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20 killed during attempted prison break in northern Brazil
Currentnews.com.bd Gunmen attacked a prison in northern Brazil trying to stage a mass escape of inmates Tuesday, setting off a gunbattle with police that killed 20 people and injured at least four, authorities More...
3 Bangladeshi workers killed in Malaysia
Currentnews.com.bd At least three Bangladeshi construction workers who have been working in Malaysia died on Monday, as lift of an under-construction site fell on them at Johor Bahru Forest City in Malaysia. The More...
Police see mental illness behind deadly German van attack
Currentnews.com.bd German authorities investigating a deadly van ramming attack focused Sunday on mental health problems of the driver, as the city of Muenster mourned for the two people killed on a sunny afternoon More...
70 killed in suspected Syria gas attack
Currentnews.com.bd At least 70 people have died in Syria in a suspected gas attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics said. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted More...
14 killed in Canada hockey team bus crash
Currentnews.com.bd At least 14 people were killed after a lorry crashed into a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team in Saskatchewan. The Humboldt Broncos team bus had 28 on board, including the driver. Fourteen More...
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines
Currentnews.com.bd An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the eastern coast of the Philippines on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). According to the USGS, the earthquake’s More...
Puigdemont speaks out after arrest in Germany
Currentnews.com.bd Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has urged supporters to keep up the struggle as he faces extradition from Germany over his role in the region’s independence referendum. Wanted More...
Eight reported killed in massive India caste protests
Currentnews.com.bd At least eight people were killed on Monday as protesters led by India’s Dalits set fire to police posts and blocked railway tracks after the Supreme Court barred the immediate arrest More...
India limits visits to Taj Mahal to 3 hours per person
Currentnews.com.bd India’s most popular tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, has announced that visits will be capped at three hours. As of Sunday, April 1, visitors will have to manage their time More...
Family, friends bid farewell to Stephen Hawking
Currentnews.com.bd Friends, family and colleagues of British scientist Stephen Hawking will gather Saturday to pay their respects at his private funeral in Cambridge, where he spent most of his extraordinary More...
