Washington, March 25 (IANS) An Indian-American businessman and two Chicago based organisations will pay $15 million to settle charges of raising $158 million dollars from close to 300 investors as part of an immigration scam. The US Securities and Exchange Commission had charged Anshoo R. Sethi, A Chicago Convention Centre, LLC (ACCC) and Intercontinental Regional Centre […]
Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (IANS) The Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board that went missing March 8 “is lost” and there are no hopes of survivors, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday. He said at a press conference here that British investigators from its Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have confirmed that the […]
New York, March 24 (IANS) While injuries are found to be the leading cause of death for US citizens younger than 45, the role of alcohol that often lead to those injuries is vastly underreported in the country, a study claims. Death certificates greatly underreported the role of alcohol in traffic deaths between 1999 and 2009. […]
Shillong, March 24 (IANS) The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) demanding creation of a separate Garoland state in western Meghalaya has urged voters in Tura parliamentary constituency to vote for the candidate whose party lists the Garoland demand in its election manifestos for the Lok Sabha elections. “We appeal to the supporters for the […]
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accused the government of increasing attacks on militant hideouts and raids on houses of its members in tribal areas. TTP said Saturday that despite a ceasefire announced by the outfit earlier this month, its members in the custody of law enforcement agencies are not only being […]
Melbourne, March 23 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday that small pieces of debris were spotted in the southern Indian Ocean, while adding that it was too early to confirm their linkage to the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight. Abbott announced the latest update on the ongoing search before leaving Papua New Guinea Sunday […]
Ramallah, March 23 (IANS) Despite flaring violence in the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s ruling Fatah party decided Saturday to give the US-sponsored peace talks with Israel a chance until its ultimatum ends in April. A statement issued after a Fatah Central Committee meeting held here and chaired by Abbas said it doesn’t want to […]
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) The Sri Lanka army Saturday ordered strict action against soldiers found harassing female recruits in a video circulating on the Internet. The video shows soldiers harassing and assaulting the recruits with sticks during a training session. The YouTube video was found to be authentic and the army is taking action against those […]
Ramallah, March 23 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that the Israeli policies of settlement expansion and the killing of Palestinians put the peace talks in a negative atmosphere, a media report said. “The policies of the Israeli government cause a failure of the international efforts aiming at achieving peace in the Middle East, ” […]
Sana’a, March 23 (IANS) At least three Yemeni soldiers and two Shiite Houthi rebels were killed Saturday in their clashes in northern province of Amran, officials said. The clashes broke out at a government military checkpoint in the northern entrance of Amran, about 50 km from capital city of Sana’a, when the rebels insisted to enter […]