GOVT PROCUREMENTS ACC mum over mega corruption scams

The Anti-Corruption Commission has made no visible move against the mega corruption allegations the government faces over its procurement processes for projects as well as departments.

A rare look inside Samsung's secretive ideas lab

I’m standing inside Samsung Digital City, where some 35,000 employees work, eat, play, and work some more in Suwon, South Korea. It feels like a university campus with green parks, throngs of

Trump on Cokie Roberts' death: 'She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the death of veteran journalist Cokie Roberts by saying "she never treated me nicely" before extending his well wishes to her family.

Sri Lanka Abolishing executive presidency not a viable strategy

FOR the past month the issue of who will be the presidential candidate of the ruling UNP has been dividing the party and diverting attention away from its needs to develop an election manifesto that

India hopes to gain control over Pakistan Kashmir

India’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected India to gain physical control over it one day, raising the rhetoric over the

After the Saudi oil attacks, all options carry great risk

After this weekend's attacks on the world's largest oil processing plant, the questions are simple: Who did it, from where and what will the response be?

China's economy is getting worse. That makes a trade deal more likely

China's economic slowdown keeps getting worse. That could give the country incentive to repair its trading relationship with the United States and take more steps to stimulate its economy.

Restore normal life in Kashmir: top Indian court

India’s top court said on Monday the federal government should restore normal life in Kashmir as soon as possible, as a partial shutdown of the disputed region entered its 42nd day.

Trump: US 'locked and loaded depending on verification' of attack on Saudi oil field

President Donald Trump on Sunday evening tweeted that the US has "reason to believe that we know" who is responsible for an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field and the country is "locked and

Hong Kong protests are growing smaller but more violent and ugly

Dozens of people were injured Sunday in another night of violence in Hong Kong, as the city marked its fifteenth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests.