United States
A Sino-centric economic order
MUCH to the dismay of the United States (US), the Europeans are filling in applications to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
6 April 2015
US shocked at blogger Oyasiqur’s murder
The United States has expressed utter astonishment at the murder of independent writer Oyasiqur Rahman.
31 March 2015
Iran, powers close in on nuclear deal: officials
Iran and major powers are close to agreement on a 2- or 3-page accord with specific numbers that would form the basis of a long-term settlement aimed at ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, officials said
28 March 2015
US cares for Bangladesh: Biswal
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says the United States cares Bangladesh mentioning that Bangladesh-US relations are larger and stronger than ever
27 March 2015
Bangladesh political impasse impeding economic progress: US
The United States has said the violent political impasse in Bangladesh unfortunately is impeding the economic progress
26 March 2015
Ted Cruz to announce on Monday he plans to run for president, report says
Senator Ted Cruz will declare on Monday that he will run for president in 2016, making him the first major hopeful to formally enter the race
22 March 2015
New York house fire kills seven children in Brooklyn
Seven children have died in a house fire in New York City
22 March 2015
Yemen president appeals for ‘UN intervention’
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces
22 March 2015
A fair hearing for sovereign debt
LAST July, when United States federal judge Thomas Griesa ruled that Argentina had to repay in full the so-called vulture funds that had bought its sovereign debt at rock-bottom prices, the country was forced into default, or “Griesafault.”
13 March 2015
UK to join China-backed Asian development bank
Britain said it has sought to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, making it the first Western nation...
13 March 2015
Due process for Khaleda: US
United States hopes due process to be followed after an anti-corruption court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia
27 February 2015
US not at war with Islam - we are at war with the people who have perverted Islam, says Obama
President Barack Obama says US 'not at war with Islam - we are at war with people who have perverted Islam
19 February 2015
Challenging disorder
A few years after World War II, when the North Atlantic Treaty was ratified in the United States and our relationship with Europe was cemented, President Harry Truman said simply: “The more closely the nations of the Atlantic community can work together for peace, the better for all people, everywhere.”
12 February 2015