Obama limits use of US drones, offers steps to close Guantanamo
May 24, 2013
Chennai Super Kings are Manchester United of IPL, says Farokh Engineer
May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013
British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case
Reuters | Saturday May 25, 2013
British counter-terrorism police arrested a man at the BBC's headquarters after an interviewee said that security services tried to recruit one of the two suspects in the murder of a soldier in London.
Nissan to recall over 22,000 Micra, Sunny units in India
Saturday May 25, 2013
Japanese car giant Nissan will recall 22,188 units of the Micra and the Sunny in India due to faulty braking system, as part of a global exercise to rectify the problem.
UN to honour five Indian peacekeepers killed on duty
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013
UN will honour over 100 UN peackeepers, including five Indians, who were killed on duty.
Rich country investors return home for stable cash income
Saturday May 25, 2013
The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and tighter regulation dull risk appetite.
US Secretary of State John Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit
Associated Press | Saturday May 25, 2013
Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions be...
In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for US
Reuters | Saturday May 25, 2013
Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq.
Seven months after Sandy, New York beaches re-open
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 25, 2013
Seven months after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the coastline of New Jersey and parts of New York, all New York City beaches opened on Friday at the start of the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
British security services in spotlight after soldier murder
Reuters | Saturday May 25, 2013
Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers.
Rafael Benitez close to joining Napoli: Reports
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 25, 2013
Benitez, who last week led Chelsea to Europa League glory, is still under contract with the Londoners until the end of their tour to the United States.
Barack Obama seeks end to perpetual US 'war on terror'
Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013
Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
Long wait for a green card could be ending
Somini Sengupta, The New York Times | Friday May 24, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration laws on a bipartisan vote, and sent the measure to the full Senate.
Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
Associated Press | Friday May 24, 2013
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.
Iran denies it has forces in Syria
Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013
Iran denied on Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded Tehran withdraw its fighters from Syrian territory.
British Airways to pay Rs.1.5 lakh compensation to Indian passenger
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2013
A Indian scholar invited to a US conference has won his battle against British Airways in the top consumer forum, which has directed the airline to compensate him Rs.150,000 ($2,600) for his "mental agony and harassment".
Stimulus issue not to impact capital flows into India: Montek
Friday May 24, 2013
Bernanke's remarks about the possibility of scaling back of stimulus with improvement in economic conditions sent the global stock markets including that of India into tizzy. BSE sensex tumbled by 390 points to 19674.33 at the close of yesterday's tr...
