A haul of planets from Nasa's Kepler telescope includes a world sharing many characteristics with Earth.

Cuba and the United States formally renewed diplomatic ties Monday, as embassies reopened in their respective capitals, a powerful move toward burying decades of enmity between the Cold War foes.

American comedian Bill Cosby admitted trying to pay women to keep quiet after having sex with them, according to testimony obtained by the New York Times.

When US President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize early in his first term, he acknowledged the controversy surrounding

Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain meets Syed Ashraful Islam before succeeding him as the new minister for Local Government and Rural Development.

Hackers that breached US government databases stole the personal information of at least 21.5 million people, officials said on Thursday.

FBI officer Matthew Lowry's drug addiction sentences him to three years in prison for stealing heroin he had collected as evidence.

Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has lashed out at US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton for their views on same sex marriage, alleging that they evolved their views based on opinion polls.

Hours after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, Hillary Clinton told hundreds of Virginia Democrats on

Two people are killed in monsoon rain-triggered landslide while bodies of four persons, who were washed away on Thursday, found in Cox’s Bazar. .

The head of US intelligence said Thursday that China is "the leading suspect" in a massive data breach of Washington's government

The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.

The US Supreme Court yesterday upheld a disputed portion of President Barack Obama's landmark health care reform, in a major legacy-building victory for his administration.

A global survey of 40 countries by the Pew Research Center finds that large numbers of people have a favourable opinion of the United States, its economy and the US-led fight against the Islamic State.

A mysterious, "large" face on the cliffside of an island in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in Canada has recently been re-discovered by a man, reports ABC News.

The US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington said yesterday, in the midst of the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine.

President Barack Obama used the n-word to make a point about the reality of racism in America during an interview released yesterday

A group of teachers confines Vice-Chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) to his office after he returns from a two-month leave.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Masudpur border in Shibganj upazila of the district on Saturday night.

A newborn cried out two hours after she was declared dead at a private clinic in Domar municipality area of the district on Friday.