MAY 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration on Friday notified Congress it plans to sell $8.1 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates without congressional approval — a move that has incensed members from both parties who have sought to cut off military aid for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iranian-backed rebels in...
MAY 25, 2019
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 180 for 4 (Taylor 71, Williamson 67) beat India 179 (Jadeja 54, Boult 4 for 33, Neesham 3 for 26) by six wickets
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - New Zealand followed up an excellent display of fast bowling with a patient chase of the modest 180-run target set by India to win the World Cup...
MAY 24, 2019
A patent made public today and filed by Amazon would allow the company's voice assistant Alexa to start recording audio before users say a "wake word." According to the patent, it would allow users to more naturally communicate with their devices, saying phrases like "Play some music, Alexa" rather than starting each command with "Alexa" or another...
MAY 24, 2019
Celebrities such as George Clooney, left, and Elton John, right, led a backlash against the sultan of Brunei’s decision to rollout draconian anti-gay laws. Photograph: Valérie Macon/AFP/Getty Images
The oil-rich south-east Asian state sparked an outcry when it proposed the death penalty for gay sex and adultery
The sultan of Brunei has returned an honorary degree awarded by...
MAY 24, 2019
Prashant Kishor with YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy
Prashant Kishor is the man with the Midas touch in Indian elections turning almost every political entity that he has touched into gold. He has proved his mastery again propelling the YSR Congress of to power with overwhelming majority and handing over a shocking defeat to tech-man politician N Chandrababu Naidu.
The...
MAY 24, 2019
Americans generally do not have enough saved for retirement and Congress is considering a number of measures to address that.
There are a few retirement-related bills of note making their way through Congress. One in particular, the Secure Act, gained significant traction this week. The House voted to approve it Thursday, and it is widely expected to move...
MAY 23, 2019
Imran Khan, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were among the first world leaders to congratulate PM Modi.
Congratulatory messages from Bangladesh, Russian, Chinese and French leaders among others poured in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he led BJP to a resounding win in the Lok Sabha elections, becoming the first non-Congress PM to return to...
MAY 23, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Riding high on Prime Minister Narendra Modi s popularity and on the nationalism wave, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday swept the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with a bigger mandate than 2014. While the BJP is on course to win 303 seats, the NDA alliance looks certain to cross 350 in the 542...
MAY 22, 2019
Suleman Khan holds the photograph he has of his son, Rakbar Khan.
"It's not even been one year. I really miss him," says Sahila Khan, her head bowed and sitting in a small room that belonged to her father, Rakbar, a Muslim farmer who was lynched by a group of Hindu men in India's Rajasthan state.
Khan,...
MAY 22, 2019
Donald Trump’s golf habit has already cost taxpayers at least $102 million in extra travel and security expenses, and next month will achieve a new milestone: a seven-figure presidential visit to another country so he can play at his own course.
U.S. taxpayers have spent $81 million for the president’s two dozen trips to Florida, according to a...
