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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

Kunduz: Afghan MSF hospital strike a mistake, says US

The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan says an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.
6 October 2015, 15:57 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

California enacts right-to-die law for terminally ill

California joins four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision.
6 October 2015, 05:11 AM

Oregon community college gunman 'left behind manifesto'

The man accused of killing nine people at a community college in Oregon left behind a manifesto detailing his grievances, US media report.
6 October 2015, 04:56 AM

Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership

The US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries sign a controversial and sweeping trade agreement that covers about 40 percent of the world economy.
5 October 2015, 15:31 PM

Newly-discovered mammal species survived dinosaur extinction

Scientists have discovered a species of ancient mammal that survived the event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
5 October 2015, 06:36 AM

Orphaned Raccoon lives like a family member

A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.
4 October 2015, 05:28 AM

Sepp Blatter: Coca-Cola among sponsors saying Fifa boss must go

Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald's calling for him to go immediately.
3 October 2015, 06:55 AM

'Fight or flight': Student at US college shooting

Students at a US college in Oregon where 10 people were killed by a lone gunman on Thursday described scenes of panic and terror as they ran for their lives or hid in classrooms.
2 October 2015, 07:13 AM

Obama blasts gun politics after US college shooting

President Barack Obama angrily said on Thursday America had made a "political choice" to allow mass shootings like the one in Oregon to occur and blasted the National Rifle Association (NRA) lobby group for blocking reform of US gun laws.
2 October 2015, 06:52 AM

11 dead in Afghan plane crash

At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says.
2 October 2015, 04:35 AM

10 killed, 20 hurt in Oregon school shooting: CNN

10 people are reported killed and more than 20 wounded in a shooting at a community college in the US state of Oregon, according to CNN.
1 October 2015, 19:18 PM

Donald Trump: I would send Syrian refugees home

Donald Trump says he would send home all Syrian refugees the US accepts, if he becomes president.
1 October 2015, 05:17 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

Syria conflict: Russia considers joining anti-IS air strikes

Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets, President Vladimir Putin says.
29 September 2015, 05:14 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

Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over hajj, demands apology

Iran demands an apology from Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 769 people at the hajj pilgrimage, accusing its rival of seeking to evade blame.
27 September 2015, 05:15 AM

Skypower to invest $4.3b in solar power

Skypower Global, one of the world's largest and most successful utility-scale solar power producing companies, would invest 4.3 billion US dollars in solar power sector in Bangladesh.
26 September 2015, 07:51 AM