United States

Take home a pet jellyfish this holiday!

Florida company Jellyfish Art began selling jellyfish aquariums since 2011 but this year it gears up a notch with a successful kickstarter of 3rd-generation, LED, tank.
27 December 2015

Richard Marx and Daisy Fuentes tie the knot

Richard Marx and Daisy Fuentes wed in a pre-Christmas ceremony in Aspen, Colorado.
26 December 2015

Bernicat lauds govt efforts for security

US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat has appreciated the “amazing” and “continued cooperation” by authorities for the safety of foreigners in Dhaka.
23 December 2015

San Bernardino attacker ‘met at Hajj’

The San Bernardino attackers began their relationship online and then met at the 2013 Hajj pilgrimage, according to a visa application.
23 December 2015

Afghan Taliban: Helmand town police HQ ‘under siege’

The police HQ in the strategic Afghan town of Sangin remains under siege after a Taliban attack, officials say.
22 December 2015

Sanders apologises to Clinton at debate

Bernie Sanders has apologised to fellow Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after his staff stole valuable voting data from her campaign.
20 December 2015

Hoax: US woman ties knot with Bangladeshi rickshaw puller

A false post regarding an American woman falling in love and marrying a Bangladeshi rickshaw puller over his honesty spread like wildfire on the internet.
19 December 2015

Malala condemns Donald Trump's call for Muslim ban in US

Malala Yousafzai condemns a call by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the US.
16 December 2015

Republican candidates clash over countering IS

Republican presidential candidates spar over national security issues and how best to counter the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the first debate since attacks in California and Paris.
16 December 2015

California shooter messaged Facebook friends about jihad support

One of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre, Tashfeen Malik, sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join the fight one day.
15 December 2015

James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'

James Hansen, the former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, says the Paris climate talks is 'a fraud'.
13 December 2015

Prove you are a Muslim, get into Brooklyn comedy club for free

Donald Trump may want to block all Muslims from entering the United States, but a Brooklyn comedy club is welcoming them into its shows free of charge.
13 December 2015

Saudi Prince in Twitter spat with Trump

A Saudi prince describes US businessman Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, as a "disgrace to America".
13 December 2015

Climate deal ‘is world’s best chance’

The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US President Barack Obama says adding it could be a "turning point" for the world to take on the challenge of a low-carbon future.
13 December 2015

US state dept counsellor to visit Dhaka Sunday

Counsellor of the US Department of State Thomas A Shannon will travel to Dhaka on Sunday to discuss bilateral issues between US and Bangladesh.
11 December 2015

Trump’s remark endangers ‘US security’

Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric undermines US national security by boosting the Islamic State (IS) group, the Pentagon warns.
9 December 2015

9 women envoys urge prevention of gender-based violence

Nine women ambassadors based in Bangladesh including Bhutan, Brazil, Denmark, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Sri Lanka and the US emphasise the urgent need to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the country, in their own countries, and across the globe.
8 December 2015

California shooting investigated as 'act of terrorism'

The mass shooting in California is being investigated as "an act of terrorism," the FBI said, amid reports the female assailant had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group on Facebook.
5 December 2015

California shooters ‘family shocked’

Lawyers representing the family of the two San Bernardino attackers say, relatives are "in complete shock" over the shooting.
5 December 2015

3 dead in Colorado clinic shooting

Three people have died after a man exchanged gunfire with police from inside a birth control clinic in the US city of Colorado Springs, police say.
28 November 2015