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  • India asks US to take steps to address plight of TVU students

    India Tuesday asked the US to take steps to address the plight of hundreds of Indian students of California-based Tri-Valley University, which was shut down after a major visa scam. Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar met US Secretary of State Hillary and provided details of the students to her. “Following the telephonic conversation […]

    India is a promising emerging market: Obama

    India is one of the most important and promising emerging markets in the world, US President Barack Obama told his lawmakers on Monday as he sent his annual budget proposals to the Congress. “India is one of the most important and promising emerging markets in the world, and represents a tremendous opportunity for US firms […]

    Hillary expresses US support for Iran supporters

    The U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her firm support for the thousands of opposition supporters who protested in Iran’s capital yesterday. Mrs. Clinton said they deserved to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and that Iran had to open up its political system. One person was […]

    14 dead in Honduras plane crash

    The Deputy Minister, Rodolfo Robelo, is among 14 people reported dead in a plane crash in Honduras. The small commercial plane was on a routine scheduled flight from the coastal city of San Pedro Sula to the capital, Tegucigalpa. Among those killed was former Finance Minister Carlos Chain and a trade union leader, Israel Salinas […]

    Obama unveils his $3.73 trillion budget proposal

    US President Barack Obama unveiled his 3.73 trillion USD budget proposal .Speaking at a school in Baltimore, Maryland, the President said that his proposed budget will allow him to keep his promise to cut the nation’s budget deficit by half at the end of his first term in office, which has two years to run. […]

    Egypt’s military Govt urges Egyptians to end ongoing strikes

    Egypt’s military government has urged Egyptians to end their ongoing strikes to help the military achieve their goals, instead of obstructing it. In a statement on state TV, the spokesperson of military said that this hinders the interests of citizens and has a damaging effect on the Egyptian economy. The orders came after thousands of […]

    Yemeni President to Open Office to Hear Opinions

    Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh decided to open his Oval office to hear opinions from people, official Saba news agency reported on Monday. Saleh would like to listen to the opinions from any political, social, cultural and youth activity groups as well as civil society organizations across the country, according to Saba. Saba quoted informed […]

    Desperate Tunisians Pile onto Small Italian Island

    Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini arrived in Tunis Monday to discuss joint response to the influx of boatloads of Tunisian refugees landing on the southernmost Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing their country in the wake of the revolution that resulted in the ouster of strongman leader Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Italian news reports […]

    U.S. House Extends Key Provisions of Anti-Terror Law

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to extend key provisions of an anti-terror surveillance law enacted in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The Republican-led House voted 275-144 to extend three provisions of the Patriot Act, which are set to expire on Feb. 28. Last week, House Republicans failed to pass […]

    S. Korea’s Ruling Party Wrangles over Constitutional Revision

    The on-again, off-again discussion is on again. With the next presidential election two years away, a major faction within South Korea’s ruling Grand National Party is busy ginning up some support for revising the country’s Constitution. At the helm of the emerging debate is a clique consisting of lawmakers backing President Lee Myung-bak, especially Lee […]