Bird expert and former Birds Unlimited owner Bob Shanman leads a free bird walk through the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy on Wednesday, February 5, starting at 9 a.m. Freed.

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman.

The deceased are Shafikul Islam, 35, his wife Sumona Khatun, 30, and his sister Laki Khatun, 25, of Purbo Baoitara village in Sirajganj's Sadar upazila A 42-year-old Jubo Dal leader allegedly ...