A former prime minister, the current Supreme Court chief justice and a deceased Catholic cardinal are among Latvians who collaborated with the KGB during the Cold War, according to files released Friday. The Latvian National Archives revealed all the former agents — many still active in politics and […]
Japanese prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of being home for Christmas in the latest twist to a rollercoaster saga. The case of the once-revered 64-year-old tycoon has gripped Japan and the business world since he was arrested as […]
US President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official has told AFP, but the Afghan presidency on Friday brushed off concerns the drawdown would affect security. Reports suggested as many as half of the 14,000 troops in the war-torn […]
Catalan pro-independence groups blocked roads and clashed with baton-wielding police on Friday in protests against a Spanish government cabinet meeting in Barcelona which separatists branded a provocation. The weekly cabinet meeting usually takes place in Madrid but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government decided to hold it in […]
BRUSSELS – NATO hailed on Friday the contribution of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to keeping the military alliance strong and said it was ready to work closely with his successor, underlining the importance of U.S. Mattis said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President […]
MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed a government order asking around 60 Chinese nationals to leave over suspected visa violations, giving an Indian phone parts maker that had invited them two weeks to explain the circumstances of their visit. The issue has not yet raised […]
NEW DELHI – Spirituality, politics and tourism: welcome to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, that begins next month in India. During the Kumbh Mela, to be held in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, millions of pilgrims including naked, ash-smeared ascetics, will bathe at the confluence […]
MUMBAI – Workers at India’s state-owned banks called a nationwide strike on Friday in protest at proposed mergers that could cause job losses and demanded immediate wage rises. The strike, by the All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), impacted trading volumes in foreign exchange and debt markets, said […]
NEW DELHI – India has authorized 10 federal government agencies to intercept and monitor information from any computer, a move opposition parties said on Friday risked creating a “surveillance state”. The interior ministry said late on Thursday the agencies could “intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, […]
Washington, Dec 21:President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as House Republicans approved a package with his USD 5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. The White House said Trump will not travel […]
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