Top Bangladesh Islamist ‘may hang next week’
DHAKA : Bangladesh may hang a senior Islamist leader as early as next week after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for war crimes, the law minister said Thursday. Mohammad Kamaruzzaman of the Jamaat-e-Islami party would be the second senior Islamist to hang for crimes committed during the... read more »
8 million rats in New York? Legend might be flawed
NEW YORK: For some years, statistics have suggested that New York City was getting safer, cleaner and more expensive. Now there is data to suggest the city may not be home to as many rats as New Yorkers might have thought – or liked to boast about to visitors. Jonathan Auerbach, a 26-year-old... read more »
After midterm elections, Obama vows to work with, and without, Congress
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama shook off an electoral drubbing on Wednesday and said he was eager to find common ground with Republicans during the final two years of his presidency, but he swiftly defied their objections by vowing to bypass Congress and use his executive authority to... read more »
Kerry says ‘driving towards finish’ on Iran nuke deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry today claimed he was ‘driving towards the finish’ to secure what would be a historic deal with Iran over its nuclear programme as a November 24 deadline looms. Speaking to reporters in Paris, Kerry said there was ‘no intention at this point of... read more »
