NSA gathering 5bn cellphone records daily, Snowden documents reveal
Washington – The National Security Agency is reportedly gathering nearly five billion records a day on the whereabouts of cell phones globally. The move enabled the agency to track the movements of individuals and map their relationships in ways that would have been previously... read more »
Income inequality ‘defining challenge’ for US: Obama
Washington – President Barack Obama Wednesday said incom! e inequality is the “defining challenge” for the US while a growing middle class is the engine of the country’s economic prosperity. Speaking during an event hosted by the Washington-based think tank the Center for... read more »
Kerry visits Israel amid reports of faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks
Jerusalem – Amid reports of Israeli-Palestinian talks losing momentum, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel late Wednesday. Kerry has arrived in a bid to push forward negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which appear to be stuck, mainly due to Israel’s ongoing... read more »
Obama names acting Pentagon deputy chief
Washington – US President Barack Obama has named Christine Fox, the former chief programme and budget analyst with the department of defence, to serve as Pentagon’s acting deputy secretary, a senior official said Tuesday. Fox will take over as acting deputy secretary of defence... read more »
