Speakers demand justice for Felani killing by 2025
3 days ago · DHAKA, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS) – Speakers at a protest rally today demanded justice for Felani killing, who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) men on border, by 2025. The protest rally, organized by the Jatiya Nagorik Committee (JNC), a civil society group in the country comprising ...
Kyrgios set for Davis Cup return after five years | Sports
4 days ago · SYDNEY, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nick Kyrgios is in line for a return to Davis Cup tennis after five years with the mercurial Australian a shock selection by captain Lleyton Hewitt on Tuesday. The 29-year-old has not played at the team competition since 2019, showing little interest in making a ...
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025
NEW YORK, Jan 1, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday. US copyright law expires after 95 years for books, films and other works of art, while sound recordings ...
USA striker Vazquez joins Austin in club record deal
4 days ago · MIAMI, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - USA international striker Brandon Vazquez has returned to Major League Soccer joining Austin FC from Mexican club Monterrey in a club record deal. The 26-year-old has signed a four year contract with the Texas club and will be registered as a 'Designated Player' who ...
CA's high representative attends Doha Forum | Top News
DHAKA, Dec 7, 2024 (BSS) - Dr. Khalilur Rahman, high representative on Rohingya Problem and Priority Issues Affairs' to the Chief
Neil Young dumps Glastonbury alleging 'BBC control'
LONDON, Jan 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Folk legend Neil Young has pulled out of this year's Glastonbury music festival, alleging it has fallen under "the corporate control" of its partner the BBC. The 79-year-old musician, who was once one of the line-up of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, said ...
Hollywood stars glitter at Golden Globes - News
5 days ago · BEVERLY HILLS, United States, Jan 6, 2025 (AFP) - Hollywood's top stars on Sunday made their first major fashion statements of this year's awards season at the Golden Globes, and the looks did not disappoint. Here is a glance at what they wore on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. - Golden ...
Tensions mount in Venezuela ahead of Maduro swearing-in
4 days ago · CARACAS, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Venezuela's embattled opposition on Monday vowed to overcome "fear" and thwart President Nicolas Maduro's plans to be sworn in for another term, with defiant leaders renewing calls for mass protests and visiting the White House to rally international support. Maduro ...
'Romeo and Juliet' star Olivia Hussey dies aged 73
Dec 28, 2024 · LOS ANGELES, United States, Dec 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968
'Comeback' queen Demi Moore 'has always been here,' says director
4 days ago · LOS ANGELES, United States, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Demi Moore's Golden Globe best actress win for "The Substance" has, almost overnight, transformed the 1990s megastar into a seemingly unlikely favorite for the Oscars. In her acceptance speech Sunday, the 62-year-old -- who once generated headlines ...