Mexico has condemned a US suggestion that it may impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump’s planned border wall. Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said such a tax would make Mexican imports more expensive for US consumers and they would end up paying for the ... Read More »
Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted. The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. ... Read More »
The Eneforcement Directorate on Monday detected cash deposits totalling over Rs.104 crore in an account belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party and Rs 1.43 crore in an account belonging to party Supremo Mayawati’s brother Anand in a branch of United Bank of India in New Delhi, sources in the Enforcement ... Read More »
Earlier this month, Donald Trump used a “thank-you” rally in Des Moines, Iowa, to give his supporters further insight into the “deal-making” team he intends to build in Washington. As president-elect, Trump has so far nominated a number of billionaires, three Goldman Sachs bankers and the chief executive of the ... Read More »
Six-time Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s life hung in the balance on Monday, with doctors putting her on life support after a near-fatal cardiac arrest that briefly triggered rumours of her death. Hundreds of police held back emotional supporters of the 68-year-old former film star when they tried to ... Read More »
A 15-year-old girl who was allegedly sent indecent messages by former US congressman Anthony Weiner has criticised the director of the FBI. The teenager said James Comey’s decision to publicise part of the FBI’s investigation into Mr Weiner had led to her being hounded by news reporters. Mr Comey announced ... Read More »
Clinton keeps 6-point lead after email news: NBC poll 10 Hours Ago | 02:13 Hillary Clinton’s 6-point national lead over Donald Trump remains virtually unchanged since last week, even after FBI Director James Comey announced the discovery of emails that could be “pertinent” to the investigation of Clinton’s use of a ... Read More »
Google has agreed to co-operate with the removal of online content insulting Thailand’s monarchy, the country’s deputy prime minister says. Prajin Juntong said he had met Google representatives to complain about material found using the search engine and on YouTube, a Google subsidiary. Google said it was following its existing ... Read More »
Hundreds of people in Iraq are being treated for the effects of toxic gases after a sulphur plant was set alight in fighting with so-called Islamic State. The US military says IS fighters set the plant on fire earlier this week, as they fled an advance by pro-government forces on ... Read More »
Weeks of protests at South African universities have targeted tuition fees – but students say they are also about racism and inequality in a society still plagued by the legacy of apartheid. The demonstrations have tapped into deep problems in the country, where many black people are unable to get ... Read More »
Many black students said they are being priced out of higher education Renewed clashes between police and student protesters erupted Monday outside one of South Africa’s largest universities, with students demanding free education. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the demonstrators who reportedly used rocks as projectiles at ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice asked Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, to pay $14 billion to settle an investigation into the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities. The company said it has “no intent” to pay the huge sum tied to the bank’s sale of mortgages between 2005 and 2007 and ... Read More »
