London Tube attack latest: Arrest made as terror threat raised to 'critical'
London (CNN)Police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning in the port area of Dover in connection with an attack a day earlier on a train at a London Underground station, London's Metropolitan Police said.
Deir Ezzor: Relief in parts of Syrian city after 3-year ISIS siege is broken
Deir Ezzor, Syria (CNN)A massive dust cloud engulfed the Russian army chopper as we touched down on the landing zone. The fine sand made it impossible to see as we walked away from the helicopter.
Food minister avoids embassy alert on Myanmar visit
Food minister Qamrul Islam visited Myanmar in the past week avoiding an alert issued by the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon to refrain from high level engagements with the country.
Sakib defends Test break, hits back at critics
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan hit back at criticisms for taking a surprise break from Test cricket that took him out of Bangladesh squad for the two-Test series against South Africa. Selectors left Sakib out of the 15-man squad after the Bangladesh Cricket Board accepted his request for the break, sparking a mixed reaction among the sports lovers of the country
Khaleda family to face action for ‘money laundering’: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family, saying that appropriate actions will be taken against them accordingly.
Yunus, 11 other Nobel laureates seek UNSC intervention
Twelve Nobel laureates, including Professor Muhammad Yunus, and 15 other eminent global citizens in an open letter on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene immediately to end the human crisis in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
Outbreak of diseases feared in Cox’s Bazar
An outbreak of diseases is feared in Cox’s Bazar as nearly four lakh Rohingyas, mostly women and children, have entered Bangladesh since August 25 fleeing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and are surviving on inadequate food, water and sanitation facilities at makeshift settlements or under open sky.
Exclusive: Rice told House investigators why she unmasked senior Trump officials
Washington (CNN)Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, multiple sources told CNN.
Schumer, Pelosi, Trump 'agree' to fix DACA, disagree on the details
Washington (CNN)Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi said following a Wednesday night meeting with President Donald Trump that they have "agreed" to a fix on DACA and resolved to iron out a border-security plan -- "excluding" the US-Mexico border wall that was one of Trump's most memorable campaign promises.
UN chief calls Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'catastrophic' as Security Council condemns violence
(CNN)In a rare rebuke, the United Nations Security Council has "expressed deep concern" about the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where over 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee across the border to Bangladesh to escape increasing levels of violence.