Shiite cleric's speech sparks protesters to storm Green Zone, Iraqi Parliament
Protesters inflamed by a Shiite cleric's speech about government inaction and corruption stormed the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday and invaded the Iraqi Parliament building.
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Obama's 10 best lines
President Barack Obama appeared at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, taking aim at everything from the media to the Republican Party to Donald Trump. Not even the Democrats vying to succeed him, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, were spared.
Millions of Chinese workers go unpaid amid economic slowdown
China's millions of migrant workers are bearing the brunt of the country's ongoing economic slowdown as strikes and worker protests reach record levels, new statistics reveal.
Body of 'Russian Rambo,' who called in airstrike on own position, flown home
Alexander Prokhorenko was battling to free the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. But he found himself surrounded by Islamic militants. He feared that he would be captured, tortured, killed and his body mutilated.
May Day: Minimum wages fail to secure workers’ interest
The Minimum Wages Board has not revised wages for one-third of all private sectors, in six to 33 years, and as a result workers are grappling with the rising cost of necessities to make ends meet with low pay.
LGBT mag editor murder: Police drop mobile seizure from FIR
Police dropped from the first information report the seizure of a mobile phone from suspects while investigators said that they were tracing killers of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Khandaker Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy based on the phone.
Bangladesh situation ‘very complex’: US
The United States on Saturday described Bangladesh situation as ‘very complex’ and said there was a threat on the ground [in Bangladesh] from Middle-East-based Islamist militant outfit Islamic States.
Sexual harassment: Ahsanullah univ teacher suspended
The Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology on Saturday suspended one of its teachers for sexually harassing a female student, in the face of demonstrations, by the students on its campus.
WB questions govt’s 7.05pc GDP growth estimate
The World Bank on Saturday questioned the government’s estimate of a 7.05 per cent gross domestic product growth in fiscal year 2015-16, as most economic indicators do not back up such an increase in GDP.
China denies U.S. aircraft carrier Hong Kong port visit
China has denied a U.S. aircraft carrier entry into a Hong Kong port, according to Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban.
