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10 August 2026 World

Scotland leader demands more power from Britain

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday called for new tax and welfare powers to be devolved to Scotland as a "priority".
10 May 2015

Castro thanks pope in Vatican visit

Cuban President Raul Castro met with Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday, thanking the pontiff for his role in brokering the recent
10 May 2015

8 cops among 22 killed in Macedonia clashes

Eight policemen and 14 gunmen have been killed in two days of clashes in the restive north of Macedonia, police said yesterday. "Eight
10 May 2015

Five killed in Swiss shooting

Five people were killed in a shooting in northern Switzerland, police said yesterday, rocking the normally tranquil nation. The shooter, a
10 May 2015

BGB, smugglers clash on Hili border, two injured

Two smugglers were injured in a clash between their cohorts and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Hili border in Hakimpur
10 May 2015

Military plane crash kills 4 in Spain

At least four people were killed when an Airbus A400M military plane crashed near Spain's southern Seville airport during a training
9 May 2015

Britain in new era after 'shock' polls

Britain was adjusting to a new political landscape yesterday after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decapitated the opposition and bolstered secessionists in Scotland.
9 May 2015

Miliband's 'tombstone' goes missing in UK

The hunt was on across Britain yesterday to find the defeated Labour Party's much-derided giant monolith bearing their election pledges carved in stone.
9 May 2015

UK’s youngest MP for 350 years

New MP Mhairi Black is now the youngest elected politician in Britain.
8 May 2015

Foreign powers congratulate Cameron

Foreign politicians is congratulating UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the election victory of his governing Conservative Party.
8 May 2015

Ivory Coast boy smuggled to Spain inside suitcase

An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled to Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say.
8 May 2015

UK election results: David Cameron pledges a 'greater Britain'

David Cameron promises to lead a government for "one nation" and make "Great Britain greater" as he returned to Downing Street as prime minister.
8 May 2015

NSA data collection 'illegal': US court

A US appeals court yesterday ruled that bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency is illegal.
7 May 2015

Take selfies and go to jail

Election officials in Britain have warned voters not to share pictures taken of themselves in polling booths as they cast ballots on Thursday, warning that a "selfie" could land them in jail.
7 May 2015

Lok Sabha passes India-Bangladesh boundary bill

The Indian Lok Sabha passes the constitution amendment bill to implement the historic land boundary agreement with Bangladesh.
7 May 2015

University teacher shot, robbed Tk 8 lakh in Dhaka

Muggers shoot a teacher of Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University and take away Tk 7.80 lakh from him in a broad daylight in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
7 May 2015

5 killed in Mymensingh lightning

At least four people including two schoolboys are killed and six injured by lightning in Debaura and Haluaghat upazilas of Mymensingh.
7 May 2015

Mother, daughter murdered in Ctg

Police recovered the slit-throat bodies of a woman and her eight-year-old daughter from their flat in Shadarghat area of Chittagong.
7 May 2015

Election 2015: Party leaders cast votes in general election

Millions of people will be casting their votes in the UK general election later.
7 May 2015

German dismantles far-right 'terror' group

German police yesterday arrested four people accused of belonging to a far-right "terror" organisation that acquired explosives for
6 May 2015