Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge that officials had been hoping to avoid. The BRICS group of emerging economies
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Gene therapy eye drops restored a boy’s sight This treatment could help millions
Dr Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who's been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen
600 held, 200 police officers hurt on France’s 3rd night of protests
Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and water cannons in French streets overnight as tensions grew over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers
Tragic train crash in India kills 280, injures 900
Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Chaotic scenes erupted after the derailment on Friday night about
Pakistan’s SC orders release of ex PM Imran Khan
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, two days after his arrest sparked countrywide violence. Supreme Court chief justice Umar Ata Bandial also asked Khan to issue an appeal to his supporters to remain peaceful, as the country faced growing turmoil in its streets. The supporters
EC has no capacity to hold fair polls: BNP
BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) doesn't have the capability to conduct fair elections. "People of the country saw the Election Commission during the elections under the current government in the past. The have made the EC a domestic entity," he made the
EU committed to multidimensional ties with Bangladesh: Valdis
European Trade Commissioner and Executive Vice-President of the European Parliament Valdis Dombrovskis has recognised Bangladesh-EU relations as a multi-dimensional strategic partnership, and reiterated EU's political commitment in this regard. On his last leg of an intense four-day visit, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam met the European Trade Commissioner
Rishi Sunak admires PM as source of inspiration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has lauded Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a "role model" and a great source of inspiration for him. "My wife and two daughters are your fans," Sunak told Hasina during a 35-minute bilateral meeting they held on Friday at the Marlborough House of the The
Charles III crowned at first UK coronation in 70 years
King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, receiving the bejeweled St. Edward's Crown in a ceremony built on ancient traditions at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. Trumpets sounded inside the medieval abbey and the congregation shouted "God save the