Democratic debate: Clinton, Sanders clash on guns
The final Democratic presidential debate before voting begins quickly turned personal Sunday as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton traded barbs on gun control and health care.
Islands of the missing: Micronesia's emptying atolls
Our ship's crew brings ashore a barrel of iced drinks.The atoll's children don't care about the refreshments.
Oil prices dive on Iran sanctions fallout
Talk about a rude welcome back for Iran. Crude oil prices dropped below $29 a barrel on Sunday evening as investors brace for Iran's return to global oil markets.
Americans in Iran prisoner swap arrive in Germany
Three Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Iran arrived in Germany on Sunday evening after a brief stop in Switzerland, two White House officials said.
3 American contractors missing in Iraq
Three American contractors went missing in Iraq two days ago, said a senior security official in Baghdad.
Univ teachers to meet PM today
Leaders of public university teachers are scheduled for today to meet with prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Gana Bhaban to find a solution to the ongoing stalemate over their demands for review of the new pay scale.
CITY ROAD ACCIDENTS : Police yet to trace driver on the run
The police could not arrest the bus driver responsible for Saturday’s killing of a schoolgirl in road accident in the Matsya Bhaban area of the capital.
Experts for modernisation of road safety laws
Foreign and local road safety experts on Sunday said road safety-related laws in Bangladesh should be modernised and strictly implemented.
‘Real BNP’ men chased away again
Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on Sunday chased away a group of activists of the ‘Real BNP’ who marched towards the central BNP office at Naya Paltan.
Crimes by police on the rise
The reported involvement of members of the police in various crimes such as torture, mugging, extortion, drug dealing and kidnapping, appear to be on the rise.
