Report: Indonesian pilots may have been radicalized by ISIS
Authorities in Australia are concerned about the potential radicalization of two Indonesian commercial pilots, according to an intelligence report obtained by the news website The Intercept.
Fraud frenzy? Chinese seek U.S. college admission at any price
Jessica Zhang, a 21-year-old Chinese student from Jiangsu Province, says her English wasn't strong enough to fill in her U.S. college admission form.
Pope: Poor are sacrificed on 'the altar of money'
Pope Francis delivered yet another biting critique of contemporary capitalism on Saturday, saying the poor are often sacrificed on the "altar of money" and accusing the wealthy of worshipping a new "golden calf."
Typhoon Chan-hom slams eastern China's Zhoushan city
A powerful Typhoon Chan-hom slammed into the Chinese island city of Zhoushan on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and strong winds in an event that has prompted hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
Srebrenica ceremony: Crowd chases Serbian PM as more victims buried
Outrage erupted at Saturday's commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, as a shouting crowd threw bottles and rocks at Serbia's Prime Minister, forcing him to flee.
Afghan agency: ISIS leader killed in drone strike
A former Taliban leader thought to be ISIS' leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Saturday.
COST-FREE FACTORY INSPECTION : BGMEA urges ILO to extend time by two months
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has requested the International Labour Organisation to extend the time frame for completing cost-free factory inspection by two more months.
BNP calls for UN-backed investigation into firebomb attacks
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday reiterated its call for a United Nations-sponsored international investigation into the firebomb attacks on transportations during the anti-government blockade between January and April this year, called by the party and its allies.
REPORT ON BASIC BANK : Bank sunk from shady loans, unnecessary appointments under Hye
Loan scams, appointment of manpower in excess of need, and uncontrolled expenditure are among half a dozen irregularities which have been identified as the cause behind the abysmal state of the state-owned BASIC Bank.
Karnaphuli Gadren City catches fire
A fire broke out at Karnaphuli Garden City shopping complex in the city’s Kakrail area on Saturday.
