Suspect shot near White House, in custody
A Secret Service agent on Friday shot a man near a security checkpoint close to the White House after he brandished a gun and refused orders to stop.
Poll: Both Clinton, Trump unpopular
Despite being the front-runner candidates of their respective parties, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are extraordinarily unpopular heading into their party's conventions this summer.
Vietnam: From enemy to partner
Traveling to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain a few years ago, it was clear to me just how far the relationship between two former enemies had come.
Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever
India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
Homeopath hacked to death, IU teacher injured
Three assailants riding on a motorbike hacked to death a homeopath and injured Kushtia University teacher in Kushtia on Friday morning when the victims were riding on another motorbike.
Cyclone Roanu may hit this afternoon
Cyclone ‘Roanu’, travelling over north and west central Bay of Bengal, is heading north-eastward towards Bangladesh and likely to cross the Barisal-Chittagong coast this afternoon.
Humiliated teacher admitted to DMCH
Piyar Sattar Latif High School headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was tortured and subjected to public humiliation in Narayanganj, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday noon for better treatment.
Govt for wiping out hill people: Santu Larma
The chief of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, on Friday said that the government was hatching a deep conspiracy to annihilate the entire Jumma people living in hills and erase their history.
Prices of sugar, garlic, gram on rise
The prices of chicken, sugar, garlic and gram increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week amid repeated assurance from the commerce ministry that the prices of essential commodities would not be increased ahead of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims.
EgyptAir Flight 804: Airline official says debris not from plane
The search for EgyptAir Flight 804 is continuing after reports that the plane's wreckage had been found turned out to be false.
