UK

First 'in womb' stem cell trial to begin

The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
12 October 2015, 08:10 AM

RAF helicopter crash: Five Nato staff die in Afghanistan

Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
12 October 2015, 05:26 AM

Heart attack test 'cuts hospital stays'

A blood test can more than halve the number of people admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack, say doctors.
8 October 2015, 07:55 AM

Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling

A pact that helped the tech giants and others send personal data from the EU to the US has been ruled invalid.
7 October 2015, 15:51 PM

Diplomats seek additional security

In the wake of killing of two foreign nationals in Bangladesh, diplomats in Dhaka seek additional security everywhere across the country.
6 October 2015, 09:50 AM

PM seeks bigger investment by expats

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the expatriate Bangladeshis in UK to invest in their own country, especially in agro-processing industries, in a bigger way.
3 October 2015, 05:24 AM

PM reaches London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached London from New York en route home after winding up her eight-day official visit to the United States.
2 October 2015, 09:13 AM

UK team germinates critically endangered Japanese birch

UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining.
30 September 2015, 11:30 AM

Foreign missions’ alert surprises PM

There is no justification of alert, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says expressing her surprise as some diplomatic missions in Dhaka issued the alert for their nationals following the murder of an Italian citizen in Dhaka.
30 September 2015, 07:45 AM

Syria war: 'Assad must go' to ensure IS defeat - Obama

US President Barack Obama has said defeating Islamic State in Syria would only be possible if President Bashar al-Assad stepped down.
30 September 2015, 05:28 AM

Militant attack fear: US, Canada alert citizens in Bangladesh

A day into murder of an Italian in Dhaka, US and Canada advise their citizens to limit their movement while in Bangladesh, saying they have info that militants may target foreigners here.
29 September 2015, 05:11 AM

Skype service taken offline by network problems

A problem with Skype's status system causes many people to be unable to use the service currently.
21 September 2015, 11:38 AM

UK guarantees £2bn nuke deal

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the UK will guarantee a £2bn deal under which China will invest in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
21 September 2015, 05:44 AM

Khaleda flies to London for treatment

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves for London for celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with her family members.
15 September 2015, 15:43 PM

Iran foreign minister due tomorrow

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.
14 September 2015, 14:25 PM

Khaleda to leave for London tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will leave for London tomorrow for eye treatment.
14 September 2015, 11:21 AM

Next two years hottest, says Met Office

The next two years could be the hottest on record globally, says research from the UK's Met Office.
14 September 2015, 04:35 AM

Sofia Vergara, Kaley Cuoco are TV's highest-paid actresses

"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting of "The Big Bang Theory" fame have emerged as the highest earning television actresses.
10 September 2015, 11:36 AM

Cameron facing IS drone strike questions

David Cameron is facing questions over the decision to carry out a drone strike in Syria which killed two British Islamic State jihadists.
8 September 2015, 06:09 AM

Stonehenge researchers 'may have found largest neolithic site' (video)

Stone monoliths found buried near Stonehenge could have been part of the largest neolithic monument built in Britain, archaeologists believe.
7 September 2015, 14:48 PM