UN apologizes for Haiti cholera spread in plan to eradicate disease
The United Nations did not do enough to prevent the spread of cholera epidemic in Haiti that killed at least 10,000 people after the 2010 earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday, in what many saw as an overdue apology.
German spy arrested as suspected Islamist was gay porn actor, source says
A German domestic intelligence service employee arrested as a suspected Islamist plotting against the state also had a career as an actor in gay pornographic movies, a source with knowledge of the case said.
Study finds millions of China's 'missing girls' actually exist
It sounds like the plot of a mystery novel. A controversial one-child policy that resulted in as many as 60 million "missing girls" in China, the most populous country on Earth.
Humanitarian assistance for Rohingya: UN seeks govt permission
Several UN bodies and international organisations contacted the government seeking consent to their planned operations for providing humanitarian assistance to several thousand distressed Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh fleeing atrocities by Myanmar military in Rakhine state.
AL to hold special prayers for PM Hasina
Awami League will hold special prayers on Friday seeking good health and long life of prime minister and party president Sheikh Hasina.
Khaleda begins defending her in charitable trust case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday pleaded not guilty to abuse of power as prime minister in managing fund for Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust and said that the whole country now turned into a prison.
CHT deal not implemented in 19 years
Major features of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord remain unimplemented even inside 19 years of its signing allegedly because of the subsequent governments’ indifference to the implementation of the deal.
Colombia plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said
Just before LaMia Flight 2933 crashed into a hillside near Medellin, Colombia, a crew member onboard told air traffic controllers, "The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel," according to two sources familiar with the investigation who heard audio recordings.
China's lack of sex education is putting millions of young people at risk
When Xiao Niao was in high school, her teacher gathered all the girls in her class and told them if they were raped they should take the morning after pill.
ISIS uses water as weapon in Mosul fight
At least half a million people caught in the crossfire inside the Iraqi city of Mosul now have no access to running water, the United Nations told CNN on Wednesday.
