United News of Bangladesh

Washington, July 6 (AP/UNB) — Federal agents descended on the suburban Maryland house with the flash and bang of a stun grenade, blocked off the street and spent hours questioning the homeowner about a theft of government documents that prosecutors would later describe as "breathtaking" in its scale.

London, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Members of Britain's Conservative Party have started receiving their postal ballots in the contest to become the country's next prime minister, amid concern that some people have been sent more than one voting paper.

Istanbul, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's president has fired the central bank governor amid the country's economic downturn.

Dhaka, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) - Bond yields rose and stocks mostly bounced back from an early slide to finish with modest losses Friday, a downbeat end on Wall Street to an otherwise milestone-setting week for the broader market.

Washington, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — U.S. employers sharply stepped up their hiring in June, adding a robust 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy's durability after more than a decade of expansion.

New York, July 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Oil prices climbed on Friday as tensions over Iran came under the spotlight.

Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China saw improvements in production safety with fewer accidents and casualties in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).

New Delhi, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Friday proposed heavy investments in infrastructure, the digital economy and job creation to lift a sluggish economy burdened with a 45-year-high unemployment rate of 6.1%.

Frankfurt, July 5 (AP/UNB) — BMW CEO Harald Krueger is stepping down after a four-year tenure in which the automaker lost its lead in luxury car sales and saw an early head start in electric vehicles evaporate.

Stocks fell broadly and bond yields rose on Wall Street in early trading Friday after the government reported a strong pickup in hiring last month, complicating the Federal Reserve's decision later this month on whether to lower interest rates.