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Bus crash in Malaysia kills 14 people
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring 16 others, officials said. The bus, heading from southern Johor state to... -
JMB leader’s wife and 3 others surrender in Bangladesh
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: Four including two women and two children surrendered to the police as the law enforcing agencies were continuing a raid in Ashkona area of capital city Dhaka, Bangladesh to capture some militant suspects. Among... -
Libyan plane hijackers surrender in Malta
Dec 23, 2016News Hour: Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane Friday and diverted it to Malta before releasing everyone onboard and surrendering to authorities, officials said, reports BSS. “Final crew members leaving aircraft... -
Donald Trump named Kellyanne Conway to serve as counselor to the president
Dec 22, 2016News Hour: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to serve as counselor to the president, his transition team said in a statement.Conway, 49, currently a senior adviser on Trump’s transition... -
A fire engulfed 140 houses, shops and other buildings in Japan
Dec 22, 2016News Hour: A fire engulfed about 140 houses, shops and other buildings in a Japanese coastal city on Thursday, injuring five people but causing no deaths, a fire official said. The military was called in to... -
Investigators found fingerprints of a Tunisian suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack on the door of the truck
Dec 22, 2016News Hour: Investigators found fingerprints of a Tunisian suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack on the door of the truck that ploughed through the crowds, killing 12, German media said on Thursday, as a nationwide... -
Japan approved biggest annual defense budget
Dec 22, 2016News Hour: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet on Thursday approved Japan’s biggest annual defense budget in the face of North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and a territorial row with China. The Cabinet approved 5.13 trillion... -
Famous Bangladeshi folk singer Abdul Gafur Hali passes away
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: Legendary folk singer and composer Abdul Gafur Hali died of old age complications here at the age of 88 early today, reports BSS. Hali, lyricist of Bangla folk, mystical and local songs, and composer... -
Aleppo evacuation resumes after day-long hold-up
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: Buses carrying Syrian civilians and fighters began leaving the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Wednesday after being stalled for a day, aid officials and pro-government media reports said. Obstacles hindering evacuations from east... -
Mark Zuckerberg’s new product Jarvis! It’s awesome
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: When new engineers join Facebook—no matter whether they’re just out of college or VP-level veterans—they spend their first six weeks in Bootcamp, an intensive program designed to help them learn the ins and outs...
