Uber taps Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
Uber has chosen a new chief executive: Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, according to two sources close to the company.The embattled ride-hailing startup has been without a CEO since founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick resigned in June after an investigation into the company's culture. He remains on Uber's board.
Mysterious 'chemical haze' envelops UK coast, affecting at least 150 people
(CNN)Around 150 people have been treated at hospital after being caught in a mysterious "chemical haze" that blanketed the UK's East Sussex coastline Sunday afternoon.Residents exposed to the cloud reported eye and throat irritations, a spokesperson for the National Health Service told CNN.
Tillerson: Trump 'speaks for himself'
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Donald Trump "speaks for himself" when asked whether the President's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, raised questions about Trump's values.
Govt to bring all industries under central welfare fund: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said all manufacturing and exporting industries would be brought under the central fund of the Ministry of the Labour and Employment created to provide financial support to the families of the workers who die or receive grave injuries in their working places.
FLOOD-HIT SUNAMGANJ Farmers uncertain about new crop loans
Farmers in flood-hit Sunamganj are uncertain about cultivation in the upcoming season as the banks have yet to issue any directive as to whether the interest of the previous crop loans would be remitted and new crop loans would be offered without realising the unpaid loans.
Reduce Eid expenditure, help flood victims: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday suggested its party men along with people of the country to reduce their expenditure during Eid-ul-Azha and urged them to spend the money for flood-affected victims.
HAJJ TRAVEL CRISIS Minister flies to Makkah leaving pilgrims in uncertainty
The religious affairs minister, Motiur Rahman, his wife and entourage left Dhaka for Saudi Arabian city Jeddah on Saturday evening to perform hajj this year, leaving hundreds of aspirant pilgrims in uncertainty on their travel to the Middle Eastern country.
Rohingyas flee Myanmar as violence escalates
Thousands of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar crowded along the Bangladesh border on Saturday as clashes in Rakhine State between suspected Rohingya extremists and Myanmar security forces continued for the second day.
ouston area copes with flooding as Harvey delivers pounding rainfall
(CNN)The sprawling and soaked Houston metro area and other deluged towns in southeastern Texas braced for devastating floods and pummeling rainfall on Sunday as Tropical Storm Harvey drifted over land and drenched dogged searchers and anxious residents.
Who are the key players in Afghanistan?
(CNN)Like two US Presidents before him, Donald Trump has a plan to win the United States' longest-running war.In a long-awaited speech this month, Trump made it clear the US will remain a major actor in Afghanistan for years to come -- doubling down on the conflict with a likely troop increase -- but he also called on other countries in South Asia to do their part.
