BRUSSELS, June 27 (agencies): EU leaders gave Russia until Monday to change policy on Ukraine or face the prospect of tougher sanctions. In a statement, the 28 European Union leaders said Moscow had to take four steps, among them clear...
BAGHDAD, June 27 (agencies): Iraqi forces fought for a strategically located university campus outside Tikrit Friday and bombarded the city in an effort to retake it from Sunni Arab insurgents. The military operation came after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki conceded...
MANILA, June 27 (AFP): Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Friday to deliver self-rule to minority Muslims by January 2015, in line with a peace treaty signed with its largest rebel group. "We're hoping that all the steps will be finished...
BEIJING, June 27 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar's leader Thein Sein held talks Friday as the relationship between the Asian giant and the longtime international pariah adapts to dramatic political changes. The two shook hands outside the Great...
KABUL, June 27 (AP): Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah led several thousand demonstrators through Kabul on Friday, upping the stakes in his protest against alleged election fraud that has triggered a political crisis. Abdullah has vowed to reject the election...
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 in southern India HYDERABAD, June 27: A massive explosion Friday on a state-owned gas pipeline running through the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least 16 people and gutted scores of homes, a...
Coach Vahid Halilhodzic insists Algeria have not forgotten the furore around their 1982 World Cup exit as they prepare to meet Germany in the last 16. A 1-1 draw against Russia on Thursday earned Halilhodzic's side a place in the...
NATAL (Brazil), June 27 (AFP): The United States' dream of an unprecedented last four place at the World Cup remains on track, but after a scrappy 1-0 defeat to Germany the Americans admit they must do far better if they...
This year Ramadan is likely to begin on June 28, just as the knockout stage of matches gets under way at the World Cup. It is the first time since 1986 that the tournament has coincided with Islam's holy month...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi have left Brazil with their tails between their legs highlighting the hard times for Europe at the World Cup. Having provided seven of the last eight...
The last 16 teams at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have been decided, and the knockout rounds get underway today (Saturday) when Brazil take on Chile. Notable casualties from the group stages include reigning champions Spain as well as...
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo had to say goodbye to Brazil World Cup Thursday. Portugal are out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but not before finally having found the path to victory by beating Ghana by 2-1 in...
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Stocks posted modest gains last week that ended Thursday as investors were on a spree buying shares of banks, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and power sector companies. The buyers evinced interest in banks, fuel and power and NBFI stocks as...
The local currency maintained stable tone during the week from June 22 to June 26 and was traded around the 77.63 level. The market will see the same tone next week as well. The average daily inter-bank USD/BDT transaction volume...
MUMBAI, June 27 (Reuters): Indian shares rose on Friday as defensive stocks such as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories jumped on the US regulator's approval for a key drug while IT stocks gained after rival Accenture Plc reported robust...
Four persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Jogarchar-Kamakha crossing on the Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway under Kalihati upazila of Tangail district Saturday morning. Officer in charge of Bangabandhu Bridge Purba Thana Akheruzzaman said the accident...
LONDON, June 27 (AFP): Europe's main stock markets recovered slightly on Friday as traders focused on regional growth data, a day after the release of poorly received US numbers. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies rose 0.19 per...
NEW YORK, June 27 (AFP): US stocks Thursday finished modestly lower following disappointing economic data even as shares for video camera maker GoPro soared in their first day of trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 21.38 points (0.13 per...
HONG KONG, June 27 (Reuters): The Big Four accounting firms have taken out adverts in Hong Kong newspapers, urging organisers of a civil campaign seeking greater democracy to resolve disputes through dialogue, saying they oppose any moves to shut down...
BNP is moving ahead with a plan to force the government to quit paving the way for holding a fresh election under a non-party government within January next. As per the plan, the party senior leaders said, they are preparing...
TOKYO, June 27 (AFP): Upward momentum is likely to re-emerge in the Tokyo market, analysts said Friday, as players wait for a key business confidence survey to gauge the impact of a Japanese tax hike. The market will look to...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 27 (AFP): Sulieman Benn starred in an action-packed afternoon session as the West Indies wrested the initiative from New Zealand by reducing the visitors to 217 for seven at tea on the first day of the third...
SAO PAULO, June 26 (AFP): Jan Vertonghen led 10-man Belgium to a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Thursday that gave them top place in their World Cup group and ended Asian hopes in the competition. The stand-in captain hit...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27 (AFP): Three matches, four goals and one dream: Argentina star Lionel Messi and Brazilian idol Neymar remain on collision course as the most entertaining World Cup in decades enters the knockout rounds on Saturday. The...
ROME, June 27 (AFP): The four month football ban ordered against Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for his World Cup bite is too harsh, the victim Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini said Friday. "I have always considered unequivocal the disciplinary interventions by...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27 (AFP): Ghana crashed out of the World Cup on Thursday hours after star players Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were sensationally thrown out of the squad for bust-ups with management. Ghana's fate was sealed with...
LONDON, June 27 (AFP): Defending champion Andy Murray targets a place in the Wimbledon last 16 Friday when he faces a man who could have been playing Spanish professional football if his life had taken a different turn. Roberto Bautista...
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