'Sadistic' UK academic sentenced to 32 years in prison for pedophilia

(CNN)A British university researcher has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for a litany of "warped and sadistic" crimes, including blackmail and sexual exploitation.

New Kurdish alliance complicates relationship with US

(CNN)Syria's long and messy civil war just got more complicated.Adding to the country's many rival factions, a new alliance appears to have been forged between pro-government forces and Kurdish militias.

BNP starts mass signature campaign

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday started countrywide mass signature campaign for ‘unconditional’ release of the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, from jail.

Monsoon holds bad days in store for Rohingyas

Rohingyas living in overcrowded camps and settlements are likely to be at greater risk during the upcoming monsoon season which may bring in landslides aggravating the already paltry sanitation and health facilities for them.

Question leaked, now with answer

Parents of many Secondary School Certificate examinees alleged on Saturday that multiple choice questions of Bangladesh and Global Studies held on the day were leaked along with answers about 60 minutes before the exam began, rendering futile all the government’s efforts to check the malpractice.

Last chance of redemption for Tigers

Stand-in skipper Mahmudullah on Saturday said that Bangladesh would be looking forward to take a last chance for redemption in the second and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Sylhet today

Revision of quota system demanded

Hundreds of students on Saturday morning staged demonstration at the base of Raju memorial sculpture on the Dhaka University campus demanding the quota provisions be scrapped to allow recruitment on merit basis only for Bangladesh Civil Service and other government jobs

The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about

Moscow (CNN)There are growing indications that US airstrikes killed and injured dozens of Russian military contractors in northern Syria earlier this month. But in stark contrast to the death of a Russian pilot shot down by rebels in Syria In January

South Korea's Moon puts brakes on hopes for quick talks with North

Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday it was too early to talk about hosting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hinting he would not rush the matter.

Trump responds to Mueller indictment news

Washington (CNN)The White House continues to vehemently deny collusion with Russia a day after multiple indictments of Russian nationals and entities were announced by the Justice Department in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election.