Delta State U. shooting: Police seek suspect after history professor killed
Ethan Schmidt and Shannon Lamb taught together at Delta State University.A photo on the school's website shows them standing side by side, smiling at a 2013 holiday party. That same year, Schmidt thanked Lamb in the acknowledgmen
Malcolm Turnbull: 5 things to know about Australia's new PM
The man who ousted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is a former Rhodes Scholar and barrister who once defended a former MI5 spy against the British Government in the "Spycatcher" trial.
European officials hold emergency session on escalating refugee crisis
It's not just migrants fleeing war and chaos in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere who want to put the world's growing refugee crisis behind them. European nations bearing the brunt of the influx are desperate for it to end as well.
Al Qaeda leader to ISIS: You're wrong, but we can work together
After a prolonged spell of silence, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has come alive with a series of audio messages. And they're raising a few eyebrows because -- in two separate messages -- al-Zawahiri has extended an olive branch to ISIS, even while describing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "caliphate" as illegitimate.
PM wins UN environmental prize for policy leadership
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nations’ highest environmental accolade in recognition of Bangladesh’s far-reaching initiatives to address climate change.
PRIVATE UNIV TUITION FEES : VAT goes amid protests
Thousands of students of private universities called off their peaceful street protests Monday afternoon after the agitations over three days forced the government to roll back its controversial 7.5 per cent value added tax on tuition fees.
Govt to provide skills dev training for 1.5 million
The government has taken an initiative to provide skills development training to 1.5 million people under a finance ministry project funded by the Asian Development Bank with the aim of raising productivity in public and private sectors.
Social welfare minister dies
Social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali, who was undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital, died on Monday morning aged 67.
Eid-ul-Azha on Sept 25
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 25 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday.
Europe migrant crisis: Germany adds border controls
Facing an influx of migrants and refugees from war-torn Syria and Iraq, Germany is instituting temporary border controls, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday.
