Health crisis looms large over Rohingyas

A severe health crisis looms large as the Rohingyas are faced with shortage of safe drinking water. The situation worsened as heavy rainfall, continuing for the past three days, has contaminated other water sources such as fountains and ponds, adding to the sufferings of the Rohingyas and exposing them to serious health hazard.

EC moves underway to scrap 1,100 EVMs

The Election Commission has taken a decision to scrap its 1,100 electronic voting machines after failing use them. EC officials said Tuesday that left unused the EVMs went out of order.

Hasina expects no help from Trump on refugees fleeing Myanmar

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to US president Donald Trump on Monday about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from him as he has made clear how he feels about refugees.

Germany’s hidden hunger On the breadline in Europe’s richest country

Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany — Lilifer Kus works five days a week at a butcher’s shop, but every Thursday morning she can be found at her local food bank, collecting the supplies she needs to feed her family.

Trump to UN: 'Rocket Man is on a suicide mission'

United Nations (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered Tuesday a doomsday warning to North Korea and mocked its young leader, a pugnacious escalation in rhetoric in a wide-ranging debut address to the United Nations, the world's foremost diplomatic body

Puerto Rico governor: Still time to get to shelters before Hurricane Maria

(CNN)There is still time for Puerto Ricans to get to a government-run shelter before powerful Hurricane Maria clobbers the island, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told CNN late Tuesday.

This is global Trumpism

(CNN)No American President has ever spoken to the world like this.

Central Mexico earthquake kills more than 140, topples buildings

(CNN)Rescuers searched for survivors through the night after Tuesday's powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states, killing scores and leaving many trapped under collapsed buildings.

ROHINGYAS CRISIS Many remain out of relief coverage

Relief goods were yet to reach thousands of Rohingyas living in makeshift camps and host communities far away from roads and registered and unregistered camps in Cox’s Bazar and bordering areas of Bandarban till Monday

Suu Kyi ‘burying head in sand’ over Rakhine crisis: Amnesty

Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Tuesday, criticising Myanmar’s leader for failing to condemn the army’s alleged abuses in a televised speech.