June2017

News Hour: Yemen is in the grip of a runaway cholera epidemic that is killing one person nearly every hour and if not contained will threaten the lives of thousands of people in the coming months,...

News Hour: BRAC in Liberia celebrated the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development across the country. All area offices, branch offices and the country office got involved for the occasion. The country office...

News Hour: The UN Migration Agency, has launched an appeal for USD 3.7 million to help Rohingya migrants living in settlements in Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Mora. The storm hit the country’s coastline around Cox’s Bazar...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Yanchang Petroleum Group, and Northwest University for a...

News Hour: A top South Korean cinema chain said Thursday it would not screen a Netflix-backed blockbuster if the US streaming giant insists on releasing the film online simultaneously. The movie, “Okja,” directed by South Korean...

News Hour: Usain Bolt’s journey from country boy to Olympic gold medal hero and global sports icon has its roots in the rugged and isolated Jamaican village of Sherwood Content. Reaching the tiny hamlet entails a...

News Hour: North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul’s defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons...

News Hour: Thousands of nominations flooded in for the fifth annual British Indian Awards over the past months and the full list of finalists has now been compiled. Based on a vote by the British public,...

News Hour: Bangladesh has called the developed countries particularly the G7 for meaningful transfer of marine and other technologies to LDCs, expected funding and exploration of new sources of financing to prevent ocean pollution. “The LDCs...

News Hour: Three more people were arrested Wednesday in connection with London’s weekend terrorist attack, on the eve of Britain’s election, police said. Two men were arrested by police “supported by firearms officers” on a street...