Ex-North Korean spy recounts Olympic plot to blow up plane

Seoul (CNN)It was her first assignment as a North Korean secret agent.In 1987, Kim Hyon Hui put a bomb on board Korean Air Lines Flight 858, killing all 115 on board on what she says was the direct order of Kim Jong Il, the son of North Korea's then-leader Kim Il Sung.

Trump signs bill ending shutdown, official says

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said

Ivy gains strength in N’ganj, AL distances itself from Shamim

Mayor of Narayanganj Selina Hayat Ivy has gained enormous strength in the river port city’s politics.In parallel developments, her arch rival, Awami League MP AKM Shamim Osman has lost political grip and support in the ruling party.

Bangladesh football fails to live up to dream

Kazi Salahuddin, when he took the chair of Bangladesh Football Federation president for the first time in 2008, had promised to bring about positive changes to the country’s football which was already struggling for survival

ROHINGYA NEWBORNS Registration of birth on in camps

Health minister Mohammed Nasim on Sunday told Jatiya Sangsad that birth registrations of infants born in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar were going on.

Dhaka for int’l engagement in Rohingya return

Bangladesh on Sunday urged the international community to continue their engagement with Myanmar for effective implementation of the arrangements signed by the two countries for repatriation of Rohingyas

Senate vote scheduled for Monday to potentially end shutdown

Washington (CNN)The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to re-open the government following Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's pledge to take up legislation to address an expiring immigration program in hopes of enticing enough Democrats to come on board

Turkey warned US ahead of Syria airstrikes, report says

(CNN)Turkey warned the United States before carrying out airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin province, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday, according to a report by Reuters.

Kabul hotel siege ends after 12 hours with 18 dead, Afghan officials say

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Gunmen who raided the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul killed at least 18 people during a 12-hour standoff with security forces that ended Sunday, Afghan authorities said.

German political deadlock ends as SPD votes for coalition talks with Merkel

(CNN)Germany's leaders have taken a crucial step towards breaking a deadlock that has prevented the formation of a new government since elections four months ago.