Cables from UK's ambassador to the US blast Trump as 'inept,' 'incompetent'

Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as "inept," "insecure" and "incompetent," a UK government official confirmed Saturday to CNN.

Earthquakes put Ridgecrest residents on edge: 'Nobody in this town has slept for days'

Ridgecrest is a town in a California desert where the 28,000 residents are used to earthquakes.

Venezuela building socialism in the midst of a war

‘Venezuela,’ Daniela Rodríguez explained, ‘is building socialism in the midst of a war.’ According to Rodríguez, ‘the US is using new tools of warfare trying to subjugate, dominate, and push back socialism not only in Venezuela but in any part of the world.’ Nevertheless, she added, ‘we are learning new ways to defend humanity.’

Rains wreak havoc in Rohingya camps

Flash flood and monsoon rains intensified the sufferings of the hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingyas at various camps in Ukhia and Teknaf and their adjacent areas in Cox’s Bazar in past few days.

8hr hartal against gas price hike today

Left Democratic Alliance would enforce nationwide eight-hour hartal from 6:00am to 2:00pm today in protest against gas price hike that came into effect from July 1.

Job seekers want age limit for govt jobs 35 years

Job seekers on Saturday demanded that the government should extend the age limit for government jobs from 30 years to 35 years.

3 city roads go off limits to rickshaws today

The government has decided to ban rickshaws on three major city roads beginning today without mulling any rehabilitation programme for rickshaw pullers and alternative vehicles for passengers.

Heavy rains in Ctg, landslides feared

Heavy rainfall since Friday night, due to active monsoon, hit hard the port city of Chattogram submerging most of the city’s low-lying areas.

Fact check: Trump says he's a 'very honest guy' while making multiple false claims

In a lengthy exchange with reporters on the White House South Lawn on Friday, President Donald Trump claimed that the outcome of the Mueller investigation shows "I'm a very honest guy."

Mosul 18 months after ‘liberation’

RECENT news of drought has brought Mosul, Iraq, to the attention of Western media; for the drought has led to the discovery of ancient ruins of archaeological significance. But let’s not forget