Brazil forward Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, will miss Paris St-Germain’s first French league match of the season on Saturday after his documents failed to be lodged in time. His international transfer certificate did not meet a midnight deadline,…
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But in the notice to the United Nations the US state department said Washington would remain in the talks…
Dhaka – The Nagorik Oikya on Friday accused the government of giving shelter to the rapists. “The incidents of rape are taking place one after another due to a culture of lack of justice. People are being arrested if they…
Copenhagen — The husband of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is causing a stir in one of the world’s oldest monarchies. Prince Henrik has announced he won’t be buried next to Margrethe in the Roskilde cathedral, where Danish royals have been buried…
The state of Alabama took 30 years of Anthony Ray Hinton’s life when they sent him to death row for two murders he did not commit. Now they won’t give him a dime. Hinton’s application for redress was unanimously approved…
Anita Rani has said the pay gap at the BBC is as much about race and class as it is about gender. The Countryfile presenter said it was “disappointing” to see the pay disparity when the corporation revealed its highest…
British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins will appear in court in Las Vegas later charged in a US cyber-crime case. The 23-year-old has been accused of involvement with Kronos – a piece of malware used to steal banking logins from victims’…
British Airways and Easyjet have sent text alerts to customers warning of delays at EU border controls. BA said it is asking travellers to arrive early as it is expecting longer queues due to “enhanced immigration checks” across Europe. The…
A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years.
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka (IPS) – In the wake of recent water-related disasters in Bangladesh, including water-logging and floods that displaced thousands of families, a high-level consultation in the capital Dhaka on valuing water will look at ways to optimize…
Danielle Nierenberg The Food Sustainability Index (FSI), developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Foundation, ranks countries on food system sustainability based on three pillars: food loss and waste, sustainable agriculture,…
The Statue of Liberty was the focus of a monumental exchange between a White House adviser and a reporter after Donald Trump backed an immigration policy favouring the better-educated. “The Statue of Liberty says, ‘Give me your tired, your poor,…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a “full-scale trade war” against Moscow. He said the measures, signed by Donald Trump, demonstrated the complete impotence of the US president, whom…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the activities of the newly-announced three-member Vice Chancellor panel of Dhaka University for appointing a new VC. The three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha also…
A teenager has been detained after opening the emergency door of a passenger plane and sliding down a wing onto the tarmac minutes after touching down in San Francisco, officials say. The boy, 17, shocked passengers on board the Copa…
Moscow, Aug 1 (AP/UNB)- Five defendants at a Moscow courthouse attacked their guards in a bungled escape attempt, leading to a shootout that killed three people and wounded five others, officials said Tuesday.
Brahmanbaria, Aug 2 – Two suspected extortionists were lynched and another was injured by a mob at Bholanagar village in Bancharampur Upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.
Technology giant Apple, best known for its iPhones and computers, said newer lines of business such as Apple Pay, the App Store and Apple Music helped to drive growth in its third quarter. The services unit was what one analyst…
Saudi Arabia has launched a massive tourism development project that will turn 50 islands and other sites on the Red Sea into luxury resorts. It hopes to attract both foreign tourists and domestic visitors as part of efforts to diversify…
The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state says, amid tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons programme. “We’re not your enemy,” Rex Tillerson said, adding that the US wanted a dialogue at some point.…
London – A mosquito trap that uses a person’s smell combined with warm water and a dark cylindrical shape could transform how the insects are caught in developing countries, say its creators. The trap, developed at the University of Greenwich…
Angelina Jolie has fiercely denied playing tricks on Cambodian children while casting for a film. The actress and UN special envoy recruited local children to star in her film about Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, “First They Killed My Father.” She spoke…
A picture of the Kyrgyz president’s youngest daughter feeding her baby dressed in her underwear has sparked a debate about breastfeeding and sexualisation. Aliya Shagieva posted the photo on social media back in April with the caption: ‘I will feed…
Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
The cheep, cheep, cheep of a cricket in the grass is the quintessential sound of summer. The song of the elusive insect fills the air, as if conjured up by a magician. Mike Coates, the warden here at RSPB Farnham…
Using a cheap robot, a team of hackers has cracked open a leading-brand combination safe, live on stage in Las Vegas. The team from SparkFun Electronics was able to open a SentrySafe safe in around 30 minutes. The robot is…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to limit nicotine content in tobacco products, for the first time in its history. The policy announced on Friday has a goal of cutting back on nicotine levels in order to…
Gulnara Karimova, the once-powerful daughter of late Uzbek ex-President Islam Karimov, has been in detention since a corruption conviction in 2015, officials have confirmed. Ms Karimova, 45, was tipped to succeed her father, who died last year, until she fell…
A man suspected of killing his wife while on a cruise ship in the US state of Alaska did so because “she would not stop laughing” at him, a witness says. Kenneth Manzanares has been charged with the murder of…
Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. The ruling came after a probe into his family’s wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr…