later this week. He accused "mafias" of moving Venezuelan money into Colombia.
Clinton campaign backs intelligence briefing for Electoral College electors
Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta on Monday backed Electoral College electors who are asking to receive an intelligence briefing on foreign interventions into the 2016 election ahead of their December 19 vote.
Gazette notification of disciplinary rules for lower judiciary: SC sets fresh deadline for govt
The Appellate Division on Monday asked the government to notify the disciplinary rules for the lower court judges by January 15.
Martyred Intellectuals Day tomorrow
The nation commemorates tomorrow the intellectuals who embraced martyrdom at the hands of the Pakistani occupation army and its local collaborators on this day in 1971.
EC reconstitution: President initiates talks
The president, Abdul Hamid, on Monday initiated a move to talks with registered political parties on the reconstitution of the Election Commission and invited five parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to separate talks in the first phase.
Munshi Abdur Rauf memorial museum cum library: No power supply as yet
The time when Bir Shreshtha Munshi Abdur Rauf Memorial Museum and Library will open and close is much more a subject of whim than a timetable when river erosion is a constant threat to the memorial structure.
English medium students: VAT illegal, HC
The High Court on Monday declared illegal the imposition of value added tax on tuition fees for students of English medium schools.
Trump: US doesn't 'have to be bound' by 'one China' policy
President-elect Donald Trump again signaled Sunday a willingness to confront Beijing, questioning whether the United States should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of "one China."
Bipartisan group of senators calls for probe of Russian role in 2016 US elections
A bipartisan quartet of high-profile senators said Sunday that "recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American," as President-elect Donald Trump sharpened his unprecedented attacks on US intelligence agencies.
