She's only 12, but her father is already planning her wedding
Sanaa, Yemen — When Halima's father told her he was planning her wedding, the 12-year-old firmly refused. "My father married off my sisters, and wants to marry me off by force, but I don't want to get married," said Halima, whose father asked CNN not to use his family's surname.
Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai 'abducted' by Chinese agents
Beijing (CNN)A Swedish book publisher under house arrest in China was seized by plainclothes police on a train Saturday in front of diplomats, his daughter said, reigniting international criticism of Beijing's treatment of its critics.
Ex-North Korean spy recounts Olympic plot to blow up plane
Seoul (CNN)It was her first assignment as a North Korean secret agent.In 1987, Kim Hyon Hui put a bomb on board Korean Air Lines Flight 858, killing all 115 on board on what she says was the direct order of Kim Jong Il, the son of North Korea's then-leader Kim Il Sung.
Trump signs bill ending shutdown, official says
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said
Ivy gains strength in N’ganj, AL distances itself from Shamim
Mayor of Narayanganj Selina Hayat Ivy has gained enormous strength in the river port city’s politics.In parallel developments, her arch rival, Awami League MP AKM Shamim Osman has lost political grip and support in the ruling party.
Bangladesh football fails to live up to dream
Kazi Salahuddin, when he took the chair of Bangladesh Football Federation president for the first time in 2008, had promised to bring about positive changes to the country’s football which was already struggling for survival
ROHINGYA NEWBORNS Registration of birth on in camps
Health minister Mohammed Nasim on Sunday told Jatiya Sangsad that birth registrations of infants born in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar were going on.
Dhaka for int’l engagement in Rohingya return
Bangladesh on Sunday urged the international community to continue their engagement with Myanmar for effective implementation of the arrangements signed by the two countries for repatriation of Rohingyas
Senate vote scheduled for Monday to potentially end shutdown
Washington (CNN)The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to re-open the government following Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's pledge to take up legislation to address an expiring immigration program in hopes of enticing enough Democrats to come on board
Turkey warned US ahead of Syria airstrikes, report says
(CNN)Turkey warned the United States before carrying out airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin province, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday, according to a report by Reuters.
