13-08-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) global anti-money laundering watchdog has asked India to improve due diligence on the bank accounts of local politicians, government officials and their families, two government sources said. The recommendation for tougher checks on the finances of politically exposed persons …

13-08-2024 WASHINGTON: President Biden sat down on Wednesday with CBS News Sunday Morning’s Robert Costa at the White House in his first interview since announcing his decision to end his reelection campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. In the interview, which aired Sunday, …

13-08-2024 LONDON: At a London sports ground, Maya Hassan looks on with pride as about 30 women, nearly all Muslims and from ethnic minorities, join a self-defence class that she organized in response to a wave of riots that saw violent, racist attacks on Muslims and ethnic minorities. The 28-year-old …

13-08-2024 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s new interim government says it is working to resolve attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities reported after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hindus are the largest minority faith in mostly Muslim Bangladesh, and many are supporters of Hasina’s party, the Awami League. Since Hasina’s …

13-08-2024 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN: George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft grey walls typical of a Swedish apartment bear no hallmarks of a home belonging to an internationally acclaimed musician, however. With his long, …

13-08-2024 DOHA/ CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous truce talks instead of attempting to find a new Gaza ceasefire deal, days ahead of talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the group said …

13-08-2024 GAZA CITY: Figures from Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics show Israeli forces have killed 1.8 percent of the Gaza Strip’s population since October 7. Some 75 percent of the victims were under the age of 30. Hamas called on the United States, Qatar and Egypt to submit a plan …

13-08-2024 PARIS: Stars of sport, screen and music came together at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony to bring the 33rd Olympic Games to an end. Actor Tom Cruise descended from the roof of Stade de France to collect the Olympic flag as part of the handover to the American city …

13-08-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a “real distraction” for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November. In his first interview since quitting the …

12-08-2024 QUEENSLAND: A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The aircraft hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at around 01:50am local time on Monday (16:50B Sunday), sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of …