Microsoft is suing the US government over the right to tell its users when federal agencies want access to private data.

The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.

The United States has reaffirmed shelter for Bangladeshi bloggers and secular activists in view of the attacks and killings on the group in the South-Asian country. A spokesperson says US' Homeland Security will consider visa requests for bloggers and secular activists on "humanitarian parole".

US Secretary of State says his visit to the Japanese city of Hiroshima was a "gut-wrenching" reminder of the need to get rid of nuclear weapons.

The first uterus transplant in the US fails because of yeast infection, Cleveland Clinic, a multispecialty academic hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio, revealed on Friday.

A man who had to be rescued when he climbed a California cliff to propose to his girlfriend via cellphone video later was acting erratically and was found to be high on methamphetamine, authorities say.

A total of 27 Bangladeshi illegal migrants have been sent back home from the United States.

A surge in the number of executions recorded worldwide saw more people put to death last year than at any point since 1989, Amnesty International says.

An inspirational cover of an Eminem song posted on YouTube makes a 12-year-old boy an internet star.

The Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi, who was in the country ahead of World Cup qualifiers for his national team, and POTUS's daughters weren't able to connect, but Messi made good on the missed opportunity. He signs a pair of his No. 10 national team jerseys for the two and sends them to the White House.

President Barack Obama tells a nuclear summit in the US that the threat of a nuclear terrorist attack persists and the world must be resolute in foiling it. More than 50 nations were represented at the summit.

The United States will send back 30 Bangladeshis living there illegally.

The US say it will remain beside Bangladesh in the ongoing fight against violent extremism and terrorism, which threaten societies that cherish basic human freedom.

The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple's help, ending a court case, the US justice department says.

The second-in-command of so-called Islamic State (IS) has been killed in a US operation in Syria, US media report.

US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney has raised some serious questions about the New York Federal Reserve Bank's actions regarding the $101-million heist from the Bangladesh Bank account.

Stocks, emerging market currencies and oil all rallied in Asia after Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen lowered her expectations for US interest rate hikes this year.

The race for the Republican presidential nomination continues after Donald Trump wins a decisive victory in the key state of Florida but lost to John Kasich in Ohio.

The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. allows the withdrawal of the bulk of the funds suspected to have been stolen by computer hackers from the Bangladeshi central bank despite having received an order from its counterpart banks abroad to stop the payment.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman submits resignation letter to the PM amid criticism over the heist of US$101m from the central bank’s account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York by hackers last month.