Hillary Clinton at Democratic debate: ISIS 'cannot be contained'
In direct contrast with President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said Saturday that ISIS "cannot be contained" but instead must be "defeated."
Boston Marathon bomb 'victim' admits to scam
A woman who falsely claimed she was injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing pleaded guilty to all charges on Friday, admitting that she purposely lied to receive nearly $40,000 in cash from public agencies and private donors.
U.S. airstrike in Libya kills ISIS lead
The U.S. military on Friday killed the senior ISIS leader in Libya, the Pentagon said. Abu Nabil, an Iraqi national and longtime al Qaeda operative, was taken out in an airstrike authorized and initiated prior to the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook.
Thousands of migrant workers to fail MRP deadline on Nov 24
Thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers living abroad are likely to miss the deadline for converting to Machine Readable Passports on November 24, as they are still not enrolled for MRPs at Bangladesh missions abroad, said officials at Dhaka and the missions abroad.
Ershad bemoans ‘lack of democracy’
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday bemoaned that democracy for which he had quit power is now in sorry state that no one can dare write or say anything against the government. ‘What kind of democracy is there in the country now? Who has the courage to write against the government?’ he questioned.
No Bangladeshi hurt in Paris attacks so far
Bangladesh nationals were unhurt so far in the terror attacks in Paris, a Bangladesh embassy official in the city told New Age over phone. Bangladesh nationals were advised to stay at home in the areas where the attacks were made, a foreign ministry official in Dhaka said quoting Bangladesh ambassador in France M Shahidul Islam.
NATIONAL OIL-GAS COMMITTEE : Dhaka-Sunderbans long march in March 10-15
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will hold Dhaka-Sunderbans long march in March 10-15, 2016 for cancellation of the projects for coal-based Rampal Thermal Power Plant and Orion power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat to save the Sunderbans.
Paris attacks: At least 153 killed in gunfire and blasts, French officials say
On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists -- some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them -- attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium where the soccer match was underway.
International sports federation votes to suspend Russia over doping scandal
The International Association of Athletics Federations voted Friday to provisionally suspend Russia as a member amid a doping scandal, the IAAF reported on its website.
Jailed trafficker meets victim who put him away
At eight years old, when many boys dream of being superheroes or famous pro athletes, "Gustavo" had a very different profession in mind.
