Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US authorities have arrested a Colombian businessman accused of involvement in money laundering and bribery schemes worth more than $2 billion linked to the government of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Justice Department announced on Sunday (local time).
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) President Donald Trump will travel to Manila next month for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit before heading to China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the White House has said.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US Senator Chris Murphy, who said he was at Riyadh's airport the day before Saturday's deadly Houthi attack, opposed American military action in Yemen.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said on Sunday (local time) that his Republican rival Mike Rogers tried to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood only because "he really wanted to repeat the word Muslim", as faith and heritage attacks shadow minority candidates, including several Indian Americans, ahead of the November 3 midterms.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) At least nine Indian-American Republicans are on the November 3 ballot, led by Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor's race, even as leaders of their own party turn against the H-1B visa programme, a pathway long used by Indian professionals.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Republican Senator Thom Tillis said that President Donald Trump "may be" breaking the law with his Russian diesel deal, while Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso called it "leverage", a week before Trump must decide whether to penalise major buyers of Russian oil.
Muscat, Oct 11 (IANS) Two Indian seafarers are missing after the tanker MT Petro Dolphin, carrying 11 Indian crew members, came under a drone attack at Sohar Anchorage in Oman on Sunday, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said, adding that nine of the Indians have been rescued.
Riyadh, Oct 11 (IANS) An Indian national injured in the attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on October 10 has died, the Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday, as External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar expressed grief and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv supports the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump and was awaiting details from Washington, adding that Russia must also back the truce, which Moscow had yet to confirm.
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) The United States has authorised an emergency exchange of up to four million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to prevent fuel supply disruptions caused by severe weather in the Gulf region, the Department of Energy has announced.
