Residents flee Deir Ezzor as Russian, SDF forces pound ISIS holdout
Near Deir Ezzor, Syria (CNN)It should be the height of tension: a final pocket of ISIS, under heavy bombardment, where leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could possibly be hiding and from which civilians pour out daily.
Top US general reveals new info on Niger ambush
Washington (CNN)The US troops attacked in Niger were on their way back to their operating base when they were ambushed by 50 ISIS fighters, according to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, who provided a timeline of the attack on Monday.
Dark horses, sure bets: Who could rule China in the next five years (and beyond)
Beijing (CNN)In the world's most populous nation, seven men sit atop 1.4 billion people. They are members of the ruling Communists' Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC), the top decision-making body in a one-party political system.
The amount of people trying to see Stephen Hawking's thesis crashed Cambridge University's website
(CNN)For the first time ever, influential British scientist Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis is available to the public -- if you can get the web page to load.In honor of Open Access Week, the University of Cambridge on Monday put the 1966 PhD thesis, "Properties of Expanding Universes," on its open access repository. Shortly after it went live, requests to view the research crashed the website.
Bill O'Reilly 'mad at God' over sexual misconduct allegations
Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly blamed reports of sexual misconduct on a politically motivated media. On Monday, he admitted that he also blames a higher power.
Experiences of Rohingyas ‘heart-breaking and harrowing’: Queen Rania
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan on Monday said it is unforgivable that the crisis of Rohingyas is unfolding on the world stage to a largely indifferent audience. The world seems to be silent towards them though many are acknowledging now the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslims.
Sedition case: Arrest warrants for Tarique Rahman, two journalists
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered to issue arrest warrants for Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, and two former journalists of private television channel ETV, in a sedition case.
Bangladesh gets priority among all its neighbours: Sushma
Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said Bangladesh gets priority among all its neighbours as per its neighbourhood policy.
Three siblings killed in N’ganj wall collapse
Three minor siblings were killed when a wall collapsed on them in Pagla area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Monday morning.
CAPITAL’S WASTE Poor management poses threat to public health, environment
Capital’s inefficient waste management increased threat to public health and environment. Besides, wastes left in the open here and there create serious inconvenience for the public. The situation gets unbearable for the public when the wastes are carried to roads, footpaths and even homes.
