January2018

Iran has lifted restrictions imposed during recent protests on the country’s most popular social media app Telegram. AFP journalists were able to access the service on Sunday and officials confirmed it has been restored. “The information...

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to change the way Facebook operates people’s news feeds has cost him $3.3bn, with his personal net worth dropping by 4.4 per cent, it is believed. After Facebook went public with the news feed change on Thursday,...

American actor and director George Clooney will produce, co-direct and act in the new series “Catch-22,” the star’s first regular television role since he left “ER” nearly two decades ago. The limited series will be just...

Giant German Alexander Zverev has been widely tipped for greatness but has so far failed to go beyond a Grand Slam fourth round something he plans to fix at the Australian Open. The 20-year-old heads into...

State Minister for Information Tarana Halim today said more women participation in cinemas would contribute to making a world respectful towards women and their rights as equal as male. “Women should be not only silent spectators....

Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the ICC U-19 World Cup (WC) as they registered a massive 87-run victory over Namibia to begin their campaign on a strong note held on Saturday at Bert...

Authorities in southern California raised the death toll from mudslides that battered the region to 19 on Saturday as rescue workers continued the search for victims. Five people are still missing after the mudslides, according to...

More than 400,000 rural residents are estimated to directly benefit from the project’s infrastructure initiatives, and another 100,000 persons would benefit from the development of rural enterprises. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved...

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she would be able to make a judgment on whether to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence by the end of this year after a shape of a...

The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 168 passengers and crew had flown from Ankara and landed at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast late on Saturday. Panic broke out on a passenger jet when it skidded...