Beijing issues first red alert as air pollution hits hazardous levels
Beijing's city government issued its first red alert for pollution on Monday, ordering schools to close, halting outdoor construction and restricting car use due to hazardous air quality.
Oil tumbles to lowest level in 7 years
Good news drivers: oil prices have tumbled to the cheapest levels since the Great Recession. Oil tumbled another 6% on Monday to as low as $37.50 a barrel, its weakest level in almost seven years. A massive supply glut has wiped out two-thirds of oil's value after it peaked at nearly $108 a barrel in June 2014.
Soup kitchen refugees dream of Europe
A barbed wire fence runs through the fields and hills that mark the border between Greece and Macedonia. Just outside the Greek village of Idomeni is a metal gate -- the designated entry point for refugees who want to cross into Macedonia.
U.S. strikes kill leaders of Al-Shabaab and ISIS in Libya
A senior leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated group Al-Shabaab in Somalia and the senior ISIS leader in Libya were each killed in recent U.S. military airstrikes, the Pentagon said Monday.
Yunus waiting for Hilary to become US president: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday said Nobel Laureate professor Muhammad Yunus was now waiting for Hilary Clinton to become the next US president so that he gets her backing in ‘creating troubles’ to her government.
MUNICIPAL POLLS : AL to reward rebels to keep them off race
The ruing Awami League has changed its strategy and decided not to expel but to reward otherwise its rebels to convince them not to contest municipal polls against the party nominated mayoral candidates.
Free highways from shops, markets
The High Court on Monday asked the government to remove all shops, markets and bazaars beside highways across the country to reduce frequent traffic accidents.
Accord and Alliance must go in 2018, says Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said that the government would not extend the operation tenure of the Accord and the Alliance scheduled to end in July 2018.
‘Inclusive social, political, atmosphere a need’
Danish ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjaer stressed the need for creating an inclusive social and political atmosphere in Bangladesh.
Obama: 'This was an act of terrorism'
President Barack Obama on Sunday issued his most passionate denunciation yet of ISIS, vowing to "destroy" the group in a relentless, strong and smart campaign that is consistent with the nation's values.
