Asia’s coastal cities face challenge of rising seas
December 11, 2015
New Delhi: The future will be a watery one for some of the world’s biggest cities.
GOP preparing for contested convention
December 10, 2015
WASHINGTON – Republican officials and leading figures in the party’s establishment are now preparing for the possibility of a brokered convention as Donald Trump continues sit atop the polls and the presidential race.
Test Cricket: Riding on twin tons, Australia dominate Day 1 against...
December 10, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Australia 3 for 438 (Voges 174*, S Marsh 139*, DA Warner 64) v West Indies
Australia's Shaun Marsh, right, is congratulated by team mate Adam Voges after scoring a century against West Indies in Hobart on Thursday. (Source: AP)
India clears Japan’s bid for first bullet train ahead of Abe...
December 10, 2015
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday cleared a $14.7 billion Japanese proposal to build its first bullet train line, one of the country’s biggest foreign investments in its infrastructure sector.
US House votes to scrutinize travel without visas
December 9, 2015
WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to require more information sharing among 38 countries where travelers don't need visas to visit the U.S., and to scrutinize those travelers more closely if they have recently traveled to Iraq, Iran, Syria or Sudan.
US: Get ready for $2 gasoline again
December 9, 2015
Who would have thought OPEC could bear tidings of seasonal cheer?
Donald Trump’s Plan to Bar Foreign Muslims Might Survive a Lawsuit
December 9, 2015
WASHINGTON — When Donald J. Trump called on Monday for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” many legal scholars were aghast and said that such a ban would certainly be struck down by courts as blatantly unconstitutional.
Chennai received more rainfall in over 100 yrs on Dec 1-2:...
December 9, 2015
CHENNAI – On December 1 and 2, flood-ravaged Chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
