A chemical leak of liquid ammonia from a cold storage unit in Shanghai has killed 15 people, according to China’s official news agency. There were also 26 people injured in…

UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has sharply criticised the government of Sri Lanka, at the end of a week-long visit. In a statement, Ms Pillay said she feared the…

A teenager has been found guilty of taking part in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus last year. He was convicted on charges of rape…

President Barack Obama says the US should take military action against Syria and he will seek congressional authorisation for intervention. The US says the Syrian government carried out chemical weapons…

India’s selectors on Saturday dropped opener Gautam Gambhir and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for next month’s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in England. The duo were part of the side that beat…

After a record 335-run win in the first Test in Harare, Zimbabwe have seemed to be on a downward slide of increasing rapidity. They fought in the second Test, also…

Two weeks have gone by after the Bangladesh Cricket Board had assured of holding the Dhaka Premier League, but little progress has been made in this regard. Uncertainty surrounding this…

HomePrintEmailAA SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2013 DEATH TOLL 551 With agony, they wait for bodies MORSHED ALI KHAN Anjana cries with the photo of her missing mother Nasima, a Rana Plaza…

It was that time of the night during that time of the year when the Alaskan town of Fairbanks quieted itself to accommodate the squeals of delight, the murmur of…

BY RUMMAN R KALAM You get into a rickshaw, order the rickshaw-puller in a commanding voice “FORWARD!”. Being devoid of testosterone compared to your charged up alpha-male ego. He scrambles…