March2017

News Hour: IOM and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) launched this week (13/03) a nationwide training programme on the use of the newly developed GIS Legal Handbook. Thirteen trainings are being rolled out in 10 regions...

News Hour: Bangladesh’s state-owned Sonali Bank has got approval from Bangladesh Bank to start the online money-transfer services with PayPal. The approval has been given to Sonali Bank by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank,...

News Hour: As part of its efforts to support the refugees and host communities in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia, IOM organized a training this week (15/03) for South Sudanese refugees on the impacts of deforestation...

News Hour: President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao addressed the high-level China Development Forum (CDF) 2017 that opened yesterday in Beijing and pledged ADB’s strong support for the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s)...

News Hour: A 59.60-carat diamond known as “The Pink Star” is returning to auction next month and could fetch a record $60 million, three years since it was sold for even more – only for the...

News Hour: Elena Vesnina survived a battle of attrition and nerves to beat fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday and secure the biggest title of her career,...

News Hour: Pop star Selena Gomez said she canceled her world tour last year and went to therapy because she was depressed, anxious and “my self-esteem was shot.” Gomez, 24, who has more than 113 million...

News Hour: Chuck Berry, who duck-walked his way into the pantheon of rock ‘n’ roll pioneers as one of its most influential guitarists and lyricists, creating raucous anthems that defined the genre’s sound and heartbeat, died...

News Hour: The memories of the woeful performance at Galle could not have been erased any better than the stellar performances of Mushfique and co at the Colombo’s P. Sara stadium on Sunday, reports BSS. Former...

News Hour: Sharper finishing is all that is required to take Manchester City to the next level, manager Pep Guardiola said after his side’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Guardiola’s cavalier approach came under scrutiny after City...