At least 28 Yemeni soldiers killed
At least 28 Yemeni soldiers were killed, and others injured, after gunmen blocked a main road and opened fire on their vehicles in southern Yemen on Saturday, hours before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire was scheduled to take effect, local security officials told CNN.
Only woman on FBI 10 most-wanted list arrested in Mexico
After months on the run, a woman who allegedly plotted the death of a romantic rival in Texas has been captured in Mexico.
NBR to draft new income tax act
The National Board of Revenue has decided to frame a fresh draft of income tax act as the tax authority found the proposed ‘direct tax code’ drafted by the International Finance Corporation too complex and inconsistent with the country’s socio-economic condition.
Country lacks true democracy, says Manju
Jatiya Party faction chairman Anwar Hossain Manju, also the forest and environment minister, said on Saturday that the country now lacked true democracy.
Greens slam govt for failing to save Buriganga
Green activists said on Saturday they would not accept minister’s comment that the government in many cases was helpless in evicting the grabbers of the River Buriganga.
‘Raise voice together to rise above culture of fear’
A culture of fear persists in Bangladesh as the incumbent government is continuing to ensure their dominance in society, an academician and an editor said at a public dialogue on Saturday. They urged for the collective voice to be raised to overcome the fear.
Paris terror suspect Mohamed Abrini arrested in Belgium
Is a terror suspect arrested Friday in Belgium the hat-wearing man seen in airport surveillance video moments before one of two deadly terror attacks in Brussels?
Pope to church: Be more accepting of divorced Catholics, gays and lesbians
Pope Francis put his shoulder to the doors of the Catholic Church and shoved them open a little wider Friday, calling for the church to be more tolerant in practice while not changing any official doctrines.
U.S. general: Number of ISIS fighters in Libya doubles
U.S. intelligence estimates now put the number of ISIS fighters in Libya between 4,000 to 6,000, double the number in the war-ravaged country last year, according to the top U.S. military commander in Africa.
Ex-Navy SEAL who claimed he killed bin Laden charged with DUI
Rob O'Neill, the former Navy SEAL who claimed he shot and killed Osama bin Laden, was arrested early Friday in Montana and charged with driving under the influence, authorities said.
