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March 15, 2017 2:13 PM

Late-season snowstorm begins to weaken in US

In the United States, a late-season snowstorm began to weaken today. It had closed schools, grounded 6,000 flights and keeping nearly 100,000 customers without power in the mid-Atlantic and north-eastern region.<br/><br/>Blizzard warnings were issued in parts of Connecticut, Massachusett...

March 15, 2017 2:11 PM

South Korea prosecutors to question ousted leader next week

S Korean prosecutors summon Park for questioning Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been asked to appear before prosecutors next week over the corruption scandal that triggered her downfall. She will have to appear for questioning in Seoul on the 21st of this month. Ms Park was dismisse...

March 15, 2017 1:29 PM

South Korea to hold vote on May 9 to pick Park's successor

S Korean prosecutors summon Park for questioning Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been asked to appear before prosecutors next week over the corruption scandal that triggered her downfall. She will have to appear for questioning in Seoul on the 21st of this month. Ms Park was dismisse...

March 15, 2017 12:58 PM

South Korea to hold vote on May 9 to pick Park's successor

S. Korean prosecutors summon Park for questioning Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been asked to appear before prosecutors next week over the corruption scandal that triggered her downfall. She will have to appear for questioning in Seoul on the 21st of this month. Ms Park was dismiss...

March 15, 2017 12:10 PM

South Korea to hold vote on May 9 to pick Park's successor

South Korea has said, it will hold an election on 9th May to choose a successor for ousted President Park Geun-hye. The Constitutional Court ruled to formally end Park's presidency over a huge political scandal also involving her longtime confidante.<br/><br/>By law, South Korea mus...

March 15, 2017 12:10 PM

Two Indian-American authors shortlisted for Wellcome Book Prize

Two Indian-American authors have been shortlisted for the 30,000 pound Wellcome Book Prize. The award celebrates fiction and non-fiction works engaged with the topics of health and medicine. <br/><br/>Siddhartha Mukherjee is on the list of the annual prize for his study of genetics and m...

March 15, 2017 11:50 AM

Indian-American Seema Verma to head top US healthcare agency

In US, Indian-American Seema Verma has been sworn-in as the head of a key health-care agency in the Donald Trump administration. Vice President Mike Pence said at the swearing-in ceremony at the White House that President Trump has chosen one of the leading experts in America on state-based healthca...

March 15, 2017 8:03 AM

Trump Paid $38 Million Tax on $150 Million Income

US President Donald Trump paid 38 million dollars tax on more than 150 million dollars income in 2005, a leaked tax return reveals. Two pages of the tax return were revealed by US TV network MSNBC, triggering an angry response from the White House. It said publishing the tax return was illegal. Mr T...

March 15, 2017 7:32 AM

90% of Mosul retaken from Daesh – Police Chief

In Iraq, the Chief of Iraq&apos;s Federal Police force announced that 90 percent of central Mosul&apos;s Old City had been retaken by security forces, signaling the reclamation of a highly-desired area in the fight against IS. <br/><br/>According to a yesterday statement by Lt. General S...

March 14, 2017 9:28 PM

States of emergency declared across North-eastern US

The north-eastern US states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia have declared states of emergency as a huge winter storm sweeps in, bringing heavy snow. <br/><br/>The US National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings from eastern Pennsylvania to south-west Maine. School...

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