WASHINTON, July 23 (Reuters): A deluge of Central American children pouring into the United States threatens to burst the seams of already overstuffed immigration courts, and President Barack Obama's steps to ease the crisis are likely to make matters worse...
BAGHDAD, July 23 (AP): Iraqi officials say the death toll from a late night suicide attack targeting a police checkpoint in Baghdad has climbed to 31 people, most of them civilians. The bomber had rammed his explosives-packed car into a...
KANO, July 23 (AFP): A suicide bomb on Wednesday in the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna killed at least 25 people, in what appeared to be an assassination attempt on a cleric who has criticised Boko Haram, police said. "We...
BANGKOK, July 23 (AP): A new temporary constitution gives Thailand's military government sweeping powers in the run-up to a planned 2015 election, and a senior army official says the junta leader could serve as interim premier. Thailand adopted the charter...
Syria air raid kills 6 children BEIRUT, July 23: Six children from the same family were killed in an air strike by government forces on a village in the northern province of Aleppo, a monitoring group said Wednesday. The Syrian...
Dhaka Abahani Ltd finished runners-up in the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League beating Chittagong Abahani Ltd by a solitary goal in their last match at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday, reports UNB. With the day's outcome, Dhaka Abahani...
KARACHI, July 23 (AFP): The Pakistan Cricket Board is set next week to adopt a new constitution intended to make the appointment of its chairman more democratic and weaken political influence. The changes come as the board prepares to hold...
COLOMBO, July 23 (AFP): South African skipper Hashim Amla on Wednesday backed struggling leg-spinner Imran Tahir to come good, saying he had the qualities to be a match-winning bowler. The 35-year-old Pakistan-born spinner took just one wicket off 45 overs...
ATLANTA, July 23 (AFP): Australian eighth seed Marinko Matosevic and Uzbek sixth seed Denis Istomin advanced to the second round of the $568,000 ATP Atlanta Open with straight-set triumphs Tuesday. In the first American hardcourt warm-up event ahead of next...
LONDON, July 23 (AFP): Manchester United are prepared to break transfer records in order to give new manager Louis van Gaal the players he wants, according to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. The English giants have already spent over 50 million...
Barcelona buy defender Mathieu for $27 million BARCELONA, July 23: Spanish giants Barcelona said Wednesday they have bought 30-year-old French defender Jeremy Mathieu from Valencia for EUR20 million ($27 million). Barcelona have been seeking to bolster their defence since Carlos...
Khairul Islam | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
The telecom regulator is set to go tough against the international gateway (IGW) operators which failed to pay the outstanding dues including renewal fee of licence and revenue sharing within the stipulated time, officials said. According to the official data,...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Shoppers are now busy buying prayer accessories like topi or traditional prayer cap, attar, surma (kohl) and tashbi, at the peak of shopping binge, to accomplish their festival preparation as the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration is barely five days ahead. The sales...
India likely to grow at 6.0pc in 2014-15 NEW DELHI, July 23: The Indian economy is likely to grow at six per cent in 2014-15 and if the new government delivers on its promise of good governance, reversion to a...
FE Report | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said trade among the SAARC countries should be increased for the benefits of 1.6 billion people of the region. The minister, who is now in Thimphu for attending the 8th meeting of ministerial council of...
NEW DELHI, July 23 (AFP): India's new government has called for reforms to the World Bank structure to reflect the "emerging" clout of developing nations in a meeting with visiting bank chief Jim Yong Kim. The government, which took office...
LONDON, July 23 (AFP): Bank of England policymakers unanimously agreed to keep its main interest rate at a record low level of 0.50 per cent, according to minutes of the last meeting published on Wednesday. Members of the Monetary Policy...
BRUSSELS, July 23 (AFP): After months of tough negotiations, the European Commission will recommend a new energy savings target of 30 per cent on Wednesday as part of plans to combat global warming, an EU source said. The source, who...
LAGOS, July 23 (Xinhua): Poverty rate in Nigeria has dropped from 35.2 per cent to 33.1 per cent in 2013, a latest World Bank report said on Tuesday. The decrease represents a dramatic drop from an estimated poverty rate of...
YANGON, July 23 (Xinhua): Myanmar has set up a national-level committee in an effort to move the country out of least developed country (LDC) category, state media reported today. Presided by Vice President U Nyan Tun, the committee has been...
TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters): Japan will cut discretionary spending such as public works by 10 per cent in next fiscal year's budget, a draft document showed, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government seeks to cut the government's enormous deficit even...
HANOI, July 23 (Xinhua): The total revenue of border trade between Vietnam and China hit US$2.61 billion in the first half of 2014, up 13 per cent year-on-year, according to Vietnam's Border Trade Steering Committee. Statistics of the committee show...
LONDON, July 23 (UNB) : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the Bangladeshi expatriates, especially that of Sylhet diaspora, to invest more in Bangladesh, including the energy sector. She made the request when a five-member delegation of All...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post, Telecommunication and information Technology Ministry Wednesday asked the telecom regulator BTRC to ensure accountability and transparency in the operation of international gateway (IGW) operators for boosting revenue from international call, reports BSS. The parliamentary...
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