China complains about U.S. plane straying into disputed airspace
China is once again complaining that the United States violated its sovereign territory by coming near artificial islands in the South China Sea.
Donald Trump lavishes praise on 'leader' Putin
Donald Trump on Friday praised Vladimir Putin and appeared to defend the autocratic Russian president when pressed about his alleged killing of journalists and political opponents critical of his rule.
All schools shut down in Augusta County, Virginia, over Islam homework
After a teacher at a Virginia school handed out a standard homework assignment on Islam, such an angry backlash flooded in that it prompted officials to close every single school in the county as a safety precaution.
Minor convicted in heinous Delhi gang rape to be freed
Outside the Delhi High Court on Friday, there were few clues that a momentous decision was underway in India's watershed gang rape case. Besides a small band of lawyers and journalists,
Nasim thanks Khaleda for taking part in municipal polls
Health and family welfare minister Mohammed Nasim on Friday thanked Begum Khaleda Zia for taking part in the municipal elections 2015 and said next parliamentary elections will be held in 2019 where the people will decide who would go to power.
Dry fish treated with poisonous pesticide
Hazardous pesticides are in rampant use in preserving sea fish in dried form, especially in the country’s main hub in Cox’s Bazar, posing serious health risks to dry-fish lovers.
Cold pinches people
Temperature is likely to fall further today, with people already experiencing the pinch of bitter cold, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
MUNICIPAL POLLS : Most AL, BNP candidates have criminal records
Most of the mayoral candidates nominated by ruling Awmai League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the elections to 234 municipal councils scheduled for December 30 are facing or have faced criminal cases.
Many injured in twin blasts in navy mosques
Several bombs exploded in two mosques in Chittagong naval base during Juma prayers on Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured.
Sheriff to missing 'affluenza' teen Ethan Couch: 'We're going to find you'
A Texas sheriff says he has a message for a teenager who's now missing two years after getting probation for a drunken driving crash that killed four people, and for the mother who may be with him.
