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Algiers, Oct 19: Algeria Prime minister Ahmed Ouayhia has banned female public sector employees from wearing veils that cover their faces. In a letter sent to ministers and regional governors on Thursday, Ahmed Ouayhia cited reasons of identification for the move. Civil servants, he wrote, need to “observe the rules and requirements of security and communication within their department, which

Washington, Oct 19: US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised a US congressman who assaulted a reporter, making light of the attack. Greg Gianforte was sentenced to six months of deferred jail time, 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management sessions and $385 in fines and court fees for the misdemeanor assault that propelled him and his congressional race into the national

Houston, Oct 19: An Indian-American woman has been honoured with a Presidential award by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her extraordinary contribution towards combatting human trafficking in Houston. Minal Patel Davis, Special Advisor on Human Trafficking to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, received the 'Presidential Medal for Combating Human Trafficking' in the White House last week at a

Washington, Oct 19: US President Donald Trump has said it “certainly looks” like Jamal Khashoggi is dead and threatened “very severe” consequences if Saudi Arabia is found to have murdered him, toughening his response to the disappearance of the dissident journalist that has sparked global outrage. Mr. Trump’s remarks came after he was briefed on the investigation by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19: Malaysia’s former deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was slapped with 45 charges in court on Friday (Oct 19) involving fraud of RM114 million (US$27.4 million). The charges include 10 counts of criminal breach of trust in relation to funds from Yayasan Akal Budi, a welfare foundation that he chairs, and eight counts of corruption involving RM 42 million. He was also

Washington, Oct 18: The US could remove India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, the Treasury Department has said, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies in

Washington, Oct 18: The Trump administration has said it is coming out with new proposals to not only revise the definition of speciality occupations under H-1B visas, but also the definition of employment under this foreign work visa category which is popular among Indian companies. Such a move, which is part of the Unified Fall Agenda of the Trump administration will have a detrimental impact on

Port-Au-Prince, Oct 18: At least two persons were killed and dozens injured during an anti corruption protest in Haiti on Wednesday. An anti-corruption campaign that started on social media saw its biggest street protest yet when tens of thousands of Haitians took to the streets across the Caribbean country on Wednesday to demand an accounting for nearly $2 billion in allegedly misused funds from

New Delhi, Oct 17: Pakistan is seeking foreign aid to tackle its sagging economy and Saudi Arabia is one of the most important investors that it needs to get its hands on, opines Arif Rafiq, who authored 'The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Barriers and Impact'. In an article, titled "What Is Saudi Arabia's Grand Plan for Pakistan?", published in The National Interest, Rafiq notes that the first

Kandahar, Oct 17: A bomb placed under a sofa killed an Afghan election candidate on Wednesday, officials said, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary ballot. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which takes the number of candidates killed so far during the campaign season to at least 10. Jabar Qahraman had been meeting with supporters in his