DHAKA, July 18 (Reuters) - On Thursday, thousands of students, armed with rocks and sticks, clashed with police in Dhaka as the Bangladesh government disabled parts of the mobile internet service to diffuse ongoing anti-quota protests responsible for at least 12 deaths so far this week. The protests, the largest seen since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth consecutive term, are primarily driven by high youth unemployment. Currently, nearly 20% of Bangladesh's 170 million people

Full Autopsy Expected Within 24 Hours, as Cyanide Residue Found on Drinking Cups Thai police are investigating the deaths of six foreigners, believed to have been caused by cyanide poisoning, whose bodies were discovered in a luxury Bangkok hotel. Authorities reported on Wednesday that traces of the lethal substance were uncovered inside the room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, where the victims were located a day earlier. Thaksin Released on Bail During Politically Sensitive Trials Businesses

July 16 (Reuters) - Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced on Tuesday as investors reviewed new corporate earnings reports, including Bank of America, and awaited key retail sales data that could provide more clarity on the current state of U.S. inflation. Bank of America (BAC.N), the second-largest U.S. bank, reported a second-quarter profit decline due to shrinking interest income and larger reserves for potential credit losses. Despite this, the bank’s stock gained 1% in premarket

The Oscar-nominated veteran has taken on her first lead role in the action-packed comedy "Thelma" — she reflects on a lifetime of working with icons like Nicholson, Scorsese, and Pacino Move over, Furiosa; take a seat, Deadpool: there’s a new kind of action hero stepping into the spotlight. In Josh Margolin’s action-comedy "Thelma," the story follows a 94-year-old widow who’s conned out of $10,000 by someone posing as her grandson. Realizing her mistake, Thelma takes matters

A man has completed an ascent equivalent to the height of Mount Everest, all in a bid to highlight the issue of climate change. Chris Horan, aged 44 from Corfe Mullen, Dorset, scaled a total of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) over the span of 140 days, continuously raising over £1,700 for the environmental group Friends of the Earth. On Thursday, he concluded his monumental effort and described the moment as "really satisfying" to finally finish. “My elbows are incredibly tender, so I’m

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian artillery strikes in the Kherson region of Ukraine claimed the lives of two individuals, local authorities announced, as the two nations engaged in a series of drone offensives throughout Friday night, into the early hours of Saturday. Two additional individuals sustained injuries in the shelling near the regional capital, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the partially occupied Kherson region. In Russia’s southern Rostov province, a drone strike by

During the sweltering heat of Gaza, Andrey Kozlov recounted how Hamas fighters would cover him with blankets, leaving him trapped in his perspiration. When he inquired about his family, they would retort that he had been forgotten. Worse, once they removed his blindfold, they taunted him, saying they'd kill him and record the act. Kozlov, now 27, endured intense psychological torment, and some physical torture, at the hands of Hamas. He struggles to fully convey the extent of suffering

A newly elected 22-year-old MP, who secured his seat with a slim margin, has expressed that he doesn't want his age to be the focal point as he begins his political journey in Westminster. Sam Carling, representing Labour, is expected to hold the distinction of “baby of the House” – a longstanding informal title given to the youngest member of Parliament. He won North West Cambridgeshire by defeating veteran Conservative MP Shailesh Vara by just 39 votes. A science graduate student at

Pizzas, Aperitivos, and a Stretch of Sandy Coastline: The Offbeat Appeal of This Adriatic Resort Town Back in the summer of 2018, I never expected to find myself in Pesaro. That was until my former roommate insisted I head there. At the time, I was working on a book, and Giulia thought her granddad's old flat—an unassuming post-war property built during the brief reign of Umberto II—would be the ideal writing retreat. The flat had sat empty since the passing of her beloved nonno, Dottor

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian rights organization revealed on Thursday that at least 10 political prisoners have been released, following a commitment made this week by the nation's authoritarian leader to set seriously ill detainees free, all of whom were imprisoned in relation to mass protests nearly four years ago. Pavel Sapelko, a representative from the Viasna human rights group, informed The Associated Press that those who were released are not prominent individuals whose

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory newsletter to uncover science news from across the cosmos. Get updates on breakthroughs, scientific feats, and much more. Facing a curious group of reporters, the inventor Thomas Midgley Jr. confidently poured a lead-infused substance over his hands while inhaling its fumes for nearly sixty seconds. “I could do this every day without any ill effects,” he proclaimed. It wasn’t long before Midgley himself sought medical care. But the broader impact of this