NATO shows Russia its military might in giant exercises

Norway hosts NATO’s biggest exercises since the end of the Cold War from Thursday, to remind Russia the Alliance stands united despite seeds of doubt planted by US President Donald Trump. Some 50,000 soldiers, 10,000 vehicles, 65 ships and 250 aircraft from 31 countries are taking part in […]

Questions mount over delay after Cathay Pacific admits huge data leak

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific came under pressure Friday to explain why it had taken five months to admit it had been hacked and compromised the data of 9.4 million customers, including passport numbers and credit card details. The airline said Wednesday it had discovered suspicious activity on […]

French court says Sarkozy should be tried over campaign funding

A French appeals court ruled Thursday that former president Nicolas Sarkozy should stand trial on charges of illicit financing of his failed 2012 presidential campaign. Sarkozy, 63, will appeal the decision before the Cour de Cassation, France’s court of final appeal, his lawyers said Thursday. It is one […]

Venezuelan exiles turn to prostitution to feed families

Back in Venezuela, they were teachers, police officers and newspaper carriers, but were forced to flee their homeland in search of work and money to survive. But the women, without identity papers, ended up working as prostitutes in sordid bars in Colombia, saving all they can to provide […]

Parrikar being pressured to continue as CM, alleges Velingkar

Panaji, Oct 25: Former Goa unit RSS chief Subhash Velingkar has alleged that the BJP high command is pressuring Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to continue in the post despite his ill health, to retain power in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, rubbished his charge, saying Parrikar […]

Saudi financial clout over media helps in Khashoggi affair

CAIRO— Saudi Arabia’s financial clout among the Arab media has given it an influential tool as it grapples with the international outcry over the death of Saudi writer and dissident Jamal Khashoggi. From the time Khashoggi vanished into the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, newspapers and […]

Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric

NEW YORK— The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. — and prompting uncomfortable questions about the consequences of leaders’ increasingly vitriolic rhetoric. Coming two weeks before midterm elections, the thwarted attacks Wednesday […]

As political strain grows, pipe bombs target Democrats, CNN

WASHINGTON— Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections. None of the seven bombs detonated, and nobody […]

YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy injured in attack at Vizag airport

Visakhapatnam, Oct 25:  YSR Congress leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was Thursday injured when he was attacked by a man with a sharp-edged object at the airport here, official sources said. Reddy, the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, received a minor injury on his […]

Modi calls for ‘tax-plus one’ system of honest tax payment, doing extra for society

New Delhi, Oct 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said more people under his government are paying taxes because they have faith that their money is being used properly, but pitched for a ‘tax-plus one’ system where citizens do a little more towards society besides honestly paying taxes. Speaking […]

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