Cuba's National Assembly nominates Miguel Diaz-Canel to succeed Raul Castro as president
Havana, Cuba (CNN)For the first time in the lives of most Cubans, a man not named Castro is set to take over the leadership of the Communist-run island nation.Cuba's National Assembly has nominated Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel to be the unopposed candidate to replace Raul Castro as the head of the Cuban government.
Southwest pilot, a former Navy fighter pilot, praised for her 'nerves of steel' during emergency
CNN)Things looked grim aboard the Southwest Airlines flight, but you wouldn't have guessed it hearing the air of calm from the former Navy fighter pilot guiding the plane to safety
Three US men face life in jail over murder-for-hire killing of Filipino woman
(CNN)A former US soldier described as a "ringleader of trained assassins" is facing life in jail after being found guilty Wednesday of organizing the killing of a woman in the Philippines in 2012 for cash
Would you pay $1.1M for this derelict Sydney house?
(CNN)A derelict home in inner city Sydney sold for an incredible $1.1 million this month, illustrating why frustrated potential home buyers feel locked out of the city's property market
Road management not responsible for Rajib’s accident: Quader
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said there is no link of road management to the accident of Rajib.The youth (Rajib) might have made a mistake. Perhaps his standing position on the bus was wrong,’ he said.
Bangladesh wants to bring back Tarique from UK: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said Bangladesh wants to bring back Bangladesh Nationalist Party's acting chairperson Tarique Rahman from the UK as he is convicted by Bangladeshi court
Rajib laid to rest
Govt Titumir College student Rajib Hasan, who died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early Tuesday after getting his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city
Bangladeshi photojournalist in Pulitzer winning photography team
Mohammad Ponir Hossain, a Bangladeshi photojournalist, is one of the photography staff of Reuters team that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography documenting the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh, reports United Ne-ws of Bangladesh and Reuters.
GAZIPUR, KHULNA CITY POLLS BNP demands army deployment 7 days before polls
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation on Tuesday met chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda and placed six-point demand to ensure a level-playing field for all parties
Now transport worker loses arm as truck hits bus
A transport worker lost his arm as a truck sideswiped the bus he was travelling on in Gopalganj on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Khaled Hasan Ridoy, 20, assistant of Tungipara Express bus
