Zimbabwe won't press charges against Cecil the Lion's killer
Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist and big-game hunter who killed Cecil the Lion while on a July hunting expedition, won't face charges in the beloved big cat's death, a Zimbabwean minister said Monday.
Trump still playing Steven Tyler's 'Dream On,' despite cease-and-desist letter
Steven Tyler is the latest rocker to take issue with Donald Trump.The Aerosmith frontman asked the billionaire to stop using the band's classic rock hit "Dream On" at his campaign events and rallies in a cease-and-desist letter Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Singapore Airlines jet 'faceplants' as landing gear retracts
A Singapore Airlines jet faceplanted when its forward landing gear retracted on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport Sunday.
U.S. delivers 50 tons of ammunition to Syria rebel groups
U.S. military cargo planes gave 50 tons of ammunition to rebel groups overnight in northern Syria, using an air drop of 112 pallets as the first step in the Obama Administration's urgent effort to find new ways to support those groups.
Work to raise people’s purchasing power
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the private sector to work for boosting productivity in mills and factories which will ultimately increase the purchasing power of common people.
Left parties organise anti-power-plant road march to Sunderbans
Democratic Left Alliance, a combine of eight left leaning political parties will organise a road march to the Sundarban to press home their demand for cancelling the Rampal Thermal Power Plant project.
HOLDING LOCAL POLLS ON PARTY LINES : Changes in laws on cards
The cabinet on Monday approved five draft bills seeking amendments to as many local government laws to allow political parties to field candidates in local polls.
SHOOTING AT MINOR BOY : HC asks MP to surrender by Oct 18
The High Court on Monday asked ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton to surrender to the lower court by October 18 in an attempted murder case filed against him for shooting at a schoolboy in the legs in Gaibandha on October 2.
Alison Blake new British HC to Bangladesh
Foreign and Commonwealth office of the United Kingdom on Monday announced Alison Blake as the new British high commissioner to Bangladesh.
Convoy including ISIS leader hit by airstrike, Iraq's military says
Iraq's military claims its air force struck a convoy in western Anbar province that included ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
