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December 18, 2019 11:21 AM

Judge rules in favor of US effort to take Snowden book money

<span style="color: #222222;">In the United States, a judge has ruled that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden violated secrecy agreements with the government that allow it to claim proceeds from a memoir he published earlier this year.<br...

December 18, 2019 9:51 AM

US opposes lifting key sanctions against North Korea

<span style="color: #222222;">United States has said that it opposes a draft resolution proposed by China and Russia that would terminate UN sanctions on key North Korean exports.<br />'' <br />'' The US called the measu...

December 18, 2019 9:16 AM

Bangladesh tops WEF Gender Gap Report in South Asia

Bangladesh is the only country to feature in the top 50 of the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday. It is the best performing country in South Asia in reducing the gender gap for women.<br />'' <br />'' B...

December 18, 2019 9:12 AM

Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason

<span style="color: #222222;">Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf was today sentenced to death in a case of treason for subverting the Constitution.<br />''<br />''This is the first time in Pakistan's h...

December 18, 2019 9:02 AM

US Congress ends decades-old arms Cyprus arms embargo, in blow to Turkey

The US Congress last night voted to lift a decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus, defying Turkey by seeking warmer ties at a time of renewed tensions.<br />'' <br />'' The Senate approved the measure as part of a massive Defense spending Bill that passed ...

December 18, 2019 8:54 AM

US: Four killled, several injured across South in outbreak of twisters

<span style="color: #222222;">In United States, four people were killed and a dozen injured in a swarm of tornadoes and other storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' The d...

December 18, 2019 7:12 AM

16 civilians killed in Syria airstrikes

<span style="color: #222222;">In Syria, at least 16 civilians  has been killed in airstrikes and artillery shelling amid intensified violence in rebel-held areas of northwestern part of the country.</span><br />''&amp...

December 17, 2019 10:08 PM

Controversy erupts over Razakar list in Bangladesh

<span style="color: #222222;">A controversy has erupted in Bangladesh over the list of collaborators who helped Pakistan during the Liberation War of 1971.<br />''<br />''The first list of 10,789 names of the collaborato...

December 17, 2019 9:10 PM

Pope Francis abolishes "pontifical secret" used in clergy sex abuse cases

Pope Francis has abolished the pontifical secret used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism.<br />''<br />''The high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and keep law enforcement from investiga...

December 17, 2019 8:10 PM

UN chief urges world to share refugee burden equitably

<span style="color: #222222;">UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to take joint responsibility to care for a surging number of displaced people.<br />''<br />''In his opening speech to the Globa...

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