Texas

Bangladeshi short film ‘Lok’ selected for Texas’ Fantastic Fest

Bangladeshi short film “Lok” has been officially selected to compete at the 20th edition of Fantastic Fest in Texas, one of the largest genre film festivals in the United States.

Shooting tragedy shows the fault lines of US gun policy

Stricter gun law is the only solution to such violence

1 dead, 12 hurt in explosion at Texas hospital

One construction worker is killed and a dozen others are injured after an explosion at an addition to a Texas hospital , authorities say.

Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012 while facing court-martial

The former US serviceman who committed the deadliest mass shooting on record in Texas escaped from a mental hospital in 2012 as he faced court-martial on domestic violence charges for which he was later convicted, a police report revealed on Tuesday.

Man linked to Texas shooting faced military court martial

The man authorities have identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman.

Death toll in Texas church shooting rises to 26

A gunman dressed in black tactical gear massacred at least 26 worshipers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States.

Harvey death toll rises to 44, thousands of survivors rescued

A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds as it became the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.

One dead in Texas shooting, gunman still at large

One person is killed and four others are wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas. Police warn that the shooter is still at large.

September 1, 2017
September 1, 2017

Harvey death toll rises to 44, thousands of survivors rescued

A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.

August 26, 2017
August 26, 2017

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds as it became the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.

July 31, 2016
July 31, 2016

One dead in Texas shooting, gunman still at large

One person is killed and four others are wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas. Police warn that the shooter is still at large.

July 4, 2016
July 4, 2016

Muslim doctor shot near Houston mosque on way to prayer

A Muslim man on his way to morning prayer is shot and stabbed outside a mosque in Houston, Texas.

March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016

US election 2016: Sanders beats Clinton in Maine

Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

Texas tornadoes kill 11 as wild weather lashes US

At least 11 people are killed as tornadoes ripped through Texas, according to authorities who searched house-to-house for additional victims of the freak storms lashing the southern United States.

November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015

US ‘clock boy’ seeks $15m redress

US boy who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to class is seeking $15m from his city and school.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

35 detained Bangladeshis in Texas end hunger strike

Bangladeshi asylum seekers have ended a near week-long hunger strike at the El Paso detention centre in Texas, US, protesting their potential deportation.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Bangladeshi shot dead in Florida robbery

Bangladeshi national is shot dead during a robbery in Florida of the United States earlier this week.

October 10, 2015
October 10, 2015

Celebrity US clockmaker goes to KSA to perform Umrah

Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah to perform Umrah and visit his relatives, reports Arab News.