Cosby sues 7 accusers for defamation, seeks damages and retractions

Bill Cosby has struck back against some of the dozens of women who've accused him of sexual assault.

GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

Call it the Republican establishment's nightmare scenario.The GOP establishment, confronted by a recalcitrant electorate that refuses to leave Donald Trump, is being forced to take a fresh look at Ted Cruz, a man with grassroots strength in key early primary states and few friends in Washington.

More than 730,000 evacuated as Typhoon Melor batters Philippines

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in the central Philippines, where a fierce storm is lashing coastal areas with heavy wind and rain.

San Bernardino shooter's social media posts on jihad were obscured

Tashfeen Malik advocated jihad in messages on social media, but her comments were made under a pseudonym and with strict privacy settings that did not allow people outside a small group of friends to see them, U.S. law enforcement officials told CNN on Monday.

Nation commemorates martyred intellectuals

The nation on Monday commemorated the intellectuals brutally killed by Pakistan’s marauding army and its notorious auxiliary force Al Badr, just on the eve of independence.

N POWER PROJECT : Dhaka, Moscow to initial general contract today

Dhaka and Moscow are scheduled for today to initial the general contract for construction, commission and operation of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

MUNICIPAL MAYORAL RACE : BNP on the lookout for 13 candidates

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party might choose mayoral candidates for 13 municipalities where nomination papers of it candidates were cancelled while the ruling Awami League had mayoral candidates for all the 234 municipalities.

All blocked apps, sites unblocked : Tarana

The state minister for post and telecommunications, Tarana Halim, on Monday said she had instructed unblock all blocked communication apps and social networking sites.

B’desh pvt sector needs to be strengthened

World Bank senior vice-president and chief economist Kaushik Basu on Monday said the Bangladesh’s private sector should be strengthened more to promote lifestyle of the people.

Obama: Climate agreement 'best chance we have' to save the planet

President Barack Obama praised a landmark climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris, saying it could be "a turning point for the world."