Adopting JiaJia: Abandoned Chinese boy heads 'home' to U.S.
Brian and Jeri Wilson don't sleep much on the 17-hour flight from Kansas City to Beijing. JiaJia, the Chinese orphan waiting for them, can't sleep either.
ISIS may have saved the A-10
ISIS seems determined to destroy much of what's in its path as it tries to conquer more territory in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, but it may have inadvertently saved a fleet of U.S. Air Force jets.
U.S. tightens visa policy for some Europeans
The U.S. began implementing changes Thursday to its visa policies that will make it harder for some Europeans to travel to the United States in a bid to keep ISIS adherents out of the country.
Saudi Grand Mufti calls chess a form of gambling and a waste of time
So does everyone need to roll up their rooks and box up their bishops?
Attack on Mogadishu beachfront resort has ended, authorities say
A suicide car bomber and gunmen on Thursday attacked a beachside restaurant-hotel complex in the capital of Somalia, authorities said.
Never forget ‘boat’: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged people to keep confidence in ‘boat’, the election symbol of Awami League, saying boat will give the countrymen peace, prosperity, development and economic emancipation.
KALAYANPUR SLUM DEMOLITION : Thousand rendered homeless
At least 30 people were injured, one with bullet, in daylong clashes between slum dwellers and the police as the housing and public works ministry went to demolish a slum at Kalyanpur in the capital Thursday morning.
Develop coherent system for safe, honourable migration : UN envoy
Developing a coherent global system under the UN with improved inter-department coordination within the states is a must for safe and honourable migration irrespective of religion, race and colour, Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN secretary general on migration and development, said in Dhaka on Thursday.
Money exchange firms to be allowed to sell up to $ 2,000 to a client
Bangladesh Bank may double the foreign currency transaction limit of the currency exchange firms as their transactions decreased significantly after the central bank started online monitoring on them on the real-time basis.
Call for women-friendly SME in South Asia
Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday said integrated and women-friendly small and medium enterprises would play a vital role in ensuring sustainable growth and prosperity in the South Asian region including Bangladesh.
