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Mumbai: The government is continuing its efforts to retrieve money stashed away illegally in foreign banks, including those in Panama, even as it hunts black money evaders at home. A team of tax officers and other civil servants visited Panama and some other key jurisdictions for tax information exchange in December, said two with people direct knowledge of the matter, requesting anonymity. “The government is targeting that […]

SEOUL A South Korean court on Thursday dismissed a warrant to arrest the head of the Samsung Group, the country’s largest conglomerate, a court spokesman said, amid a graft scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. The decision by the Seoul Central District Court to allow Jay Y. Lee to go home is likely to come as a major relief to the company and […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 19, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Yoga class Register to take part in an inversions yoga class with Laura Sykora and learn different variations of headstand, forearm stand and handstands. The workshop is open to all ability levels, […]

Senior British ministers struck a combative note on Brexit negotiations a day after Theresa May’s speech on the UK’s objectives, with Boris Johnson likening François Hollande to a world war two prison guard. The foreign secretary was responding to comments by an adviser to the French president that Britain could not have a better deal outside the EU than it currently enjoys. “If Mr Hollande wants to […]

DR. MUSADDIQ MALIK, SPOKESPERSON OF THE PRIME MINISTER ALONGWITH PML (N) MNA MR. DANIYAL AZIZ ADDRESSING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ISLAMABAD ON JANUARY 17, 2017. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Mussadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he said […]

This week, BuzzFeed roiled the media world when editors published a 35-page dossier containing explosive and unverified accusations against President-elect Donald Trump. Shortly after, Trump blasted BuzzFeed in his first press conference since the election, calling the company “a failing pile of garbage.” But does he have grounds to take his grievance from the briefing room to the courtroom? Legal experts say he’d have a tough case. […]

Multiple agencies with little accountability The reports to Congress specifically delineate those participants in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program tagged in the State Department’s annual human rights reporting effort as having problematic behavior. As the main program that brings foreigners to the United States to attend U.S. military schools at Washington’s expense, IMET is now offered to select military and police officers in more […]

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Qualcomm, the world’s leading mobile chipmaker, has now been dragged to court by U.S. antitrust officials for alleged anti-competitive practices. Particularly, the Federal Trade Commission accused it of violating the FTC Act in the manner it licenses its technology to crush rivals, stifling innovation in the process. In the complaint filed before a federal district court, FTC stated that Qualcomm is using its stable of patented technology […]

By Ju-min Park and Se Young Lee | SEOUL SEOUL Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee arrived at a prosecutor’s office in Seoul on Wednesday en route to a court hearing, where a judge will decide whether he should be arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea. The 48-year-old Lee, wearing a dark overcoat and purple necktie, did not answer […]

The cruise map is ever expanding and 2017 will see new ports of call make their mark. We look at some of the most unusual and alluring of them. newslide Doha and the UAE The Arabian Gulf cruising market is still relatively young compared to most established destinations such as the Caribbean and Mediterranean, but it’s quite clear that Qatar wants a piece of the action. Doha […]

Before she spoke on Tuesday, Theresa May was gaining a reputation for talking sterling lower by spooking investors that Britain was headed to a disorganised exit from both the EU and its common market. Her Lancaster House speech was the first occasion the pound rallied to her Brexit views since becoming prime minister; it had risen nearly 3 per cent by the end of the London trading […]

Home» Top News » World Top News Tuesday, 17 January 2017 21:00 Posted by Imaduddin ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he […]

By Letitia Stein | TAMPA, Fla. TAMPA, Fla. The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last year was due in court on Tuesday, accused of misleading authorities investigating the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. A federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday showed Noor Salman, 30, who was arrested on Monday in California, is charged with obstructing justice […]

Theresa May’s first big speech on Brexit since she became prime minister removed some of the political uncertainty that has dogged the pound. However, the messiness of the politics of Britain’s exit from the EU still tops the lost of reasons why sterling will remain under pressure. A list of the pound’s pros and cons quickly shows why it is languishing at levels last seen in the […]

SINGAPORE — Rats on its premises and other hygiene problems have landed the popular Kim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan a one-day suspension, so that it can clean up the premises.  A rat trap seen at the back of Kim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan, Block 511 Bishan Street 13, taken on Jan 17, 2017. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY The centre, which has 10 stallholders, was […]

January 17, 2017 by: Henry Mance, Political correspondent Theresa May has promised a clean break with the EU, saying that Britain would not “seek to hold on to bits of membership as we leave”. In a much anticipated speech outlining her Brexit objectives, the prime minister said that Britain would seek “a new and equal partnership” with the other 27 countries in the EU — not “anything […]

By Kylie MacLellan and William James | LONDON LONDON Britain will not seek a Brexit deal that leaves it “half in, half out” of the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday in a speech setting out her priorities for divorce talks which indicates she is prepared to leave the single market. Sterling, which has traded at the lowest levels against the U.S. dollar for […]

Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Panama case till tomorrow [Tuesday]. Shahid Hamid, the counsel of Maryam Nawaz, submitted reply of his client before the court today containing details of assets and taxes paid by her on agriculture and non agriculture income. The reply says that Maryam Nawaz is not dependent on her father since her marriage. The counsel said that the spouse of Maryam Nawaz also […]

Photo Celebrations erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. Credit Mohamed El-Shahed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday upheld a ruling that said the government cannot transfer control of two key Red Sea islands to its main financial backer, Saudi Arabia, deepening a rift between the two Middle Eastern countries. The alliance between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, two of the […]

MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will meet on Tuesday with China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin, the most high-profile Chinese visitor since he took power last year and launched surprise moves to engage with historic rival Beijing. Duterte will meet Liu late in the day in what presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said was nothing more than a courtesy call. Liu was meeting foreign ministry counterparts to discuss […]

SINGAPORE: Kim San Leng Food Centre, a popular coffee shop located next to the Bishan bus interchange, will be suspended on Friday (Jan 20) after accumulating 16 demerit points for offences such as failing to keep the premises free from rats.  According to a suspension notice on the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) website posted on Monday, the food centre’s main operator accumulated four demerit points for failing […]

By Kylie MacLellan | LONDON LONDON Britain will not seek a Brexit deal that leaves it “half in, half out” of the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday, according to her office, in a speech setting out her 12 priorities for upcoming divorce talks with the bloc. Those priorities will include leaving the European Union’s single market and regaining full control of Britain’s […]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed the course of national development in sync with the vision of the President, Sheikh Khalifa. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed with a UAE Jiu-Jitsu champion. Mohamed Al Suwaidi / Crown […]

Photo From left, Sami Mushaima, Ali al-Singace and Abbas al-Samea, who were convicted in a deadly police bombing and executed on Sunday morning in Bahrain. Credit Bahrain Center for Human Rights, via Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon — Bahrain executed by firing squad on Sunday three Shiite men convicted of killing three police officers in a bombing in 2014. The executions were condemned by human rights groups, which […]

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