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Bangla Press Desk: A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest du...
Staff Reporter: President Joe Biden When he climbed the Air Force One stairs on Friday, he stumbled and knelt many times. It is the latest in a series of incidents that raise his health concerns. Biden, 78, was aboard an aircraft at Andrews Air For...
Staff Reporter: Multiple law enforcement officials have confirmed at least ten people are dead, including one Boulder Police officer, in a shooting at the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive. The shooting happened after 2:30 p.m. and police arrived...
New York Correspondent : Catholic officials in Pennsylvania systematically covered up the molestation of more than 1,000 children by more than 300 priests over the past 70 years, according to a report released Tuesday on one of the most exhaustive...
Banglapress Online: Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it. McCain, who has died at the age of 81, was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of war, conservative maverick, giant of the Senate, twice-d...
Banglapress Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The Indian Prime Minister conveyed his greetings over telephone, according to Prime Min...
Staff Reporter: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration Wednesday over an order that would require international students to take classes in person this fall, despite rising coronavirus caseloa...
Banglapress Online: United Nations Chief has warned staff that the world body is running out of cash and urged member states to pay what they owe as soon as possible, according to letters seen by Reuters yesterday. Guterres said in a letter sent t...
Banglapress Online: Pakistan's electoral commission was expected to announce the full results of a disputed election on Friday, paving the way for the winner, former cricket hero Imran Khan, to begin searching for coalition partners. Khan, during...
New York Correspondent: An airline mechanic stole an empty plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with military jets pursuing him -- before crashing about 40 miles away, authorities said. The 76-seater aircraft took off without authori...
New York Correspondent: First lady Melania Trump’s parents were sworn in as US citizens on Thursday, completing a legal path to citizenship that their son-in-law has suggested eliminating. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, took the citiz...
Banglapress Online: 10 people have been shot in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California. According to the police, Three victims are in severe condition while the rest are being treated in a local hospital. Though multi...
Banglapress Online: More than 300 news outlets are launching a campaign on Thursday to counter President Donald Trump's attacks and promote a free press. The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president's "dir...
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