Turkey arrests hundreds of suspected terrorists, Prime Minister says
Turkey's antiterrorism operation against ISIS and other militant targets is not over, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday after Turkish forces arrested nearly 600 terror suspects, bombed ISIS positions in northern Iraq and rounded up Kurdish militants in a daylong operation.
Boko Haram kills 25 in Nigeria
A bloody and terrifying raid by Boko Haram on Friday left at least 25 people dead in three villages in eastern Nigeria's Adamawa state, according to residents and a local government official. Adamawa state borders Borno state, Boko Haram's birth place and main stronghold.
Obama cracks 'birther' joke in Kenya
President Barack Obama in Kenya on Saturday cracked a joke about the most famous conspiracy theory that has dogged him since he became commander-in-chief.
Clinton on emails: 'The facts are pretty clear'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday said she did not send classified emails from her private server while she was secretary of state.
BTRC revenue collections plunge by 64pc in FY15
The revenue collections of the telecom regulator declined by 64 per cent in the just concluded fiscal year 2014-2015 compared with the previous FY as it failed to meet the spectrum auction deadline and reduced the international call termination charges.
Election under neutral govt, not necessarily caretaker: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said a neutral government under any name, not necessarily caretaker government, is now necessary for a free, fair and neutral election.
Keep congenial atmosphere on campuses
The prime minister. Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League men to maintain a congenial atmosphere at educational institutions across the country. ‘Bangladesh Chhatra League will try its best and must commit itself to maintenance of peaceful academic atmosphere at educational institutions as an organisational priority,’ she said while addressing at the inauguration of the 28th council session of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation in the city.
Heavy rain puts life in south on hold
Heavy monsoon rain disrupted normal life in southern districts of Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna on Saturday.
The 'back door' to Kenya: Security threat from porous Somali border
Dirt tracks criss-cross the bush, leading through the dusty, rust-colored soil and scrub-dotted no-man's land of northern Kenya and across the border into Somalia.
FBI sees Chinese involvement amid sharp rise in economic espionage cases
The FBI has seen a sharp rise in economic espionage cases aimed at U.S. companies, with a vast majority of the perpetrators originating from China with ties to the nation's government, authorities said Thursday.
