Blizzard strikes East Coast, shuts down NYC travel
A massive winter storm clobbered the East Coast on Saturday, dumping more than three feet of snow in parts of West Virginia and Maryland, tying up traffic on highways, grounding thousands of flights and shutting down travel in the nation's largest city.
35 arrested as migrants storm French port, disrupt ferry traffic
Several hundred migrants, in the presence of supporting demonstrators, broke into the northern French port of Calais, tearing down barriers and allowing about 50 of them to board a ship, the mayor said Saturday.
Trump: I could 'shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters'
Donald Trump boasted Saturday that support for his presidential campaign would not decline even if he shot someone in the middle of a crowded street.
Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic starts rolling again after standstill
Travelers stuck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for almost 24 hours started rolling again Saturday night.
4 killings at school, residence shake town in Saskatchewan
The killings of two adults at a school and two teenage brothers at a residence have left residents shattered, the mayor of La Loche, a small town in northern Saskatchewan, said Saturday.
PM for scout training centre in all divisions
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for setting up scout training centres in all divisions to further expand and strengthen the scouting movement in the country.
SUST teacher kills 2 while learning to drive
At least two pedestrians, including a college teacher, were killed and three others, including a school girl, were injured when..
Annisul bemoans lack of power to deal with city problems
Despite being the city father, Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday bemoaned that he has no authority to deal with its 80 per cent problems.
MNCs’ investment withdrawal ‘threats’ delay share offloading
A decade-old decision of offloading the government’s shares in the multinational giants on the stock market could not be implemented because of threats of withdrawing investment from the country by the companies, officials said.
An exhilarating reunion at Dhaka Univ
A grand reunion of the Dhaka University alumni was held at the university’s central playground with several thousand alumni taking part on Saturday amid much festivity and enthusiasm.
