September2018

Flash floods and landslides caused by a downpour in Vietnam’s northern and central regions since late last week have killed 14 people and left four missing, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control...

Mercedes-Benz is set to unveil its much-anticipated electric SUV on Tuesday, marking the start of a German onslaught against Tesla’s dominance of the fast-growing market for premium battery cars. Daimler-owned Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen’s Audi and...

Renowned writer and Liberation War heroine Rama Chowdhury passed away in a city hospital early today. She was 79. “Chowdhury breathed her last at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) at 4.40 am due to old age...

Six-time champion Serena Williams survived a spirited challenge from unseeded Kaia Kanepi to triumph 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion looked set to romp...

The UAE said Monday it had postponed the unveiling of the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s most prized acquisition — a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, bought for a record $450 million. The painting, which was bought...

Two Reuters reporters jailed Monday by a Yangon court for seven years for breaching a draconian state secrets law should be released, the UN’s office in Myanmar said. “Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be...

The Kremlin on Monday said the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey would on Friday hold a tripartite summit in Iran seeking an end to the Syrian conflict. In a statement confirming the date of September...