Taiwan: China has deployed missiles on South China Sea island
China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the Paracel chain in the South China Sea, the Taiwan government and senior U.S. military officials told CNN.
China to uproot 9,100 residents to make way for giant space telescope
China's ambitious search for alien life comes with a human cost.
World has given Russia green light to kill Syrians, rebel leader says
Under Russian air cover, regime troops are not only advancing in northern Syria, they have been making gains in the south too.
Syria: How one strip of land could change everything
The dusty roads of Azaz, just off the Turkish-Syrian border, used to be the sort of place you whizzed through on the way to rebel-held Aleppo. Now it is the scene of seismic changes to the war in Syria, which could decide the most complex and unresolved question of the conflict: who will fight for Syria's Sunni Arabs?
Why men need to worry about Zika virus
Watching the news, Dr. William Schaffner wanted to reach into his television set and give soccer player Hope Solo this message: "You have it all backward!"
Scrap Rampal power plant: national oil, gas committee
Leaders of the national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports on Tuesday again called on the government to refrain from implementing coal-based Rampal thermal power plant to save the Sunderbans from destruction.
Khaleda condemns fresh detention of Mahmudur Rahman
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the fresh detention of Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman showing him arrested in another case after he secured bail from various courts in all cases against him.
Scam-hit BASIC, Sonali among four banks facing huge provision deficit
Four banks including scam-hit BASIC and Sonali banks faced provision shortfall of Tk 5,352.56 crore against their general and defaulted loans as of December 31, 2015 although their shortfall was only Tk 153.36 crore a year ago.
Girls carry flag high as SA Games ends
The curtain on the 12th SA Games in Guwahati, India fell on Tuesday with Bangladesh claiming fifth position in the overall medal tally, declining by two spots from the previous edition in Dhaka.
Publisher, 2 others held for publishing book critical of Islam
The police arrested the publisher of Ba-Dwip Prakashan, Shamsuzzoha Manik, and two others on Monday night for ‘hurting religious sentiment’.
