Russian President Vladimir Putin warns he'll retaliate against NATO missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia's state-run news agency TASS.
Cincinnati zoo kills gorilla to save child who slipped into enclosure
The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla on Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said at a news conference.
Pakistani men can beat wives 'lightly,' Islamic council says
The leader of a Pakistani Islamic council has proposed a bill that allows husbands to "lightly beat" their wives as a form of discipline.
Judge directs internal Trump University documents to be released
A judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Donald Trump regarding his closed real estate education program called Trump University has ruled parts of internal documents, including "playbooks" regarding running the enterprise, should be released as part of the case.
Import growth drops to 4.40pc in July-April
Import payments registered a lower growth of 4.40 per cent in the first 10 months of the current financial year 2015-16 compared with that of a 4.49-per cent growth in the same period of the FY15 because of sluggish business situation in the country and lower commodity prices on the international market.
Combined movement stressed to save railway
Left-leaning political leaders on Saturday stressed the need for a collective movement to make the Bangladesh Railway people-friendly and functional.
Review double-taxation avoidance treaties to reap benefits
Experts at a dialogue on Saturday said the government should review the restrictive double-taxation avoidance treaties Bangladesh has signed with different countries as the country is losing its vital revenues due to the agreements which have also failed to attract the expected volume of foreign direct investment to the country.
5TH PHASE UP POLLS: 10 killed in clashes
At least 10 people were killed and scores were injured as violence intensified in the fifth phase of the elections to union parishads across the country that was also marred by widespread rigging, intimidation, mostly carried out by ruling Awami League activists.
Doctors: Postpone or move Olympics due to Zika
The summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should be postponed or moved "in the name of public health" due to the widening Zika outbreak in Brazil, more than 100 prominent doctors and professors said Friday in an open letter to the World Health Organization.
Video of girl allegedly gang-raped shocks Brazilians
Brazilian police are searching for at least 30 people suspected in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl and of posting graphic video and images of her on social media that have shocked the South American country.
