6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan
A tsunami advisory is in effect for Japan's Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Honshu just before 6.00 a.m. Tuesday (4.00 p.m. Monday ET).
Here are the Indian businessmen Donald Trump met last week
Until last week few people in the U.S. would have heard of Pune; fewer still could have told you where it is.
Pope Francis extends Catholic priests' power to forgive abortion
Pope Francis has extended indefinitely the power of Catholic priests to forgive abortions, making the announcement in an apostolic letter released Monday.
AL never uses army to grab power: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Awami League never used armed forces as a tool to grab power.
Military crackdown in Myanmar: Over 1,000 Rohingyas flee to Teknaf
Over 500 more Myanmar ethnic minority people known as Rohingya entered Bangladesh through Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar on Monday taking to over 1,000 the number of Rohingyas sneaking into the country as Rohingyas continued flee violence against them in Rakhaine State.
No discussion based on Khaleda’s proposals: Inu
Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu said on Monday said that no discussion cloud be held on the basis of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal for the reconstitution of Election Commission based on consensus among registered political parties.
President, PM pay homage to Armed Forces martyrs
The president, Abdul Hamid, and the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina,
ADB approves $167m loan for gas infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $167 million loan to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Bangladesh by improving production efficiency at a key gas field north of the capital Dhaka and by expanding transmission infrastructure.
In biblical lands of Iraq, Christianity in peril after ISIS
Behnam Lalo crunches over jagged glass and tiptoes around a fallen altar, burned Bibles and a decapitated porcelain Virgin Mary. He picks up a cross from a heap of rubble and wipes away ashes with his priest's robes.
Obama offers 'wait and see' approach to Trump, but adds he'll be watching
President Barack Obama in his final press conference abroad advised the world to "take a wait and see approach" for what a Donald Trump presidency may mean in terms of policy, but added that he would weigh in if the "ideals" of the country are called into question.
