Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling
The Obama administration is preparing to announce, as soon as Thursday, a series of retaliation measures against Russia for meddling in the US election, according to American officials briefed on the plans.
China: We will be on Mars by the end of 2020
China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade. China's ambitious and fast-growing space program is targeting a landing on the dark side of the moon by 2018, and reaching Mars before the end of the decade.
Secretary of State John Kerry: Two-state solution in 'serious jeopardy'
With less than a month left in office, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern rebuke Wednesday over Israeli settlements and warned that the two-state solution to the enduring conflict with Palestinians is at risk.
Comilla Medical College closed indefinitely
Students evacuated their dormitories at Comilla Medical College after it was closed sine die on Wednesday following clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League over establishing supremacy on the campus.
Muhith gives fresh deadline
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday gave a fresh deadline of January to cut fuel oil prices in the local market.
15 rebels defeat AL candidates, 21 elected uncontested
Ruling Awami League rebels defeated party-backed chairman candidates in 15 districts and 23 AL-backed chairman candidates own the maiden indirect elections to zila parishads on Wednesday.
All elections were fair in past five yrs, claims CEC
Chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday claimed that all the elections held during their five-year tenure were by and large fair and peaceful, saying some minor irregularities overshadowed the scenario.
Zainul Abedin’s 102nd birth anniv today
The 102nd birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin will be celebrated today across the country.
China's aircraft carrier prowling Pacific, sending a message
China's lone aircraft carrier is prowling the Pacific as the country seeks to assert its military might and build up its naval warfare capabilities.
Argentina's ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner charged
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was charged with corruption Tuesday and had $643 million of her assets frozen, according to state-run news agency Télam.
