Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on eighth weekend of marches
Riot police and protesters clashed Saturday in the small town of Yuen Long, near Hong Kong's border with China, after tens of thousands took to the streets for the eighth consecutive weekend amid an ongoing political crisis.
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is 'tolerant' as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism
In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned about the rise of fundamentalism in his country, saying that the Islam practiced there is tolerant and progressive.
Gaffeur, entertainer, Brexiteer, premier
GIVE it a few years, UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons, and Britain will be ‘the greatest place on earth’. The new Conservative leader, overwhelmingly elected by party
Dengue breaks record every day
The numbers of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day and in this year so far have broken the all-time records in Bangladesh on Saturday.
Govt fails to stand by flood victims, check dengue: BNP
Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday alleged that the government failed to stand by the flood victims for which the affected people were facing immense sufferings and that the government was in a mess in tackling dengue outbreak.
Khaleda receives treatment for uneven teeth
Jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital, received dental care for her uneven teeth on Saturday.
Government criticised for getting trapped in suppliers’ credits
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said the present government has shown more interest in suppliers’ credits that breed corruption and generate quick bucks for a handful of politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats.
FBI detains Bangladesh-origin US citizen on terror charges
A US citizen Delowar Mohammad Hossain, originally from Bangladesh, was arrested in New York on terror charges on Friday just prior to his departure, according to US media reports.
10 key takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony Chris Cillizza
The big day is over. After months of legal wrangling -- and more than 100 days after the release of his report detailing Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election -- former special counsel Robert Mueller took questions from Capitol Hill lawmakers for hours on Wednesday.
US Navy sails warship through contested waterway as Beijing warns Taiwan
The US Navy sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, a move that came on the same day Beijing warned that it would not rule out using force against self-governed Taiwan to block any move toward formal independence.
