AP Online In a blow to President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s Supreme Court early Friday rejected a motion seeking to block an impeachment vote against her in Congress’ lower house. It was another defeat for the embattled leader, who has lost support of key allies this week and is now even closer to a first major…
AP Online Responding to what it says are provocative plans for stepped-up U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, China says it will “resolutely defend” its interests and accuses the two longstanding allies of militarizing the region and harboring a “Cold War mentality.” The ministry’s comments came shortly after Thursday’s announcement that the U.S. would send troops and planes…
AP Online Village of Shahapur, in Thane district of the west Indian state of Maharashtra, is in the grips of one of the worst droughts in decades. Parched fields, burnt crops and wasted cattle have helped drive up the number of suicides by distressed farmers unable to repay their loans. Tens of thousands have left…
AP Online President Barack Obama will strategize with his Middle Eastern and European counterparts on a broad range of issues during a weeklong trip to Saudi Arabia, England and Germany with efforts to rein in the Islamic State group being the common denominator in all three stops. Obama, who begins traveling next week, recently said…
AP Online U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests from China. It would be the second time that Carter has flown onto a carrier while it is…
AP, Madrid The European Union’s five biggest economies, including Germany and Britain, have agreed to share information on company ownership and are urging other nations to do the same to make it harder for criminals and tax cheats to avoid the law. The move announced late Thursday comes as the leak of the so-called Panama…
Tarannum Sattar Pohela Boishakh is here. The first day of the new year. The first celebration. The “Mongol Jatra”. The paintings, the sunshine, the colors , colorful sarees and big bindis, big eyes darkened with kohl and pretty smiles. Of course, I’m talking about the women who are probably sitting right now by the corner…
A host of robots will be added to Facebook’s messenger app. At this year’s Facebook F8 Event for Developers which starts on 12 April, the company is greatly expected to announce a ‘bot store’ and hopes that the bots could completely replace apps or websites for the companies that sign up for them. This idea…
Md. Taqi Yasir Miracles happen, but most of them bear a scientific explanation. When we talk about super powers we usually envisage some super muscular person who can fly wearing a cloak. However, superpowers can be something as exclusive as being able to solve nerve cracking mathematics problems in less than 60 seconds. We are…
Myisha Nawar North Korea is uncloaking details of its weapons development program for the first time, showcasing its thrust to develop long-range nuclear missiles despite all the international sanctions. In just over a month, the North has published articles with technicolor photographic detail on a range of tests and other activities that points to pacing…