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Germany facing flu scare before France quarter

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Joachim Löw has confirmed that seven of his Germany players are showing symptoms of illness in the buildup to today’s World Cup quarter-final against France. Days after Mats Hummels was ruled out of the game against Algeria due to sickness,...

Facing Belgium, Argentina may need more than Messi

2014-07-04 00:00:00

So far none of Argentina’s opponents has been able to stop Lionel Messi. Perhaps Belgium has what it takes. But even if doesn’t, the Red Devils present a fresh challenge for Argentina at this World Cup. For the first time...

Cup kicks up brisk business in Copacabana

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Business is booming along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, with throngs of World Cup fans buying flip-flops, devouring Brazilian-style fried chicken and drinking coconut water right from the fruit. Juan de Lima, manager of the Ray e Ysarah food and...

150 killed in Sudan clans battle

2014-07-04 00:00:00

At least 150 people were killed and 100 more injured in a battle between rival Sudanese clans near an oil-drilling site, state-linked media reported on Thursday night. The fighting in West Kordofan state between two sub-groups of the Misseriya tribe...

Ershad recites poem in Parliament

2014-07-04 00:00:00

HM Ershad has addressed Parliament through a poem he wrote for a peaceful Bangladesh. The Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman read out his composition – ‘Our journey begins … want to build our beloved Bangladesh’ - during his concluding speech at...

BSF seize drugs, gold worth Rs 100m in June

2014-07-04 00:00:00

India’s Border Security Force (BSF), deployed on south Bengal frontier of the Indo-Bangladesh border, have seized contraband and gold worth over Rs 100 million and held about 244 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants in June, an official release said on Thursday. Besides...

Zigatola tannery fire tamed

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Firefighters doused the fire which broke out at a tannery plant in Zigatola area in the city on Friday morning. However, no casualty is reported. Fire Service sources said the fire erupted at ‘Bhulua Tannery’ at Tannery More in the...

4 cops suspended for dereliction of duty

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Four policemen of a Chuadanga court have been closed to the district police lines on charges of dereliction of duty. The punitive action was taken against Ishak Ali, sub-inspector of the court, constables Azizul Haque, Touhidul Islam and Shaheen Mia....

Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US East Coast

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Hurricane Arthur has made landfall on North Carolina’s Outer Banks off the US East Coast. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said Arthur reached land about 11:15 pm Thursday between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina. Arthur was a...

1 killed in clash over land

2014-07-04 00:00:00

A man was killed and 15 other people were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land-related dispute in Hatibandha Upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Alom Mia, 35, son of...

6 get life for murder

2014-07-04 00:00:00

A court in Kurigram has sentenced six people to life in prison for murder in Phulbari Upazila. Kurigram Additional Sessions Judge Nur Mohammad Shariar Kabir delivered the verdict on Thursday in the ‘Shamsul’ murder case. The court also fined each...

Libya missile attack: Bodies of 2 siblings arrive

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The bodies of two Bangladeshi siblings Swapan and Milon, who were killed in a missile attack on their residential camp in Benghazi city in eastern Libya, arrived at home on Friday morning. A flight of Turkish Airlines carrying the two...

17,716 tonnes VGF rice allocated for Rangpur div during Ramadan

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The government has allocated 17,716.85 tonnes rice under special Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme for the poor of Rangpur division to assist them in celebrating the holy Ramadan month and Eid-ul-Fitr festival. According to official sources, over 1.77 million VGF...

Hamas \\\'ready for Gaza ceasefire\\\' if Israeli raids stop

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Hamas has offered to halt its rocket attacks if Israel stops its air raids on the Gaza Strip. A source with the Palestinian militant group said Egyptian intelligence officials had brokered a potential ceasefire. Israel has not commented. In the...

Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline China \\\'credible\\\' - investigator

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Allegations that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) systematically bribed doctors in China are credible, says an investigator hired by the firm. Peter Humphrey was hired only to investigate who was behind a suspected smear campaign against GSK. But after he finished...

Flyover collapses in Brazil World Cup host city

2014-07-04 00:00:00

A flyover has collapsed on to vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people. The concrete and steel bridge, which was under construction, fell on to traffic on a busy highway. The front of...

Rolf Harris due to be sentenced for 12 indecent assaults

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced for indecently assaulting four girls - including one who was seven or eight - in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The musician and artist, 84, was found guilty of all the 12 charges...

India to provide four free vaccines, including rotavirus

2014-07-04 00:00:00

India will provide four new vaccines free of cost as part of a programme to reduce child mortality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. They include one for rotavirus, which kills thousands of children a year. The disease causes dehydration...

Mandalay in Myanmar under curfew as clashes continue

2014-07-04 00:00:00

A curfew has been imposed in Myanmar's second city, Mandalay, following two nights of violence in which local police say two men died. Reports say a Buddhist man died after being slashed with a sword by Muslims and that another...

Indian PM Narendra Modi on maiden Kashmir visit

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first visit to Indian-administered Kashmir amidst a protest shutdown called by separatist groups. Modi inaugurated a railway line in the Jammu region before travelling to Kashmir Valley to launch a hydro-power station and...

Syria conflict: UK planned to train and equip 100,000 rebels

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The UK drew up plans to train and equip a 100,000-strong Syrian rebel army to defeat President Bashar al-Assad. The secret initiative, put forward two years ago, was the brainchild of the then most senior UK military officer, General Sir...

HS2 boss plans to pay 30 people more than PM

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The boss of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail project has said he plans to pay as many as 30 people more than the prime minister's £140,000 salary. The coalition government has repeatedly said public servants should not be given...

Phone-hacking trial: Andy Coulson due to be sentenced

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson is due to be sentenced after he was found guilty of conspiracy to hack phones. Coulson, who went on to become director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, will be sentenced...

Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 17,000 for first time

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed above 17,000 for the first time, buoyed by investor confidence about the global economy. The US stock index, which is made up some of the biggest global firms, rose 92 points to finish...

China\\\'s top paper dismisses fears Hong Kong autonomy being eroded

2014-07-04 00:00:00

China's top newspaper on Friday dismissed fears that the autonomy of the former British colony of Hong Kong was being eroded, saying Beijing's policy had not and would not change, following mass pro-democracy protests earlier in the week. Hong Kong...

Google reverses decision to delete British newspaper links

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Google Inc GOOGL.O GOOG.O on Thursday reversed its decision to remove several links to stories in Britain's Guardian newspaper, underscoring the difficulty the search engine is having implementing Europe's ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling. The Guardian protested the removal of...

Hurricane Arthur scythes through Outer Banks of North Carolina

2014-07-04 00:00:00

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has hit the North Carolina coast, a wet and windy spoiler of the July Fourth holiday for thousands of Americans as authorities ordered them to evacuate exposed areas. Hurricane Arthur crossed the coast...

Double-digit profit growth may return in second quarter

2014-07-04 00:00:00

With all the hoopla over the Dow topping 17,000 out of the way, the market's next focus will be whether the fast-approaching earnings season can justify US stocks continuing their climb further into record territory. Many factors point to a...

World stocks hold at all-hit time after bumper week

2014-07-04 00:00:00

World stocks were enjoying the view at an all-time high on Friday, lifted by a strong week of US economic data and promises from the European Central Bank that cheap money will be sloshing around for years. European shares opened...

Asian stocks, dollar rise on upbeat US jobs data

2014-07-04 00:00:00

Asian shares and the dollar firmed on Friday, catching a lift from US stocks' surge to record highs after US jobs data showed the lowest unemployment rate in six years and underscored the strength of the economic recovery. MSCI's broadest...