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LOS ANGELES : American skiing star Lindsey Vonn will compete in her fifth Winter Olympics after officially booking her spot on the US team for the February 6-22 games in Milan-Cortina, the US skiing federation confirmed on Tuesday. Vonn, 41,...

MELBOURNE : Off-spinner Nathan Lyon is determined to fight his way back into the Australian team after undergoing surgery for a torn hamstring, coach Andrew McDonald said. The 38-year-old faces an extended period on the sidelines after damaging his right...

MELBOURNE : Emotional captain Ben Stokes Wednesday said protecting England players' welfare was his top concern amid claims of excessive drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break, without directly addressing the allegations. Stokes was peppered with questions ahead of the fourth...

SEOUL : Two North Korean prisoners of war held by Ukraine have expressed their desire to start a "new life" in South Korea, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday. "Thanks to the support of the South Korean...

BEIJING : Eight people including several children were killed when a kindergarten director lost control of an SUV and plunged into a pond in southeast China, state media reported Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Pengze county, a rural...

LOS ANGELES : A major winter storm rolled into California Tuesday, forcing hundreds of evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel delays through Christmas for much of the state, officials said. A "strong atmospheric river brings heavy rain,...

DHAKA : Security has been tightened across the country, particularly in the capital, ahead of Christmas Day, the largest religious festival of the Christian community, to ensure peaceful celebrations. Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the...

The High Court has rejected a writ petition filed by Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna seeking to have his name removed from the Bangladesh Bank’s list of loan defaulters, effectively barring him from contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections,...

DHAKA : A meeting of the Council of Advisers was held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in the city's Tejgaon area today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting, said a PID release.

By Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir DHAKA : In the sky of Bangladesh's contemporary politics, for a long eighteen years, there had been a void, a cry of anguish, and the echo of sighs. Now those have emerged as a beacon of...