Selma — The west Alabama city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman says is a big problem: Horse droppings.
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Arrest order issued against Ishana
Showtime Desk A court in Dhaka issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday against model-actress Mounita Khan Ishana in a defamation case which accused her of making derogatory comments about a producer while shooting for a play titled Shohojatri.
‘Kaalratri’ to be staged Friday
Culture Desk Commemorating the martyrs who were killed on the horrific night of March 25, 1971 in a planned massacre carried out by the Pakistani Army, Padatik Natya Sangsad has arranged a special staging of the troupe’s latest play on…
Australia invests $760 million in tech to fight climate change
AFP, Sydney – Australia will invest Aus$1 billion in clean energy technologies, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Wednesday, in a stark shift away from his predecessor’s climate change policies as an election looms. Turnbull, long known as a supporter of…
US Navy ship missing for 95 years found near San Francisco
A US Navy ship that went missing 95 years ago with 56 aboard has been found off San Francisco, ending one of the biggest mysteries in US naval history, authorities said Wednesday. The USS Conestoga tug boat, which disappeared on…
Japan fleet returns from Antarctic whale hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned home Thursday from its annual Antarctic hunt, the government said, a trip that angered environmentalists and nations opposed to the slaughter. The ships had set sail for the Southern Ocean in December, with plans to…
SDG indicators challenged by many UN member states
By Bhumika Muchhala UN Member States voice serious concerns at the Statistical Commission’s adoption of the global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals While the “global indicator framework” for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted by the…
Radovan Karadzic convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years
The Hague — A UN court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges Thursday and sentenced him to 40 years in prison for orchestrating Serb atrocities throughout Bosnia’s 1992-95 war that left 100,000 people…
Dutch football great Johan Cruyff dies
Amsterdam — Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff, who revolutionized the game with the concept of ‘Total Football,’ has died. He was 68.
‘Child marriage drops in Bangladesh by 31%’
New York – The rate of child marriages in Bangladesh could drop by a third when girls are educated and taught job skills, according to a study released here on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters Foundation conducted the study on ways to…
Singapore court sentences online editor for sedition
Bangkok, March 24, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Singaporean court’s sentencing Wednesday of an Australian editor of a now-defunct independent Singaporean news website, and calls on authorities to stop jailing journalists and censoring websites. Ai Takagi,…
Amnesty urges Suu Kyi govt to end cycle of repression
Yangon — Amnesty International urged Aung San Suu Kyi and her party’s new government to release all political prisoners when they take office next week, saying Thursday that Myanmar’s historic transition is an opportunity to break away from the repression…
Family meets death sentenced Nizami at Kashimpur Jail
Dhaka – Family members of convicted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Matiur Rahman Nizami met him at Kashimpur jail about 20 kilometres north of the capital on Thursday. The Super of Kashimpur Jail part-2 Proshanto Kumar Banik said Nizami’s wife Samsunnahar, his two…
College girl murder ‘after rape’ makes comilla restive
Dhaka – Thousands of residents of Comilla town, 100 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, staged demonstrations at Kandirpar Pubali Chattar in the city on Thursday demanding trial of the killers of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
Muhib Khan dreams to fight poverty, graft, terrorism with poetry, song
Muhibbur Rahman Khan (Muhib Khan) is a popular poet, artist, journalist, columnist, TV discussant and presenter. He is adored by every corner irrespective of party and opinion for his liberal Islamic thought and progressive political analysis. His poems and songs…
Build healthy, sustainable food systems to fight malnutrition
Kuala Lumpur(IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram) – Creating healthy and sustainable food systems is key to overcoming hunger and all forms of malnutrition (undernourishment, micro-nutrient deficiencies, obesity) around the world. Food production has tripled since 1945 while average food availability per person…
Independence Award ’16 for 15 personalities, BD Navy
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over ‘Swadhinata Padak’ (Independence Award) 2016, the highest state award, to 15 distinguished personalities and the Bangladesh Navy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
N. Korean leader hails solid-fuel rocket success
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed an “historic” advance in the country’s nuclear strike capability, with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of claims by…
AJ hunting new Dhallywood faces
Culture Desk Ananta Jalil or AJ, is known for making impossibilities a possibility. This time around he has undertaken a fantastic initiative to help bring new, young faces into the Bangladesh film industry. Recently, he was involved in a talent…
Anxiety could be the reason for a bad decision
Anxiety doesn’t just affect the way we feel — it can also have a significant impact on our daily behaviors, including our ability to make sound decisions. A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh finds that anxiety…
Madonna pulls down 17-year-old fan’s top
Madonna stunned crowds at her Brisbane, Australia, concert after she took things too far and accidentally revealed a teenage girl’s breast. The singer brought the girl up on stage and proceeded to describe her looks to the audience before launching…
Amitabh Bachchan reaches 20 million fan following on Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter. The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka…
Plants adapt to climate change better than many thought
Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a new study that suggests their potential contribution to worsening global warming is not likely as bad as researcher believed. When it gets hotter, plants breathe…
How dogs can sniff out diabetes and cancer
By Liz Langley The black Labrador retriever recently detected a drop in blood sugar in 7-year-old Luke Nuttall, who has Type 1 diabetes. His glucose monitor didn’t pick it up, but Jedi did—and woke up Luke’s mother, Dorrie Nuttall, as…
Brussels bomber’s suicide note found
Just moments before Brussels airport bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui detonated a deadly explosive package, he dumped a major clue into a nearby bin.
Airbus to launch new cabin design next year
European plane manufacturer Airbus will be launching a new cabin design, called Airspace by Airbus. The design will deliver enhanced passenger comfort by using new technologies it has recently developed.
Three Brussels attackers identified, police hunt fourth
Brussels – Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as the manhunt for a fourth man whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate intensified. Prosecutors said brothers…
BNP leader hacked to death in Jessore
Dhaka – A BNP leader was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Lohapatti in Jessore district town on Wednesday night, UNB news agency reported.
The mass rape of the bosnian women was genocide!
By Professor Francis A. Boyle, University of Illinois College of Law The author won two Orders from the International Court of Justice overwhelmingly in favor of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Yugoslavia to cease and desist from committing…
Massive US airstrike in Yemen kills ‘dozens’ of people, Pentagon says
A massive US airstrike in Yemen has killed what the Pentagon estimates is “dozens” of people, the second such mass-casualty strike the US military has undertaken this month. The two strikes, killing more than 200 people at what the Pentagon…