Trump trashes Ryan: 'I don't want his support'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he doesn't "want" or "care" about having House Speaker Paul Ryan's support in an interview in which he repeatedly trashed the House speaker, virtually unprompted.

Disaster divided: Two countries, one island, life-and-death differences

The hits never seem to end for Haiti. First there was the devastating earthquake in 2010, followed by a deadly cholera outbreak, and now the tiny country is reeling after Hurricane Matthew killed hundreds and displaced thousands.

Trump's 'locker room talk' stirs real talk about sexual violence

It began Friday night, shortly after the world learned of the time Donald Trump bragged about forcing himself on women and grabbing them by the "pussy."

Bangladesh gets first Catholic cardinal

Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka, Patrick D'Rozario, has been selected as cardinal by Pope Francis on Sunday.

Durja Puja ends amid festivity

The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, ended on Tuesday through observance of Bijaya Dashami in the capital and elsewhere across the country. The celebration ended with solemn immersion of Goddess Durga’s deity in water-bodies.

One girl under 15 married every seven seconds

One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a report by Save the Children released on Tuesday, with girls as young as 10 married off - often to much older men - in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.

Five of a family burnt dead as live wire falls on house

Five members of a family were burnt to death and another received burn injuries as a fire broke out at their house from a snapped electric wire at Jongaon village in Pirganj of Thakurgaon early Tuesday.

Exports to northeast India thru Akhaura fall sharply

Bangladesh’s exports to northeast India through Akhaura land port fell sharply since India began availing transit through Bangladesh for shipment of consignments to its northeastern provinces in June.

Samsung tells users: Turn off your Galaxy Note 7 phone NOW

Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday, asking users to immediately turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones -- which have been spontaneously catching fire.