US diplomat in Kiev said he's 'never seen anything' like Trump-Sondland call in restaurant

A diplomat at the US embassy in Ukraine told lawmakers last week he'd "never seen anything" like the call Gordon Sondland placed to President Donald Trump at a restaurant in Kiev, according to a

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters make daring campus breakout

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escaped a two-day police siege at a campus late Monday by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout

Rajapaksa prioritises security

The winner of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa made national security his top priority after being sworn in on Monday at an ancient temple in the north-central city of

Transport strike in 11 districts against road law

People suffered throughout Monday as transport workers observed wildcat strikes in at least 11 districts in Khulna and Rajshahi regions as the government began mobile court operations under

Experts see no imminent solution to Rohingya crisis

Experts and local government representatives of Cox’s Bazar on Monday warned that they saw no solution to the Rohingya crisis as Myanmar was totally unwilling to take back the members of the

BNP stages countrywide demo protesting at commodity price hike

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday staged countrywide protests against price hike of onion, rice and other daily essential commodities.

Abrar Killing Court accepts charge sheet, issues arrest warrant for 4

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka on Monday accepted the charge sheet against 25 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League over the murder of the Bangladesh University of

BUET protesters vow to carry on boycott

The protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Monday vowed to continue their boycott of all academic activities while the university authorities sought two

At least 10 people were shot and 4 of them were killed at a football watch party in Fresno

At least 10 people were shot and four of them were killed at a football watch party in Fresno, California, Sunday night, police said.

Protesters set fire to HK PolyU campus entrance to prevent police

Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned they may use live rounds if confronted by deadly weapons.