December2017
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10 dead in Chittagong stampede during funeral rite for former mayor Mohiuddin
Dec 18, 2017At least 10 people have died in Chittagong in a stampede during a funeral rite for former mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury on Monday. The death toll is expected to rise as several others have been injured... -
Break in winds helps California battle historic wildfire
Dec 18, 2017Calming winds on Sunday helped firefighters slow the spread of a California wildfire that already ranks as the third largest in state history, having scorched 270,000 acres (109,000 hectares) along the scenic Pacific Coast north of... -
Japan exports boom, but inflation not following script in blow to Bank of Japan exit plan
Dec 18, 2017Japanese exports accelerated sharply in November, yet again pointing to growing momentum in the world’s third-biggest economy. There was just one catch: inflation remained stubbornly low and well off the central bank’s 2 percent target. The... -
A Victory Day of Bangladesh with Malaysia Local Guides
Dec 18, 2017Bangladeshi Google Local guide community representative and Google Crowdsource Representative Mr. Pavel Sarwar celebrated this year Victory Day of Bangladesh with local guides from all around the world. Google Local guides from Malaysia, India, Pakistan, United... -
Trump to say in security speech that China is competitor
Dec 18, 2017President Donald Trump will lay out a new U.S. national security strategy on Monday based on his “America First” policy and will, among other items, make clear that China is a competitor, two senior U.S. officials... -
3 Indian TV channels call Gujarat state polls in favor of PM Modi’s party
Dec 18, 2017Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party won an assembly election in western Gujarat state on Monday, three news television channels said. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won more than 100 seats of the 182 assembly... -
Honduran President Hernandez declared winner of November 26 election
Dec 18, 2017Honduras’ electoral tribunal on Sunday declared conservative President Juan Orlando Hernandez the official winner of the Nov. 26 presidential election, sparking fraud accusations and calls for renewed street protests after a bitterly disputed contest. Hernandez beat... -
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak killed 26 people and in Philippines
Dec 18, 2017The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation. Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more... -
Six people killed in the central British city of Birmingham
Dec 18, 2017Four men in a car were all thrown from their vehicle and three of them died at the scene. The fourth is in a critical condition. Police said there were a total of six cars involved... -
Vladimir Putin thanked Donald Trump for the CIA’s help in foiling a plot to attack the city of Saint Petersburg
Dec 18, 2017The FSB announced on Friday it had arrested seven members of a cell that had been planning a suicide attack and “the killing of citizens” in crowded areas of Russia’s second city. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
