Japanese scientists want to be first to drill into the Earth's mantle
Humans have been to the Moon and explored almost every corner of the planet -- but there's one place they have never been.
Trump, Xi have 'candid,' 'positive' talks in Florida
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping established a new framework for high-level negotiations on a range of issues and pledged to make progress on trade negotiations within the next 100 days during meetings here Thursday and Friday, top US officials said.
Defence deal tops agenda
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set for official talks in New Delhi today, with the signing of a deal on defence cooperation framework and over 30 other agreements on the plate, according to officials.
No defence deal without solving pressing issues: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday claimed that only any defence deal or memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and India without settlement of the pressing problems of Bangladesh would not be acceptable to people.
Medical wastes on roads, water bodies raise concerns
Unabated biomedical waste dumping on roads, waste bins, drains, water bodies and open spaces in the capital and elsewhere in the country raised serious public health and environmental concern.
Sushma calls on PM
Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj paid a courtesy call on prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhaban here on Friday.
PM hopeful about Teesta
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her firm optimism about solution of Teesta water sharing issue and signing of a deal with India in this regard.
Trump meets Xi: What's at stake
It's a blind date with global ramifications.President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet for the first time Thursday and will seek to forge a connection and to stabilize the world's most important diplomatic relationship,
Survivors of Syrian attack describe chemical bombs falling from sky
Survivors of a deadly attack in Syria described chemical bombs being dropped from planes, directly contradicting the government's version of events.
Why the Dalai Lama's visit to a tiny town in India is causing such a stir
The Dalai Lama's plans to visit a picturesque Buddhist town in India's northeast have sparked renewed tensions between Beijing and New Delhi.
