Boris Nemtsov, outspoken Putin critic, shot dead in Moscow.
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed Friday night in central Moscow, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said in a statement Saturday, prompting immediate
Experts: More art treasures face destruction by ISIS.
Thousands more art treasures could be destroyed in Iraq and Syria, antiquities experts fear, after ISIS released a video showing militants smashing artifacts at a museum in Mosul, Iraq."It's tragic to see this destruction,
Prices of onion, broiler go up.
The prices of onion and broiler went up in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week due to supply shortage and high transportation cost, traders said. They said that the price of local onion increased in the market
CPB, SPB want dialogue to resolve crisis.
Leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Socialist Party of Bangladesh on Friday called on the government to take initiative for holding a national dialogue to resolve the current political crisis.
Avijit murder bears extremist hallmark Citizens mourn the free-thinking blogger, Ansar Bangla-7 gleefully delights in the killing .
People from different walks of life condemned the killing of writer and blogger Avijit Roy and said that communal forces and extremists had made free-thinking activists their targets time and again but the government
BNP announces more 72-hour hartal.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance once again announced a 72-hour spell of nationwide general strike from 6:00am Sunday to 6:00am Wednesday. BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed....
Blogger Avijit hacked to death.
Avijit Roy, a free-thinking blogger, was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday night. His wife Rafida Ahmed was grievously injured in the attack that bore the hallmark
Stunning turnaround: Qantas is profitable again.
Emerging just a year after perhaps the bleakest financial period in its history, Qantas has rebounded in dramatic fashion.On Thursday, Australia's national carrier announced an after-tax interim profit..
The names: This is who ISIS has recruited from the West.
More than 20,000 foreigners have flocked to fight for ISIS, the radical Sunni group that controls portions of Iraq and Syria.They hail from 90 countries, and an estimated 3,400 fighters come
Tigers eye a ‘Miracle of Melbourne’
Angelo Mathews did something on his Melbourne Cricket Ground debut five years ago that hardly anyone can expect from a youngster. From 107-8, Mathews, then only 22, lifted Sri Lanka to 240 with an unbeaten 77
