Woman kills attacker in self-defense; may have unknowingly killed serial killer
"He pulled a gun on me! He was going to kill me!" Those are the chilling words caught in the background of a 911 call placed earlier this month after a woman's face-off with an attacker who tried to rape her, pointing a 9 mm gun to her chest.
China's stock market continues to free fall
The losses build on an 8.5% decline on Monday for the benchmark Shanghai index, its worst performance in eight years. The smaller Shenzhen market, which is heavy on tech stocks, closed down 7%.
MURDER CASES AGAINST KHALEDA: Court asks for police report by Oct 13
A metropolitan magistrate in Dhaka on Monday asked the police to submit report on a petition filed against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three other leaders over the killing of at least 42 people during non-stop blockade and general strikes by October 13.
ISIS exists because world ignored al-Assad in Syria, Turkish leader says
ISIS' existence is the result of international inaction against the Bahsar al-Assad regime, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday.
Most political parties yet to submit audit reports to EC
Most of the political parties including Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Party are yet to submit their audit reports for 2014 to the Election Commission when the last date for submitting the reports is July 31.
UGC to review private universities August 13
The University Grants Commission would hold a meeting on August 13 with boards of trustee and vice-chancellors of private universities for proper implementation of the Private University Act 2010 and an expeditious shifting of the private universities to their own campuses.
5 killed in landslide as rain wreaks havoc
At least five people were killed in landslides in Cox’s Bazar and at least 50 new villages went under water on Monday as the people of most of the areas in south-eastern region of the country continued to suffer because of heavy monsoons.
Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
Two days before she was found face-down in the bathtub at her home outside Atlanta in January, it seemed like Bobbi Kristina Brown's career might have been picking up.
Hillary Clinton pushes renewable energy with focus on solar
Hillary Clinton pledged Sunday that as president she would put the United States on a path toward generating enough renewable energy to power every home in the country by 2027 - ten years after she would hypothetically take office.
Palestinian youths and Israeli police clash at al-Aqsa site
The site of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, also known as the Temple Mount to Jews, became the focal point for a clash between Palestinian youths and Israeli police on Sunday.
