Dhaka, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire/AP) — French counterterrorism police arrested a 15-year old boy on Wednesday following two recent thwarted attacks, marking the third such arrest of a 15-year-old in a week. A security official said the suspect was arrested in northeastern Paris and turned 15 only a few days ago. In a separate case, a […]

Dhaka, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire/Xinhua) — As Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was scrambling to quell speculations about the U.S. Democratic candidate’s health, a survey released on Wednesday found half of registered voters believe that Clinton gave false information about her health to the public. Only 29 percent of voters think Clinton has given accurate information on […]

Dhaka, Sept. 15  (NsnewsWire/Xinhua) — European Commission said on Wednesday it has decided to set up a Brexit “task force” (Article 50 Task Force) to carry out negotiations with Britain and restated London could have no access to Europe’s single market if it restricts the free movement of people and goods after Brexit. The Article […]

Dhaka, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire/AFP) – President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday. Welcoming her for the first time since her historic election victory last year, Obama announced a […]

Dhaka, Sept. 14 (NsnewsWire/Reuters) – China on Wednesday warned Taiwan against allowing exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit, after a high-profile Taiwan legislator invited him to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. China regards the 80-year-old monk as a separatist. Taiwan’s former president, Ma Ying-jeou, who favoured close economic […]

Dhaka, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire/AFP) –Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as the strongest typhoon of the year skirted past the island’s southern tip, knocking out power for more than 180,000 households. Although super typhoon Meranti did not make landfall, the storm brought record strong winds and torrential rains to eastern and southern […]

Dhaka, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire/Reuters) –Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and told staff to stay home in the technology hub of Bengaluru on Tuesday after riots over the diversion of water from a river. At least one person was killed in clashes between protesters and police that erupted after […]