Suicide attacks kill dozens in Syrian city of Homs
Suicide attacks targeting two security centers in the regime-held central Syrian city of Homs killed at least 32 people and wounded 24 others, according to state media citing the city's Gov. Talal Barazi.
Hotel fire in China kills at least 10 people
At least 10 people died when a four-story hotel in Nanchang, southeastern China went up in flames early Saturday morning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Children not to be tried in regular courtroom: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha has directed district judges to ensure that trials of accused children were held at simple courtrooms of children’s courts with no docks, witness boxes and red-cloth to separate judges’ seats.
People protest against Rampal power plant, gas price hike
At least five were injured as protesters braved police obstructions for staging sit-in across the country on Saturday, protesting against the decisions of gas price hike and the installation of power plants threatening the Sunderbans.
Three killed in Islambagh fire
Three members of a family were burnt to death as a fire broke out in a plastic-sandal factory-cum-residential house and spread to surrounding areas at Chairmanbari Beribandh in Islambagh area on the bank of Buriganga river in old Dhaka Saturday afternoon.
Court records statement of former JP MP Quader
A judicial magistrate court in Gaibandha on Saturday evening recorded statement of former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Quader Khan in the case of killing Gaibandha-1 Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton in his house on December 31, 2016.
BNP to extend support to Tuesday’s hartal
Extending his personal support to the half-day hartal to be enforced by left parties in the capital on Tuesday protesting at the fresh gas price increase, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party may also support it.
White House blocks news organizations from press briefing
CNN and other news outlets were blocked on Friday from attending an off-camera White House press briefing that other reporters were hand-picked to attend, raising alarm among media organizations and First Amendment watchdogs.
VX nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong Nam, police say
The chemical substance used to kill Kim Jong Nam was a VX nerve agent, an internationally-banned chemical weapon that can kill within minutes, according to a preliminary report by the Chemistry Department of Malaysia.
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces advance near key area in city's west
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the armed forces on their victories against "defeated Daesh terrorist gangs," using an Arabic name for ISIS.
