Catalan police chief sacked as Madrid takes steps to impose direct rule
Barcelona, Spain (CNN)The Spanish government has taken its first steps to impose direct rule on Catalonia, firing its police chief and nominating the deputy prime minister to take control of the region in an unprecedented effort to quash its attempts at secession.
Mattis: US-South Korea cooperation urgent in face of 'accelerated' North Korea threat
(CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Saturday that the increasing nuclear threat from North Korea has brought "a new urgency" to military and diplomatic collaboration with South Korea.
Powder keg on Manus Island as refugees refuse to leave immigration center
(CNN)A confrontation is looming in Papua New Guinea (PNG) between local authorities and more than 700 men who are refusing to leave an Australian-run immigration processing center.
EC's dialogue with stakeholders mere eyewash: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission's nearly three months long talks with stakeholders is mere 'eyewash' and it will not be able to do anything for holding a fair and neutral general election.
Quader claims progress in resolving Rohingya crisis
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that there was some progress in resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Khaleda to head for Cox's Bazar Saturday to see Rohingyas
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday will start for Cox's Bazar from Dhaka to visit Rohingya refugees.
Biman’s flight makes emergency landing without rear wheel
A Biman Bangladesh Aircraft on Wednesday was forced to make an emergency landing without one of its core rear wheel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 66 passengers on board visibly evading a major crash.
Three smugglers held with 9.33kg gold in city
Members of Detective Branch of police arrested three members of a gold smuggling gang along with 9.33 kilograms of gold at Airport road in the city Wednesday night. Identities of the arrested persons could not be known immediately.
Trump campaign analytics company contacted WikiLeaks about Clinton emails
(CNN)The head of a data analytics company linked to the Trump campaign contacted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2016 regarding thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails kept on a private server while she was secretary of state
White House facing scrutiny for Russia sanctions delay
Washington (CNN)Top Senate Republicans are pledging to find out if the White House is intentionally delaying new sanctions on Moscow as the Trump administration is several weeks past a congressionally-imposed deadline to identify top Russian officials involved in political cybermeddling.
