Apple CEO Cook opposes Trump, backs 'dreamer' immigrants in Supreme Court
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday filed a brief at the US Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump's effort to end a programme th...Read More
US withholds UN aviation dues, calls for immediate whistleblower protections
The United States is withholding its dues to the UN’s aviation agency, arguing the body needs to move quickly with reforms like expanding pu...Read More
Iraq declares curfews as gunfights rage and protests spread nationwide
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday declared a curfew in Baghdad until further notice after at least seven people were killed...Read More
Jahangirnagar University students, teachers launch protest demanding VC’s resignation
The students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University have launched a strike on the campus demanding Vice-Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam'...Read More
Duchess of Sussex sues British tabloid over publication of letter
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has filed a lawsuit against a British tabloid and its parent company over the publication of a private letter...Read More
RAB chief wants imams on government payroll to make the fight against terrorism ‘easy’
The chief of the Rapid Action Battalion suggests the government should bring all imams and muezzins of mosques on its payroll to make the fi...Read More
US blocks import of goods from five nations in rare anti-slavery crackdown
The United States has blocked the import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labour from five countries, including clothing fro...Read More
India defends e-cigarette ban in court with attack on Juul
The impending introduction of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a...Read More
Myanmar to issue NIDs to Rohingyas after verification, says FM Momen
Myanmar has agreed to issue national identity cards or NIDs to all Rohingyas after verifying their credentials, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Mo...Read More
A goat can cost you: Coal India stops work as locals spar over animal death
Protests by locals in eastern India over a trespassing goat killed in an accident halted operations and cost Coal India unit Mahanadi Coalfi...Read More
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