Duke vs. Duchess! Kate Middleton and Prince William had a wet but thrilling fourth day on their three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand when they set out on the water off the coast of Auckland.
Day: April 12, 2014
Diego Lopez: Real Madrid exit rumors are a ‘joke’
Diego Lopez has refuted reports that he is unhappy at Real Madrid, joking that he will only leave if the club kicks him out of the Santiago Bernabeu on his backside.
Millions wasted on flu drug, claims major report
Hundreds of millions of pounds may have been wasted on a drug for flu that works no better than paracetamol, a landmark analysis has said.
IPCC scientists accused of ‘marginalising’ poor nations
Climate scientists meeting in Berlin have been accused of “marginalising” the views of developing countries.
President Barack Obama’s income fell in 2013
President Barack Obama’s income declined in 2013 as sales of his books slowed, but he paid a higher tax rate, his tax documents show.
Australian chef wins prize for best Pizza Margherita
An Australian chef has won this year’s award for the best Pizza Margherita at the World Pizza Championship in Italy.
Missing plane MH370: Abbott says signal ‘rapidly fading’
Signals in remote seas thought to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are “rapidly fading” and finding the jet will be a “massive, massive task”, Australia’s PM says.
Indian election: Bomb blasts kill 12 in Chhattisgarh
Two bombs planted by suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 12 people in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh as voting continues in the general election.
Gunmen seize two East Ukraine buildings in Sloviansk
Armed men have seized a police station and a security services building in eastern Ukraine, officials say.
Central African Republic: Wronged by Colonial mindset
The images shown on television are eerily reminiscent of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that the world sat back and watched; a young man was burned alive while the crowd watched the flaming body.
Russian MPs want Gorbachev charged for treason
A group of MPs representing both majority and opposition parties have asked Russia’s Prosecutor General to probe the events leading to the breakup of the Soviet Union. They view possible action against former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
50 bottles of Indian wine seized in Sunamganj
Police arrested one person and recovered 50 bottles of Indian wines from Chandpur Harun Market under Jamalgonj upazila of the district this morning. On secret information, police raided the shop of one Dulu, son of Joynal Miah of Kalipur village…
Bumper wheat production is expected in Faridpur
Bumper wheat production is expected in the district in the current season.
Groom’s brother shot dead at Bandarban wedding
A man was shot to death by robbers at a house where marriage ceremony of his younger brother was being held at Kagojikhola village in Naikhangchhari upazila early Saturday.
2 UPDF men shot dead in Khagrachhari
Two members of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot to death by miscreants at Boroitoli village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
2 criminals held with bombs in Jessore
Police in a drive arrested two criminals along with three hand bombs in Dighirpara area of the district town on Friday night.
8 shops gutted in Rajbari market
At last eight shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Nurnahar Market in the district town early Friday.
2 children drown in Munshiganj
Two children drowned in the Padma River at Hasail village in Tongibari upazila on Friday.
3 construction workers jailed for sexually harassing girl
A mobile court in Rajshahi on Friday sent three construction workers to jail awarding them six months’ imprisonment each for sexually harassing a girl of ethnic community at Kadma village in Godagari upazila.
Youth dies falling from bus roof in Jessore
A young man was killed after falling from the roof of a running bus in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district early Saturday.
3 held with firearm, Yaba in Jessore
Police in separate drives arrested three people along with a pistol, four rounds of bullet and 44 pieces of Yaba tablet from Hajirali Balikhola area in Jhikorgachha upazila of Jessore district on Friday night.
Laxmipur Jubo Dal activist shot dead
A local activist of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, youth front of the BNP, was shot dead by unknown miscreants at Baralia in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Noakhali school catches fire
A fire broke out at Shibpur Muslim High School in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
2 UPDF men shot dead in Khagrachhari
Two members of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot to death by miscreants at Boroitoli village in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Nutun Kumar Chakma, 48, and Putul Moy Chakma, 35. Niron Chakma, press secretary…
4 die in Rangpur crash
Four people have been killed and 17 others injured as a bus fell off a bridge after colliding with a truck in Rangpur’s Peerganj, police say. The accident took place around 5:30am on Saturday on the Rangpur-Bogra highway, said Peerganj…
US refuses visa for Iran’s UN envoy choice Hamid Aboutalebi
The White House has refused to issue a US visa to Iran’s nomination for UN ambassador, who was involved in seizure of the US embassy in 1979. The decision in effect bars Hamid Aboutalebi from taking up the role at…
The IPCC’s Rajendra K. Pachauri on climate tech
As the first part of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which deals with the physical science of climate change, is launched this week (30 January), SciDev.Net speaks to Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, the panel’s…
Q&A: The plight of the UK’s migrant domestic workers
Izza Leghtas Wealthy families who come to the UK may bring with them domestic workers who work for them in their home country – often women who raise their children, clean their homes and cook their meals. In a move…
A leader is a nation builder
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper we would like to bring to the notice of that entire world that a leader is the nation builder of a nation. They rule, guide, or inspire others. So, we would like to…
Housewife ‘killed for dowry’
A housewife in Jessore has allegedly been killed over dowry, police say. Rikta Ghosh, 19, was the wife of Shipon Ghosh of the Sadar Upazila. Assistant Sub-Inspector of Kotwali Model Police Station Sharmin said Rikta’s body was recovered from their…