Funding al-Shabaab: How aid money ends up in terror group's hands
Baidoa, Somalia (CNN)The murderous al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab is making millions of dollars each year by exploiting foreign aid money sent to Somalia by the very western nations who are trying to eliminate the terror group
Obama admin discussed how much to share about Russia with incoming Trump team
(CNN)President Barack Obama met in January 2017 with then-FBI Director James Comey and other top national security officials to discuss sharing information related to Russia with the incoming Trump administration
Satellite observations show sea levels rising, and climate change is accelerating it
(CNN)Sea level rise is happening now, and the rate at which it is rising is increasing every year, according to a study released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
ZIA ORPHANAGE CASE SENTENCE Khaleda not given verdict’s certified copy in 4 days
The trial court did not provide former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia with a certified copy of its verdict in last four days to enable her to appeal against her jail term.
BNP allies extend support to protests for Khaleda’s release
Allies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday expressed solidarity with BNP’s programmes for unconditional release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.
In opposition of book censorship
LEARNING does not always lie in reading books that conform to ruling narratives. It can also be there in anti-orthodox thoughts and books that contain such thoughts. The concept of the geocentric, or earth-centred, model of the universe, which came to be known after Claudius Ptolemaeus
Examinees hopeless as ICT question leaked too
Thirty-four more people were arrested in 24 hours ending Sunday afternoon on charges of leaking questions of information and communication technology paper of Secondary School Certificate exam, with the prime source still remaining unearthed.
BNP activists form human chain protesting Khaleda’s jailing
As part of its countrywide scheduled programme, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists formed a human chain in the city on Monday protesting the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.
North Korea's Olympics delegation leaves thorny questions behind
(CNN)North Korea's delegation to the Winter Olympics returned to Pyongyang on Sunday, ending a three-day visit that amounted to a remarkable diplomatic breakthrough for the South Korean government but left big questions about whether it could lead to a solution to the decades-long military standoff between the two nations.
Cape Town rejoices as rain falls on drought-striken city
(CNN)When it finally came, restaurant diners rushed outside mid-meal to see the deluge for themselves. Others grabbed buckets to collect precious water from gutters to be used for washing clothes.