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Jeb Bush worth USD 22 million

Jeb Bush worth USD 22 million

Former Florida Governor and the brother of former United States President George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, is reportedly worth as much as USD 22 million. Bush, who launched his presidential bid last month, paid 33 years of tax returns- the most ever revealed by a presidential candidate. He paid an average... read more »

Royal Mint unveils Princess Charlotte...

Royal Mint unveils Princess Charlotte’s christening coin’s desi...

Designed by Engraver John Bergdahl, the design for Princess Charlotte’s christening coin has been recently unveiled by the Royal Mint. The coin, which is surrounded by harp-playing cherubs, features an inscription, “To celebrate the christening of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of... read more »

Michelle Obama to promote girl education...

Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing countries

First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US President Barack Obama’s wife recently said in Washington D.C. at More Magazine’s Impact Awards... read more »

Chris Christie jumps into 2016 US presid...

Chris Christie jumps into 2016 US presidential fray

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has launched his bid for the United States presidential elections in 2016, promising to bring back ‘strength and authority’ to the Oval Office. During the launch of his bid, Christie walked up to the stage without a prepared text and vowed to campaign... read more »

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Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug addicts

Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug ...

 Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was subjected to a humiliating strip search and was kept in a cell with drug addicts after her arrest for alleged visa fraud in New York last week. She has... read more »

My daughter is being made a scapegoat: Devyani's father

My daughter is being made a scapegoat: DevyaniR...

New Delhi – Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s father said Tuesday that his daughter is being made “a scapegoat” and asked... read more »

Setting up special court to try Musharraf challenged

Setting up special court to try Musharraf challenged

Islamabad – An appeal was submitted Tuesday in the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan against the formation of a special court to try former president... read more »

Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily

Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily

Islamabad – The visit of Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, t! o Indian Punjab earlier this month will be meaningful... read more »

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Bangkok – Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday reiterated that she would not resign as demanded by anti-government... read more »

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Kerry, Gulf Officials Meet in Saudi Arabia, Focus on Iran

RIYADH— U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Gulf state officials in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in a bid to ease their concerns about the potential impact of an Iran nuclear... read more »

21 injured in arson attacks as violence returns to Bangladesh

At least 21 people were injured in overnight arson attacks on buses and trucks hours after a court here upheld the arrest warrant issued against opposition leader Khaleda Zia and called her... read more »

The recovery of bodies goes on after Donetsk mine blast

More bodies have been brought out of the east Ukrainian coal mine where yesterday at least 33 people died in an underground blast. Throughout the night fellow miners recovered the dead but... read more »

US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack

The U.S. ambassador to South Korea was slashed by a man screaming demands for Korean unification Thursday morning in Seoul, and was hospitalized with wounds to his face and wrist. Media... read more »

Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN chief

Delhi rape convict’s remarks ‘unspeakable’, say...

The remarks by one of the Delhi gangrape convict blaming the victim for the assault are “unspeakable”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson has said, stressing the need... read more »