World economy
Strained ties: US hides details of Iran talks from Israel
20 Feb 2015
For the first time the US is withholding from Israel sensitive details of its nuclear negotiations with Iran because Israeli officials have leaked information to try to scuttle the talks
Muslims biggest victims of Islamic terrorism: ex-MI6 chief
19 Feb 2015
Former MI 6 chief Sir John Sawers says the intelligence services must focus work on cyber warfare and technological threats as the limits of security continue to change dramatically
Texas court blocks Obama’s immigration order on plea by 26 states
17 Feb 2015
Texas and 25 other states are opposed to President Obama’s immigration action that offers to protect about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants from deportation
DARPA's new search engine, Memex, combats human trafficking in Dark Web
16 Feb 2015
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was working on a new search engine to nab drugs, child pornography, human trafficking
US lawmakers slam police brutality against grandfather Patel
14 Feb 2015
Several US lawmakers condemned the police assault on an Indian grandfather who was slammed to the ground by a police officer in Alabama while he was out for a walk in the neighbourhood of his son’s house, leaving him partially paralysed
Mega-drought lasting 35 years to hit US, warn scientists
13 Feb 2015
Currently the western United States has been experiencing a drought for about 11 of the past 14 years, with the dry areas spanning California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma and other parts of the region that directly affects more than 64 million people
Alabama cop held for assaulting 57-year-old Indian man
13 Feb 2015
The police chief apologised to victim Sureshbhai Patel, who was wrongfully assaulted by two police officers without any provocation just because he did not know English
Obama seeks Congress nod to escalate fight against ISIS
12 Feb 2015
The formal request eases criticism of Obama's failure to seek abacking of Congress, where some accused him of breaching his constitutional authority
Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally
11 Feb 2015
Girls outperform boys in educational achievement in 70 per cent of the countries researchers from University of Missouri and the University of Glasgow studied
Chinese expert rules out quick border settlement with India
11 Feb 2015
A Chinese strategic expert on Tuesday aid that China will not make many concessions, and a "breakthrough" in relations would be impossible without concessions from India in Arunachal Pradesh
China, Pakistan assume role in Afghanistan as US exits
10 Feb 2015
China, like the US, also cannot hope to secure peace in Afghanistan without the support of Pakistan and, more specifically, its Taliban elements
Hong Kong’s central banks warns against investing in virtual currencies
10 Feb 2015
The abrupt closure of MyCoin makes it the biggest virtual currency scandal after last year's bankruptcy at Tokyo-based Mt.Gox
Black money: HSBC admits ‘failures’ by its Swiss arm
09 Feb 2015
Reports said the clients of HSBC’s Swiss unit included politicians, actors, rock stars and individuals with ties to arms dealers and dealers of ‘blood diamonds’ or ‘conflict diamonds’
HSBC helped UK’s rich to dodge tax: report
09 Feb 2015
Investigations by the UK tax office HMRC have helped recover some £135 million in unpaid tax, interest and penalties from the UK citizens involved, say reports