How serious is the North Korean anthrax threat?

(CNN)The US sanctioned two more senior North Korean officials Tuesday, the latest attempt to hit the country's nuclear program.But in South Korea, another deadly weapon is back in the headlines, one that is far easier and cheaper to make: anthrax.

Congo and Uganda kill dozens of rebels suspected in UN killings

(CNN)A joint Ugandan and Congolese military operation killed more than 100 militants aligned with a rebel group believed to be responsible for the killings of 15 peacekeepers earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan military said Wednesday.

Plane returns to LAX after flying with wrong passenger for hours

(CNN)Chrissy Teigen and other Tokyo-bound passengers ended up right where they started after eight hours of flying: Los Angeles.The model and TV personality tweeted about enduring her "flight to nowhere" Tuesday night after All Nippon Airways Flight 175 made a U-turn and headed back to Los Angeles.

How exactly does a passenger get on the wrong flight?

(CNN)How exactly does a passenger get on the wrong flight and go unnoticed for hours? That's the question that Chrissy Teigen and many others are asking in the wake of a passenger mix-up that caused a Tokyo-bound flight to return to Los Angeles after eight hours in the air.

Defence seek acquittal of Khaleda in Zia Orphanage Trust case

The lawyer of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia prayed for her acquittal on Wednesday after concluding for the day the defence argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Serve country selflessly, PM tells new army officers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the newly commissioned members of Bangladesh Army to stand beside people and serve the country selflessly.

Nahid accuses media of publishing ‘partial comment’ on bribery

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday accused the media of publishing his comment on bribery partially triggering misunderstanding among the masses.

DITF-2018 looking to break new ground

Around 589 pavilions, mini pavilions and stalls, including Bangabandhu Pavilion, will be set up in the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair -2018 scheduled to start on January 1, 2018.

ROHINGYA REPATRIATION Govt prepares to submit list

The government is preparing to submit a list of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to start their repatriation to the country. A process is underway to sign a specific bilateral instrument in ‘a speedy manner’ on a physical arrangement with developing a mechanism for verification of Rohingyas

Four killed in Bogra road accident

At least four people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Mokamtala of Shibganj in Bogra early Wednesday.