May2017
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Banani Rape: Shafat and Sadman detained in Sylhet
May 11, 2017News Hour: Two accused in the much-talked-about Banani rape case, Shafat Ahmed and his friend Sadman Sakif, were detained in Sylhet on Thursday evening. Police’s assistant inspector general (confidential) Md. Moniruzzaman told the Prothom Alo that... -
South Korea urges ‘parallel’ talks and sanctions to rein in North Korea
May 11, 2017News Hour: South Korea’s new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea’s weapons development on Thursday, urging both dialogue and sanctions while also aiming to ease Chinese anger about a U.S. anti-missile system.... -
Shah Rukh Khan: “I sell dreams, and I peddle love to millions of people” [VIDEO]
May 11, 2017News Hour: “My friends Chris (TED curator) and Juliet called me here to speak about the future you, and naturally I’m going to speak about the present me.” In the 17-minute talk, SRK reflected on his... -
‘A million questions’ on Syria after Astana deal
May 11, 2017News Hour: The United Nations still has a million questions about a Syria deal struck last week by Russia, Turkey and Iran, with aid convoys almost totally stalled despite a reported reduction in the fighting, a... -
Skirmishes over culture strain alliance between Saudi rulers, clerics
May 11, 2017News Hour: When senior Saudi cleric Abdulaziz al-Tarifi told his almost one million Twitter followers that musical instruments were ungodly, it helped spark a hashtag among like-minded Saudis that “the people reject music academies”. The hashtag,... -
It has caught killer of a top Gaza militant, Hamas says
May 11, 2017News Hour: The Hamas Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip said on Thursday it has apprehended the killer of one of its senior commanders and that he carried out the assassination on Israel’s orders. Mazen... -
aides says, Comey infuriated Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony
May 11, 2017News Hour: The anger behind Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned... -
Jay Z fortune jumps 30 percent but Diddy reigns in rap rich list
May 11, 2017News Hour: Jay Z’s fortunes jumped 30 percent last year to give him an estimated net worth of $810 million, but it was not enough to dethrone Sean “Diddy” Combs from the top of Forbes annual... -
Newlywed McIlroy ready for Players challenge
May 11, 2017News Hour: Rory McIlroy believes that tying the knot can give his golf game a lift as he prepares for an assault on the $10.5 million Players Championship in Florida this week. World number two McIlroy,... -
Shashank Manohar to remain ICC chairman till 2018
May 11, 2017News Hour: India’s Shashank Manohar will stay on as chairman of the International Cricket Council until the end of his elected term in June 2018, the game’s world governing body said Wednesday. Manohar, who resigned from...
