DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates will offer long-term visas to rich property investors, senior scientists and entrepreneurs in an effort to support its economy and real estate market, which have been hurt by low oil prices. Until now, visas for foreigners to live in the Arab world’s […]
TOKYO – Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, arrested last Monday on suspicion of financial misdoing, has denied the allegations against him, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday. Ghosn, who has not spoken publicly, has told investigators that he had no intention of under-reporting his remuneration on financial […]
AYODHYA, India – Amid heavy security, tens of thousands of monks and activists from Hindu nationalist groups began converging on the town of Ayodhya on Sunday to demand the construction of a temple on a disputed religious site. Over 200,000 people are expected near the site where a […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance benefits. The vote on […]
Ayodhya (UP), Nov 25: The lanes and by lanes of Ayodhya have come alive to the loud chants of “Jai Shree Ram” this bright Sunday morning, with devotees from all walks of life decending here to take part in VHP’s “dharam sabha” to discuss the way forward for […]
KARACHI, Pakistan — The suicide bomber that targeted the Chinese consulate in Karachi used a foreign-made C-4 plastic explosive, said Pakistani police, who suggested Saturday that the attack was orchestrated in India. Counter-terrorism officer Umar Khitab said that authorities are investigating whether Baluch separatist commander Aslam Achhu, who […]
AYODHYA, India – Indian authorities will launch a major security operation at the ruins of a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya on Sunday when tens of thousands of Hindu monks and religious leaders gather to urge the government to build a new Hindu temple on the disputed site. A […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent Saudi royal said Saturday that whether or not heads of state gathered in Argentina next week for the Group of 20 summit warmly engage with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he is someone “that they have to deal with.” Prince Turki […]
Srinagar, Nov 23: Political parties on Saturday condemned the killing of a civilian in a firing incident near an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district and called for a probe into the incident. Ishfaq Ahmad Ganaie was injured in the firing near the camp of the 50 […]
The UN Security Council has granted a sanctions exemption for the two Koreas to jointly conduct a survey on reconnecting railways across their border, a spokesman for the South Korean presidency said Saturday. The two Koreas last month agreed to start the survey no later than late October […]
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