May2018

The sixth edition of Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) rolls out with the call to action “Bright minds, reducing inequalities”. TYF 2018 is looking for talented individuals to represent Bangladesh at the global center stage of youth...

Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, announced Alcon Cares Project 100, which aims to reduce cataract blindness by providing equipment to perform phaco surgeries. Alcon Cares, a foundation that oversees equipment and product donations...

Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, official results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran’s growing regional clout. The leader of Shi’ite Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown himself into a campaign to win a tight state election this weekend and secure a beachhead in the south, ahead of his own re-election bid next year. Karnataka state,...

U.S. President Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European allies who have struggled to persuade him that it has halted...

In response to the UN Security Council’s six month renewal of the mandate of the UN mission that has been monitoring a ceasefire in Western Sahara since 1991 and its outline of steps for a return...

On 28 April, 56 Chadian men – including 17 unaccompanied children – were assisted by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, after an operation conducted two days earlier by police forces at the Libyan border. The operation...

Multinational e-commerce company Alibaba Group has acquired South Asia’s largest e-commerce platform, Daraz Group said Tuesday. Daraz was founded in 2012 and has grown into a leading e-commerce company in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and...

The New Zealand pair of Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan complete the ICC World XI line-up for the fund-raising Twenty20 International against the Windies at Lord’s on 31 May. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ronchi and fast bowler McClenaghan join...

On another exciting final day’s play at an ICC World Cricket League tournament, this time Division 4 in Malaysia, both Uganda and Denmark secured qualification to Division 3. With Saturday’s matches being replayed today, all positions...