US northeast, Canada dig out from snow
AP, New York :The US Northeast dug out from a snowstorm that grounded flights, shuttered schools and left a bitter cold in its wake, while...
International
Negotiations with US, Europe to normalise ties: says Rouhani
Reuters, Switzerland :Iran is negotiating with the United States as part of a “constructive engagement” with the world community and is seeking actions from Washington...
NSA spying is ‘illegal’: US privacy watchdog
BBC Online :The bulk collection of phone call data by US intelligence agencies is illegal and has had only “minimal” benefits in preventing terrorism, an...
Delhi law minister must be sacked, says BJP
PTI, New Delhi :Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti must be sacked, BJP said on Thursday as pressure mounted on chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for action...
Australia rejects asylum abuse claim
BBC Online :The Australian government has rejected reports its navy mistreated asylum-seekers, but offered to co-operate with an Indonesian investigation.A group of asylum-seekers said they...
Flights chaos as snow storm hits US
CNN :New Yorkers awoke Wednesday morning to the sound of plows clearing the streets. In Washington, federal workers got in a few extra zzz’s. And...
Snowden denies being a Russian spy
Reuters, Washington :Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said he acted alone in leaking US government secrets and that suggestions by some US lawmakers...
Two killed in Kiev clashes
BBC Online :At least two people have died in clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in a third night of violence.The...
Pressure mount for removal as Ugandan woman identifies Somnath Bharti
PTI, New Delhi :Pressure mounted for removal of law minister Somnath Bharti after one of the African women assaulted in a midnight raid in south...
Egypt won’t return to Mubarak era: Hegazy
AFP, Cairo :An aide to Egypt’s interim president said Tuesday the country will never return to the corruption and authoritarianism of dictator Hosni Mubarak, deposed...
Torture report ‘politicised,’ photos ‘fake’: Syria
AFP, Damascus :Syria’s justice ministry on Wednesday dismissed a report alleging mass torture and killing by the country’s regime as “politicised” calling the shocking photos...