Hillary Clinton on emails: 'I'm sorry'
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she is "sorry" for using a private email server, going further than ever before to express remorse for the controversy that has rocked her campaign.
Trump: U.S. should accept some Syrian refugees
Donald Trump thinks the United States should accept some refugees from Syria due to the "unbelievable humanitarian problem."
British Airways plane catches fire at Las Vegas airport; 14 injured
A fire broke out Tuesday on an outbound British Airways flight at the Las Vegas airport, leading 14 people to be transported for medical care for what a fire official called "minor injuries."
CPB, SPB hold sit-in to reduce power, gas prices
Left politicians on Tuesday at a sit-in programme in the city called on the Awami League led government to take steps to reduce prices of power and gas which effected from September 1. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on August 27 increased the average price of electricity by 2.93 per cent and natural gas by 26.29 per cent at consumer level which effected from September 1.
Univ teachers indulge in corruption: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said teachers of public universities were indulging in practice of corruptions which should be stopped. His comments were, however, rejected by the teachers who said practice of corruption had been highest in the ministry run by the finance minister himself.
Teachers’ strike paralyses public univs
A strike enforced by public university teachers on Tuesday demanding review of the new pay scale, and a separate pay scale, paralysed universities across the country. The teachers further threatened strike on campuses for an indefinite period.
Floods force closure of 1,130 schools in 8 dists
Severe flooding forced the closure of at least 1130 primary and secondary schools in six northern and two north eastern districts until Tuesday. Education officers said that it was possible that more schools had to go on unscheduled holidays due to widespread flooding.
North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un's days are numbered
He's a fairly young man, wearing an ill-fitting suit. His thin neck is pronounced, giving way to an equally thin face and frame. We're meeting over a meal of sushi, something he specifically requested because it's rare for those trapped in North Korea.
Official: 10 dead in Colorado, North Carolina, Oregon plane crashes
Three small airplanes crashed this long Labor Day weekend from North Carolina to Oregon, leaving 10 people dead and pressing questions about what happened in each case, a government official said Monday.
Kerry: Russia could escalate Syrian conflict
Kremlin officials have dismissed allegations of a major Russian military deployment to Syria, after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue with his Russian counterpart.
