Barca cap great season with fifth European Cup win
Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe for the fifth time after beating Juventus 3-1 in a pulsating Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, capping their magnificent season with a title treble.
The clever politics of Sepp Blatter's 'resignation' from FIFA
And so Sepp Blatter has defied all expectations and announced his intention to step aside from the presidency of FIFA after 17 years at the helm. Despite numerous scandals afflicting the organization he ran,
Egypt's High Court rules Mubarak to stand trial again for deaths of protesters
Egypt's High Court has granted a request from prosecutors to have the country's former President, Hosni Mubarak, stand trial again for the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a 2011 uprising, state media reported Thursday.
20 Bangladeshis killed by BSF in 2015
At least 20 unarmed Bangladeshi civilians were killed and 29 were injured by the Indian Border Security Force along borders in the last five months, according to statistics available with rights organisation Odhikar.
Nat’l budget today Muhith eyes hefty revenue target
Finance minister AMA Muhith is going to unveil yet another ambitious budget today, widening the tax net to achieve a hefty revenue target.The minister is expected to propose a budget outlay of around Tk 2, 95,000 crore, with a five per cent deficit to gross domestic product.
Karwan Bazaar road crash highlights city’s traffic mess
Wednesday evening’s fatal crash between two mini buses at Karwan Bazaar that killed a young man and left 15 others injured once again highlighted the extreme insecurity on the capital’s streets.
U.S. official: 10,000-plus ISIS fighters killed in 9-month campaign
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS has recorded more than 10,000 ISIS deaths since the campaign against the extremist group began nine months ago, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told France Inter radio.
Rescuers struggle to find survivors from capsized ship in China's Yangtze River
Rescuers are struggling to find survivors more than a day and a half after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsized in China's Yangtze River.More than 410 people, many in their 60s and 70s, remain unaccounted for Wednesday in China's longest river, leaving their families waiting anxiously for news.
Sepp Blatter steps down but isn't in the clear. What's next for FIFA?
If you think big changes are coming to FIFA now that Sepp Blatter says he's stepping down, don't hold your breath.
1 killed as bus overturns at Karwan Bazar
A person was killed and 15 more were injured when a bus overturned and another one hopped on the road divider during their desperate completion at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Wednesday.
