Eight of a family burnt in Demra gas leak explosion
Five members of a family and their three relatives suffered burns as an explosion took place due to gas leakage at a house in the city’s Demra area early Monday.
Tillerson: Time for Iranian-backed militias to leave Iraq
Washington (CNN)US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, anticipating an end to the fight against ISIS, said Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias to exit the war-torn nation of Iraq.
Statues and ammunition North Korea's illicit African connections
Windhoek, Namibia (CNN)Heroes' Acre looms on a hill overlooking Windhoek, Namibia's tidy capital.Under a brilliant blue sky, a series of granite steps slope upwards in a wedge toward a triumphant bronze statue of an unknown soldier.
Japan's Abe hails landslide victory in snap election
Tokyo (CNN)A decision by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call a snap election appears to have paid off.Abe's ruling coalition has won a clear majority with more than two-thirds of Parliament's 465 seats, with the Liberal Democratic Party holding a majority even without its coalition partner, the Komeito party, he told reporters Monday.
Typhoon Lan reaches Japan, bringing ferocious winds
Tokyo (CNN)At least two people were killed and many injured as a mammoth typhoon struck Japan, hurling dangerous winds and threatening to cause major flooding and mudslides.
Catalonia's leaders slam Spanish government plans for direct rule
Barcelona, Spain (CNN)Catalan leaders have insisted they will reject any attempt by Madrid to impose direct rule on their autonomous region, as a political crisis escalates over Catalonia's threats to declare independence from Spain.
Repeal laws curtailing workers’ democratic rights: labour leaders
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the government to repeal all the laws that curtail or limit workers’ democratic rights, including rights to form and join a trade union for the protection of their interests, occupational safety and job security.
Khaleda to meet Sushma tonight
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would meet Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in the city Sunday night.
No Relief?
At Kutupalong filling station, near Kutupalong Bazar, a tuktuk was on double duty. It had stopped for a refill and its riders took this stopover as an opening — giving money to Rohingya refugees. The scene was one of bestowal, but instead of titles or wealth, sporadic notes changed hands, eventually reaching those lucky enough to catch one
Heavy rain halts life
Incessant rain, triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, on Sunday paralysed life in the capital and other places of the country as rail, road and ferry communications were disrupted causing untold sufferings to thousands of passengers from Dhaka and other districts.
