Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar with no report of attacks
Myanmar authorities said there was no sign of attacks by Rohingya Muslim militants on Tuesday as a one-month insurgent ceasefire came to end.
RAID ON EXTREMIST DEN Woman surrenders with three children
Police concluded ‘Operation Melted Ice’ on Monday evening after Khadiza Akhter, younger sister of extremist suspect Nurul Islam Marzan, surrendered to the law enforcement agency along with her three children in Jessore.
Jamaat chief among seven leaders arrested
Police on Monday night arrested seven leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including its chief Maqbul Ahmad, during a raid on a house at Uttara in the capital.
Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda Zia in Comilla
A Comilla court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 77 others in a case of arson attack that killed eight people and injured 20 others in February 2015 during BNP-led 20-party alliance’s anti-government agitations.
Rohingya influx swells further
The influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh fleeing violence in Myanmar began on August 25 sharply swelled further on Monday while 14 more bodies of fleeing ethnic minority people drowned in the River Naf were recovered.
'Chess in an impenetrable black box': Who really holds the power in China?
(CNN)Unlike the gossipy, open democracies of Western societies, it is almost impossible to know who truly holds power in the opaque world of Chinese politics. The country is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, in a one-party system, making whoever occupies the highest positions in the party among the most powerful.
ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over NFL tweets
ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for two weeks due to "a second violation of our social media guidelines," the network announced Monday afternoon.
As Democrats denounce Weinstein, Clintons and Obama stay mum
Washington (CNN)Many Democratic office holders were quick to repudiate disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein following a bombshell report detailing decades of alleged sexual harassment.
Fast-moving wildfires kill 10, spur evacuations in Northern California
(CNN)Deadly wildfires roared across California on Monday, forcing evacuations and destroying homes and businesses in their paths. The biggest fires burned in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties.Here's what we know so far, according to California authorities.
Police: Las Vegas gunman shot security guard six minutes before massacre
(CNN)Police on Monday said that Stephen Paddock shot a hotel security guard six minutes before he began shooting concertgoers from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino -- a striking change from an earlier police timeline of events.
