Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
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28 August 2026 Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
AFP, London
22 August 2026 Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
AFP, Cesenatico
21 August 2026 Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
AFP, London
15 August 2026 Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
AFP, Rome
15 August 2026 Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
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11 August 2026 Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
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10 August 2026 World

French president vows 'no mercy' if troops found guilty

French leader Francois Hollande yesterday vowed to "show no mercy" if peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic accused
30 April 2015

Google 'should be allowed in examinations'

Inevitably search engines such as Google will be allowed in public examinations, including GCSEs and A-Levels, the head of an exam board says.
30 April 2015

Ukraine rebels shut down aid agency

The offices of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in eastern Ukraine is closed down by pro-Russian rebels who accused it of spying.
30 April 2015

Potato chip making brings them solvency

Around 300 families of Srikishnapur village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district earned prosperity by producing potato chips on commercial basis.
29 April 2015

Unmanned spacecraft 'plunging to Earth'

An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft ferrying supplies to the International Space Station is plunging back to Earth and apparently out of control, an official said yesterday.
29 April 2015

City polls not credible: EWG

The Election Working Group (EWG), a non-partisan network of 28 leading civil society organisations in Bangladesh, says the city corporation elections are not credible due to malpractices and irregularities.
29 April 2015

50,000 Indian rupees seized

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 1500 ampoules of Indian sedative injection and 50,000 Indian
28 April 2015

Thakurgaon, Panchagarh farm labourers leave areas for work

A large number of farm labourers from Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are going to southern and north-eastern areas of the
27 April 2015

Airtel offers free calls to Nepal

Mobile operator Airtel has given its customers the scope to place free calls to earthquake-stricken Nepal for the next 48 hours starting from today.
27 April 2015

No Bangladeshi hurt in Nepal tremor jolt

No Bangladeshi citizens were reported to be injured in the Nepal earthquake that left over 700 dead.
25 April 2015

Vatican link in 'al-Qaeda' arrests

Suspected extremists being investigated in Italy over links to al-Qaeda may have been planning an attack on the Vatican in 2010, prosecutors say.
24 April 2015

Migrants killed by train on Macedonia railway track

At least 14 migrants are killed after being hit by a train on a well-trodden route across Macedonia to Western Europe, police say.
24 April 2015

Church canonises 1.5 million victims

The Armenian Church yesterday conferred sainthood on some 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Ottoman forces a century ago, in what is believed to be the biggest canonisation service in history.
23 April 2015

Queen makes Philip Australian knight

The Queen presents her husband with his Australian knighthood in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
23 April 2015

EU to hold emergency migrant summit

EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.
23 April 2015

Russia blames US for world security crises

Top Russian officials yesterday accused the United States of seeking political and military dominance in the world and sought to put blame on the West for international security crises, including the conflict in east Ukraine. Evoking Cold War-style rhetoric, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said a drive by the United States and its allies to bring Kiev closer to the West was a threat to Moscow and had forced it to react.
16 April 2015

40 drowned in new migrant sinking

More than 40 people have drowned off Sicily as Italy calls for more help from the EU to handle the surge in migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
16 April 2015

Pro-Russian journalist killed in Kiev

A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views has been shot dead in the capital Kiev.
16 April 2015

Russia's move could secure nuclear deal

Russia's decision to supply Iran with the S-300 missile air defence system was seen by critics in Israel and the United States as proof
15 April 2015

Six arrested in UK on suspicion of terrorism

British police have arrested six people on suspicion of terrorism after Turkish authorities stopped a group crossing the Syrian border,
15 April 2015