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Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible U.S. tax violations
Khobragade case: India seeks details of ...

Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible U.S. tax violations

New Delhi – The Indian Government has reportedly sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of U.S. consular officials and their families, retaliatory steps for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York. The measures... read more »

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5Killed
Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital ...

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Killed

Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least five others, officials told Al Jazeera. The blast struck close to the government’s headquarters and parliament on Friday, injuring at... read more »

Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014
Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014

Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014

Beijing – Beijing has started to examine a draft to relax the more than 30-year-old one-child policy, authorities said Friday. The standing committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress is mulling an amendment to the Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Regulations,... read more »

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers
Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant w...

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldivian authorities have started to fine firms that employ undocumented expatriate workers, media reports said here Friday. Immigration Controller Hassan Ali said the initiative was re commended during this week and so far four employers have been fined for the breach, Xinhua... read more »

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China slams Japan for slandering its air defence zone in international forum

China slams Japan for slandering its air defence zone in international forum

London – China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for “maliciously slandering” the newly declared air defence zone of Beijing in an international... read more »

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

Washington – Chinese President Xi Jinping has authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic security apparatus, Zhou Yongkang. It is the first time... read more »

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt, says Pak

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt, says Pak

Islamabad – Pakistan security adviser Sartaj Aziz has said that the Afghan Taliban militant group is unwilling to enter into negotiation with the Karzai government. Aziz said that the... read more »

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Johannesburg – United States Secretary John Kerry has apparently extended the deadline for the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Afghanistan by saying that it could even be... read more »

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle's relatives

Kim’s aunt survives purge with appointment to state committ...

Sydney – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt, whose husband was executed last Friday for trying to overthrow the government, has been nominated for an ad-hoc state committee. Kim Kyong... read more »