Ukrainian filmmaker gets 20-year prison term in Russian military court
A military court in Russia sentenced a Ukrainian film director Tuesday to 20 years in prison for what the court said was terrorism.
Selima among 14 BNP leaders face arrest
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of 14 Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders, including its vice-chairman Selima Rahman, in an arson case filled with Khilgaon police station.
HC asks govt to explain why financial aid not given to Kalshi arson survivors
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to explain in four weeks why it would not be asked to give adequate financial aid to the lone survivor Farzana of the arson attack to Kurmitola Bihari camp at Kalshi in the capital’s Pallabi area on June 14, 2014.
Obama tees up renewable energy, Iran
US president Barack Obama, fresh from vacation and nine rounds of golf in Martha’s Vineyard, launched into a busy two weeks promoting renewable energy and his nuclear deal with Iran.
BNP asks Inu to clarify Ganabahini’s role in Mujib killing
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday asked chief of a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal faction and information minister Hasanul Haq Inu to clarify before the nation the role of himself, his party and Ganabahini in killing the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Court orders judicial probe into Arzu’s death in ’gunfight’
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday asked to initiate judicial inquiry into the killing of Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Arzu Mia by Rapid Action Battalion in a ‘gunfight’ at Hazaribagh in the city on August 18.
Dow plummets 1,000 points. Now it's coming back
After recovering from those initial scary losses, the Dow is down about 140 points, or less than 1%, in extremely turbulent trading.
12 dead in suicide attack on Afghanistan convoy
At least 12 people were killed and 66 others wounded in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital Saturday, the spokesman for Kabul's police chief said.
ISIS reported to have blown up ancient temple in Palmyra
The burgeoning list of appalling acts by ISIS has grown even longer: The Islamic extremist group has blown up a nearly 2,000-year-old temple in the historic ruins of Palmyra, Syria.
France honors 3 Americans, Briton for stopping train attack
They grew up together, fought off an attacker together and accepted a nation's honor together. Three days after they pounced on and subdued a gunman Friday aboard a packed train headed to Paris, American childhood friends Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos received the Legion of Honor -- France's highest recognition.
