Trump, White House officials bounce along to Saudi sword dance
President Donald Trump and other male White House officials bounced along to a ceremonial sword dance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday outside the Murabba Palace.
First on CNN: Comey now believes Trump was trying to influence him, source says
Former FBI Director James Comey now believes that President Donald Trump was trying to influence his judgment about the Russia probe, a person familiar with his thinking says, but whether that influence amounts to obstruction of justice remains an open question.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election in victory for moderates
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani handily won re-election in what amounts to a victory for the Shiite nation's reformist camp and a sign that citizens favor fruitful engagement with the outside world.
Israelis on edge before Trump visit
Only days before President Donald Trump visits Jerusalem, Israeli politicians describe an atmosphere of "nervousness" and "confusion."
Police raid Khaleda’s office
Dhaka Metropolitan Police raided Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s office at Gulshan in Dhaka Saturday morning in search of ‘anti-state sticker’ and filmed each room in the building.
Poor planning turns Dhaka least liveable
More than eight lakh people live only in 13 square kilometres at ward-2 (Goran) in Dhaka south city but there is no government high school, college or healthcare facilities for them..
PM to attend Riyadh counter-terrorism summit today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a summit in Riyadh on countering terrorism and containing extremism today.
AL SPECIAL EXTENDED MEETING MPs blamed for creating distance with grassroots
Ruling Awami League’s district committee leaders on Saturday complained that the party MPs distanced themselves from dedicated workers at the grassroots.
Govt urged to cancel water-body leases in hoar belt
Eminent citizens on Saturday urged the government to cancel all the leases of water-bodies in the country’s haor belt and to provide sufficient relief for affected people so that they could overcome huge loses they counted from flashflood.
First on CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say
Russian officials bragged in conversations during the presidential campaign that they had cultivated a strong relationship with former Trump adviser retired Gen. Michael Flynn and believed they could use him to influence Donald Trump and his team, sources told CNN.
