North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat 'literally'
Pyongyang (CNN)A senior North Korean official has issued a stern warning to the world that it should take "literally" his country's threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground. The official, Ri Yong Pil, told CNN in an exclusive conversation in Pyongyang that the threat made by North Korea's foreign minister last month should not be dismissed
Tigers look youngsters to wakeup
Bangladesh national cricket team completed another one-day international series this year where team’s youngsters failed to perform at an expected level, contributing to the team’s poor results.
Faridpur SP, wife sued for corruption
Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against Faridpur superintendent of police and his wife on charge of earning Tk 8.36 crore through alleged corruption.
ROHINGYA CRISIS Bangladesh signs two memos with Myanmar
Bangladesh on Tuesday signed two memorandums of understanding with Myanmar to fetch security cooperation and dialogue and set up border liaison office in respective countries amid the ongoing influx of Rohingays into Bangladesh fleeing violence in Rakhine state.
Ivanka Trump Japan-bound for speech
(CNN)Ivanka Trump is heading to Japan next week, where she will deliver a speech at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.On Friday, November 3, the first daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump will discuss women's
China's Xi reveals new leadership team but no obvious successor
Beijing (CNN)China's President Xi Jinping is here to stay.The new lineup for the Chinese Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) was unveiled Wednesday, without a heir apparent to Xi, who analysts predict will continue dominate the country's politics for decades to come.
Flake's speech burning Trump gets standing ovation from some Republicans
Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has sparred frequently with President Donald Trump, will not run for re-election, he said Tuesday in a blistering floor speech bemoaning the changing tenor of politics in the United States.
Millions of Thais bid King Bhumibol Adulyadej a final farewell
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Draped in plastic sheets to keep off the rain, Thais slept in the streets of Bangkok Wednesday to reserve a place to witness the funeral parade for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled the country for 70 years
Saudi crown prince promises 'a more moderate Islam'
(CNN)As his country experiences the early pangs of a cultural and economic transformation, Saudi Arabia's crown prince vowed Tuesday to destroy "extremist ideologies" in a bid to return to "a more moderate Islam."
Fire guts 58 shops, houses in Rangamati
Around 58 shops and houses were gutted as a fire broke out at Korolyachhari Bazar of Langadu in Rangamati early Tuesday.Fire service sources said that the fire broke out around 1:00am from an electric short circuit. Later, the fire engulfed 58 shops and houses of the bazar.
