Boris Johnson under pressure to explain police incident
Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, was facing mounting calls Sunday to fully explain an incident in which police attended an alleged altercation at the London home he shares with his girlfriend.
Istanbul vote signals shift in Erdogan's dominance in Turkey
Change, hope, and a new beginning. That's the promise of Istanbul's newly elected mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Protectionism slammed as SE Asian leaders rally to trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies.
India rejects US report on attacks on minority Muslims
India on Sunday rejected a US State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims.
Three killed, 100 injured as train derailed in Moulvibazar
At least three people were killed and 100 more were injured, 10 of them critically, as five compartments of Upaban Express train derailed on Boromchal Bridge at Kulaura in Moulvibazar on Sunday night and one of the compartments fell into the Boromchal canal.
Poverty rate to be brought down to a level less than US’s: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that the government’s target was to bring down the country’s poverty rate to a level less than what the USA has.
CID submits charge sheet in DU question leak case
The Criminal Investigation Department of police on Sunday submitted charge sheet against 125 people including 87 students of Dhaka University in a case filed over leak of question papers of the university’s Gha unit admission test in 2017.
HC wants list of un-licenced companies, individuals marketing milk, curd
The High Court Division on Sunday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to submit by July 15 the list of companies and individuals illegally marketing cow milk and curd in poly bags across the country.
Kim Jong Un received 'personal letter' from Trump, says North Korean state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a "personal letter" from US President Donald Trump, according to North Korean state news agency KCNA.
Fighting Ebola is hard but in the Congo mistrust and fear is making it harder
When Ebola first struck this city of more than a 100,000 people last September, many here didn't believe it was real.
