More flight delays at Gatwick after new drone sighting
Flights from Gatwick were briefly suspended again on Friday after another sighting of a drone that's caused chaos at one of the UK's biggest airports.
PM seeks vote pledging scenic Dhaka
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday solicited votes for Awami League candidates from Dhaka city dwellers in forthcoming national elections to keep the party in power for building a modern capital.
JOF leaders urge voters to wake up
Main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front top leaders on Friday urged people to wake up for restoration of democracy and release of imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia by exercising their franchise in the 11th parliamentary polls slated for December 30.
Fear deepens as polls near
Apprehension about uncongenial polling environment grows as violence and arrests of opposition activities continue to mar electioneering in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 30.
Dr Kamal seeks ‘positive action’ from Delhi
Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front top leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday sought ‘positive action’ from India as he said the government was going to hold a ‘farce’ in the name of election on December 30.
US military ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan
The US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan, a US defense official with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday.
Mattis quits, says his views aren't 'aligned' with Trump's
Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned Thursday on the heels of President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw troops from Syria, citing irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took Washington by surprise.
PM warns against 2014-like situation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the ‘evil force’, which had resorted to arson attacks on people in 2014 and 2015, was hatching conspiracies again to repeat such a situation in the country ahead of the December 30 elections.
EC delays disposal of complaints
Most complaints made to the Election Commission by candidates of the opposition Jaitya Oikya Front, its main component Bangladesh Nationalist Party and others have remained unaddressed.
Troubled waters: How Beijing won't back down over the South China Sea
The Chinese warship Lanzhou approached from behind, swiftly turning to starboard as it tried to cut across the USS Decatur's bow.
