ISIS leader rallies followers as group faces setbacks
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria finds itself under growing pressure on several fronts, facing battlefield setbacks in both countries. In a new audio message Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State, has warned of difficult times ahead, saying "the whole world" is united against the Islamic State.
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton is playing the 'woman's card'
Donald Trump on Sunday accused Hillary Clinton of unfairly trading on her gender while declaring Bill Clinton to be "fair game" as the former president hits the trail to campaign for his wife.
China unveils two-child policy
It's official. From January 1, 2016 China will allow two children for every couple. Chinese lawmakers rubber-stamped the new legislation Sunday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which governs the country's laws, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Monster storm system spawns tornadoes, blizzards, flooding
A monster storm system stretching from New Mexico to Michigan and Georgia marched eastward Sunday, bringing a broad mix of weather from tornadoes and flash floods to blizzards and freezing rain.
Special drives after municipal polls: HM
Home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Sunday that law enforcement agencies would launch special drives exclusively in militancy-prone areas after the December 30 municipal polls across the country.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS : Electioneering ends tonight
Electioneering in the municipal polls scheduled for Wednesday would end midnight today and Border Guard Bangladesh members were deployed for four days from this morning, while pre-polls violence reported from several municipal areas on Sunday.
Khaleda urges voter to go to cast votes
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged voters to go to the polling stations and cast their vote in the election to the 234 municipal councils slated for Wednesday.
Public univ teachers fume at new pay
Teachers at several public universities in the country, including Rajshahi University and Jahangirnagar University, began protesting at the new national pay scale for being ‘discriminatory’.
3 JMB men held
The detective police on Sunday said they, in a continued raid, arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in Chittagong and seized a US-made sniper rifle with ammunition, explosives and Bangladesh Army’s combat uniform.
European cities warned of possible terror attack, say Vienna police
An unnamed "friendly" intelligence service has warned several European cities of possible terror attacks, according to a statement released Saturday by police in Vienna, Austria.
