Phoenix — Protesters blocked a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump staged a campaign rally Saturday just days ahead of the Arizona primary. Tempers flared at the rally itself, but without the violence…
Moscow — An airliner with 61 people aboard coming from Dubai crashed early Saturday while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in strong winds, killing all aboard, Russian officials said. All 55 passengers and six crew members were…
Abukar Arman Sunday’s suicide car bomb in the heart of Turkey’s capital marks the third bombing that Ankara has seen in the past several months. This latest that killed 34 people and wounded over 125 was clearly targeting civilians since…
By Kenneth Roth, Salil Shetty & Catherine Woollard Let’s not confuse desperation for legality when it comes to Europe’s proposed refugee deal with Turkey. No one should be under any illusion – the very principle of international protection for those…
Hong Kong – For months, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted China on the campaign trail, pledging to put tariffs on goods produced overseas and bring things like iPhone production back to the United States. Trump has even used…
The Kurdish Freedom Falcons (TAK), an offshoot of the separatist group PKK, claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the Turkish capital city that claimed the lives of at least 35 people. The bombing in Ankara on Sunday was…
As a former prosecutor, Garland supervised both the Oklahoma City bombing and Unabomber cases in the US. US President Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland, an appellate court judge and former prosecutor, to the Supreme Court. In an address from the White…
Dhaka –The 96th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being celebrated across the country on Thursday with due respect. On March 17 in 1920, the architect of the nation was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj district.
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Curbing tax-related illicit financial flows has the potential to make the largest fiscal impact and would enlarge domestic resources available for the realization of human rights, including social, economic and cultural rights, a UN human rights…
By Phyllis Bennis In a surprise announcement on March 14, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the Russians were withdrawing “most of our military” from Syria beginning immediately. According to the TASS news agency, Putin said he hoped the withdrawal…
Experts laid out different opinions on N.Korea’s complete re-entry capacity Ha-young Choi Pyongyang has successfully developed rocket re-entry technology for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday. Kim Jong Un supervised…
Bangkok – Authorities should immediately lift restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of two Australian journalists in Malaysia and drop all legal threats against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Monday. Linton Besser, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation…
Dhaka –The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed seeking an order to stop collection of tenants’ information through the owners of rented apartments. An HC bench compromising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed…
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer Imagery released by North Korean state media on February 27 shows Kim Jong Un reviewing the testing of an upgraded type of anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and its effects on a main battle tank,…
North Korea says its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and ‘liberate’ the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the North A North Korean submarine…
United Nations — The U.N. Security Council on Friday approved its first-ever resolution tackling the escalating problem of sexual abuse by U.N. peacekeepers who act as predators when sent to protect vulnerable civilians in some of the world’s most volatile…
Donald Trump has called off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the venue at the University of Illinois at Chicago hours before Mr Trump was due.…
Cross-land launch a message to South, displays confidence in missile system, researchers says JH Ahn North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), presumed to be Hwasong-6 (Scud-C/D), into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Thursday morning. “North Korea today…
Two US teams are likely to be here in Dhaka this month to discuss various issues, including airport and cyber securities, and future collaboration in these areas. A delegation, led by Alan Bersin, assistant secretary for international affairs and chief…
Voicing concern over the suspension of carrying cargo on direct flights from Dhaka to the UK by the British government, BGMEA leaders on Thursday urged the government to initiate an immediate government-level negotiation to have the restriction relaxed. President of…
Bangladesh and European Union (EU) Business Council in Bangladesh will jointly organise “EU –Bangladesh business climate dialogue” to discuss business barrier and devise solutions to the hindrances. The dialogue will be held on May 12 in Dhaka, Commerce Minister Tofail…
A picture shows the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, around 50 kilometres north of the Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP file photoThe United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party Thursday nominated her former driver and close aide to be Myanmar’s next president, as the Nobel laureate looks to rule her former junta-run homeland through a trusted proxy.Suu Kyi has vowed to rule “above” the…
By Liz Fields and Olivia Becker Bernie Sanders narrowly won the Michigan primary on Tuesday night, keeping his campaign in the race as Hillary Clinton continues to hold a strong delegate lead in the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders’ win in…
by Sharon Moshavi, Vice President, New Initiatives News organizations are struggling to cover ISIS, constrained by a lack of on-the-ground presence in the wake of its brutal murders of journalists, according to an International Center for Journalists’ panel of media…
JH Ahn North Korean state newspaper the Rodong Sinmun published pictures of what appear to be a “miniaturized” nuclear device on Wednesday, adjacent to a Hwasong-13 (KN-08) ballistic missile that could be used to deliver a weapon. The pictures –…
Two United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday presented a new report to the UN Human Rights Council offering extensive recommendations to states and police forces around the world on how best to manage public gatherings. “The proper management of…
New Delhi: Deploring attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government of being either “helpless” or “complicit” and asked the NDA government to “revaluate” its policy towards Dhaka.
Dhaka – A cargo aircraft of private True Air crashed while taking off with cargo from Cox’s Bazaar Airport at about half past 9 on Wednesday morning killing at least three crew member and injuring at least another, according to…
Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia will from Wednesday refuse the transit of most migrants through their territory in a bid to seal off the Balkan route used by hundreds of thousands of people seeking a new life in Europe, officials said.The…