Oil slipped on Monday as a rallying dollar and concerns of growing oversupply weighed on the market after Saudi Arabia reported its highest crude exports in nearly a decade. Crude oil futures erased early gains of more than $1 a barrel on worries of turmoil in the Middle East after a major advance by Islamic State militants in Iraq and ...

President Barack Obama plans to bar US police from getting tracked armored vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, and large-caliber firearms, in response to accusations that law enforcement has become too militarized. After controversy over the policing of high-profile protests in Baltimore, Maryland and Ferguson, Missouri, the White House said Monday that Obama will move to choke police access to military equipment. ...

Saudi-led coalition air strikes resumed against rebel positions in Yemen’s south after a five-day ceasefire expired late Sunday, despite a UN envoy’s calls for an extension of the truce. The humanitarian ceasefire that began late on Tuesday expired at 2000 GMT Sunday with no word from the coalition, which had repeatedly accused the rebels of “violations”, on where the truce ...

A general election in Thailand is to be delayed following a decision by the military government to hold a referendum on a new constitution. The military has been in charge since a coup last year and an election was expected in the middle of 2016. But a constitution re-drafted after the takeover is now to be put to the public. ...

Saudi-led coalition warplanes resumed strikes on rebel positions in southern Yemen on Monday after a five-day ceasefire expired, jeopardising efforts to deliver desperately needed aid. The humanitarian truce ended at 2000 GMT Sunday despite calls from a UN envoy and relief agencies for an extension. An hour later, air raids hit the rebel-held presidential palace in the main southern city ...

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to set up a naval mission in the Mediterranean to target gangs smuggling people from lawless Libya to Europe. The EU’s foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the decision taken at a meeting of foreign and defense ministers in Brussels would “disrupt the business model of smugglers and traffickers networks in Mediterranean.” The ...

Emdad Rahman  :  As part if I’ll Fight Day 2015 the Salvation Army Stepney and Stepney Football Club locked horns as both community groups came together to play fun filled mix matches with players of different ages and skill levels. Cakes and sweets were distributed by the young people of the Salvation Army youth club in Stepney. I’ll Fight Day ...

Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club roared back to winning ways as both the first and second XI’s recorded notable away victories against Ace CC and Newham CC. The Scintilla first XI fielded a full strength side and were bolstered by the return of powerful all rounder Sajal Rahman. Aaman Khan and Ishaq Shawn also returned to the first team ...

The national players will feature in the last round of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) after a short fitness stint in the national camp, but opener Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan are unlikely to appear in the four-day games starting from May 24 at two venues. The selectors are in favour of resting Shakib, who toured India to play ...

An advisory panel of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended that Test-playing nations should look at holding five-day matches under floodlights to attract more spectators. International one-day and Twenty20 games are played at night with white balls, bringing in fans after office hours, but day-time Tests have seen dwindling crowds especially in the influential Indian sub-continent. Playing Test matches ...