Hong Kong MPs reject 'fake democracy'

Hong Kong lawmakers yesterday rejected a Beijing-backed electoral reform package derided as "fake democracy" during mass protests last year, leaving the city in deadlock
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Germany, Russia see new Cold War

Russia accused Nato of reviving the ghost of the Cold War by encroaching close to its borders and seeking to change the strategic balance of power, as Germany denounced
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Its real, act now to save planet

Pope Francis yesterday urged the world to act quickly to prevent "extraordinary" climate change from destroying the planet and said wealthy countries must bear responsibility for creating the problem and for solving it.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Last month was hottest May in history: US

Last month marked the hottest May in modern history, continuing a troubling trend of rising global temperatures, US government scientists said yesterday.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bhola mayor sues three youths for stalking college girls

Bhola Municipality Mayor on Wednesday night filed a case against three youths on charge of stalking four college girls in Kalibari area of
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Global raids seige huge wildlife contraband

Global police have seized "huge amounts" of wildlife contraband, including some 12 tonnes of ivory, as well as rhino horn and whale bones, in a massive operation across 62
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

60m displaced worldwide: UN

Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the UN refugee agency said yesterday.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

South Korean MPs approve new premier

South Korea's ruling party-controlled legislation on Thursday approved President Park Geun-hye's choice for prime minster, ending a lengthy merry-go-round at the country's
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

US to put woman on new $10 bill

Alexander Hamilton, who has been featured on the $10 bill since 1929, is making way for a woman.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

FB CEO donates $5m to immigrants

Mark Zuckerberg made a donation of $5 million to a college fund for undocumented immigrants. The Facebook CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave the money to the "I'm In"
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

ISIS says shot down Iraqi fighter plane

Islamic State said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Thailand confirms first MERS case

Thai health officials yesterday said a 75-year-old man from Qatar was confirmed to have MERS, the country's first case after a deadly outbreak of the virus hit South Korea.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

'Arson attack' damages Israel 'miracle' church

A suspected arson attack damaged a revered Christian shrine in northern Israel overnight, and police detained 16 young Jewish settlers for questioning yesterday.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Kerry greets Muslims on eve of Ramadan

US Secretary of State John Kerry greeted Muslims across the globe on the occasion of Ramadan describing it as a season for heightened reflection, worship, compassion, and
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Russia questions US moon landing

The increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Russia might be about to face a new challenge: a Russian investigation into American moon landings.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

ISI held Osama prisoner for 6 years: Report

Pakistan's ISI had held Osama bin Laden prisoner for nearly six years in Abbottabad and handed him over to the US in a staged raid, a media report said on Wednesday in new
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Obama greets Muslims on Ramadan

US President Barak Obama offers his “warmest greetings” to the Muslims who are observing the holy month of Ramadan in the United States and abroad.
18 June 2015, 15:51 PM

Saif Ali Khan taken to court over 2012 Hotel Brawl

A Mumbai court on Thursday refers actor Saif Ali Khan and an NRI businessman to a mediation centre in an assault case dating from 2012.
18 June 2015, 13:08 PM

Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing poll plan

Legislators in Hong Kong rejects a controversial Beijing-backed election reform package that sparked mass protests last year.
18 June 2015, 12:45 PM

India nun attack 'rapist' arrested

Police investigating the rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal says they have arrested a key suspect in the crime.
18 June 2015, 12:26 PM