North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid: report
Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2013
Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on Wednesday.
US may boost Syria rebels if Bashar al-Assad won't talk peace
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The United States and its allies are ready to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political solution to his country's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
Immigration bill heads to full US Senate
Associated Press | Wednesday May 22, 2013
A far-reaching bill to remake the US immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.
Oommen Chandy bags UN award for 'mass contact programme'
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has won the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, which saw him directly engaging with people in the state to address their grievances.
Apple case: US raises concern over American firms evading tax
Wednesday May 22, 2013
"The broader issue is one that is of concern to the President and one that he's focused on, because in terms of the policy matters that it raises, the report by Senators (Carl) Levin and (John) McCain raises a set of broader issues around companies t...
Senate panel passes US immigration bill; Barack Obama praises move
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation.
US, India ask the world to shut out terror sanctuaries
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The United States and India on Tuesday asked the international community to take effective steps towards eliminating sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism.
American Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.
Rajat Gupta to appeal against insider trading conviction
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta will seek overturning of his insider-trading conviction in a US court on Tuesday by arguing that the case rested exclusively on circumstantial evidence that relied on wiretap statements that did no...
Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the US Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiarie...
US Congress grills former IRS boss over tax scandal
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The political appointee who headed the IRS during the US tax agency's abusive treatment of conservative groups insisted on Tuesday that he was not involved in the scandal.
US appeals court rules Osama bin Laden's death photos can stay secret
Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
Mom's advice to quit school got Tumblr's founder started
Jenna Wortham and Nick Bilton, The New York Times | Tuesday May 21, 2013
When David Karp was 14, he was clearly a bright teenager. Quiet, somewhat reclusive, bored with his classes at the Bronx High School of Science. He spent most of his free time in his bedroom, glued to his computer.
Asif Ali Zardari blames international forces for Pakistan polls loss
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party's defeat in the landmark general elections this month.
US tornado victims recount horror, race to survive
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Americans who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb described racing for shelter only to emerge scarred and bloodied on a moon-like landscape of debris.
