Demo in NY demands release of Shahidul Alam

Demonstrators in New York gathered outside the United Nations headquarters on Thursday demanding release of noted photographer Shahidul Alam, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the UN General Assembly.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Allegations are part of calculated 'political hit'

Fighting to salvage his US Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh angrily denied on Thursday a university professor's accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago in a day of dramatic testimony that gripped the country.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US to deport overstayers from October

From Monday, the US would start implementing a new rule which allows initiation of deportation process of people whose legal status to stay in America has expired for reasons such as denial of visa extension application or change in status.
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Uproarious laughter haunts me

University professor Christine Blasey Ford said Thursday she believed she was going to be raped or accidentally killed during an alleged assault 36 years ago by Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump's embattled nominee for the Supreme Court.
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump brags at UN

Donald Trump, whose political ascent has been full of firsts, on Tuesday achieved another rare feat -- bringing laughter to the solemn UN General Assembly.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Macron rebukes Trump's 'law of the strongest'

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday urged world leaders to reject "the law of the most powerful," offering a rebuke to Donald Trump's go-it-alone approach to global challenges.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump suffers 'weakness of intellect'

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday criticized Washington for its hostile policy toward his country and said the U.S. approach was doomed to failure.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

ME peace plan within months: Trump

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration's support for such an outcome.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump criticises Iran

US President Donald Trump yesterday criticised Iran as a "corrupt dictatorship" that is plundering the Iranian people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to lay down a tough message for Tehran.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein resigns: Axios

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, verbally resigns in anticipation of being fired by President Donald Trump, Axios news site reports.
24 September 2018, 15:09 PM

Supreme Court nominee accuser agrees to testify before US Senate

The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers say.
23 September 2018, 05:47 AM

US slams China for abuses on Uighurs

The United States on Friday denounced China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims in unusually strong terms, adding to a growing list of disputes in increasingly turbulent relations between the two powers.
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM

New bombshell revives debate on Trump fitness for office

Donald Trump faces a new challenge to his authority after US media reported that his deputy attorney general had discussed ways to force him from office on grounds of incompetence, just months into his presidency.
22 September 2018, 04:36 AM

Terror attacks down but global threat more 'complex'

The near-defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has forced a dispersal of the group that has made the global threat of terror attacks much more complex, the US State Department said in a report Wednesday.
20 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Facebook building a 'war room'

Facebook on Wednesday said it will have a "war room" up and running on its Silicon Valley campus to quickly repel efforts to use the social network to meddle in upcoming elections.
20 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Kim seeks 2nd Trump meet

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in visited the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation yesterday for a show of unity after their North-South summit gave new momentum to Pyongyang's negotiations with Washington.
20 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump pushes Supreme Court pick's sex accuser to testify

President Donald Trump piles pressure on the woman accusing his Supreme Court pick of sexual assault by insisting that she testify next week if she wants to be heard.
20 September 2018, 05:07 AM

Aibo, the AI-powered pooch you'll forget is a robot, goes stateside

Sony's intelligent robot dog bonds with and recognises owners just like a real one-you may not even notice the difference between this him and the neighborhood happy hound -- and he has just arrived in the US.
19 September 2018, 13:19 PM

Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she will testify

A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a US Senate hearing, her lawyers say.
19 September 2018, 04:55 AM

US to take in 30,000 refugee in 2019

The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM