REVEALED: New York bomb suspect's Pakistani links

Investigations have revealed that Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, the Afghan-born naturalised United States citizen since 2011 and New York and New Jersey bombings suspect, had married a Pakistani......

NY blast suspect arrested after shootout with cops

A 28-year-old naturalised American citizen of Afghan descent was arrested on Monday by United States authorities following a shootout hours after the New York mayor conceded that the blast that......

British cleric Abu Hamza convicted on terror charges in US

A fiery British cleric accused of facilitating violent jihad in Afghanistan and setting up a terrorist training camp in the United States was convicted by a court in New York on 11 terrorism......

Devyani case: Why the US needs to apologise quickly!

'If at all,' says Suhasini Haidar, Foreign Affairs Editor, CNN-IBN, 'Devyani Khobragade is to avoid facing a full trial, the process of that negotiation must start immediately, for which the......

Indian staff harassed: US authorities sue firm

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit against one of the world's largest security firms forfailing to stop the harassment of anIndian descent guard on June 28,......

UAE: Residence visa seekers to be fingerprinted

Residence visa seekers in the United Arab Emirates will be fingerprinted beginning next month to ensure they have no criminal record, a senior official said on Thursday. "Applicants for residence......

USCIS gears up for H-1B deadline

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has detected fraud in, on average, 15 to 16 per cent of H-1B visa applications, according to Don Crocetti, chief of the USCIS Fraud Detection and......

Immigration scam by Indian busted in US

With the arrest of seven Indians, American authorities have claimed to have busted an immigration racket run by an infotech company owner who charged tens of thousands of dollars from expatriates......

Grand Swiss Chess: Harika finishes 5th, qualifies for next GP cycle

IMAGE: India's Dronavalli Harika. Photograph: Twitter Indian chess ace Dronavalli Harika held top-seed Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine to a draw in the 11th and final round of the FIDE Women's Grand......

Bahraini overtures to Kenya-born runners attract medals, controversy

IMAGE: Ruth Jebet of Bahrain celebrates after winning. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters. Every year, hordes of foreign runners flock to Kenya's high-altitude training camps in the hope that some of......

African Nations Cup: Caution pays off for Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's safety first approach paid off as they reached the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Thursday but similar tactics backfired for Angola in a 2-2 draw with Sudan, who had not scored......

Mexico sack Eriksson after defeat by Honduras

Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was fired on Thursday, less than 24 hours after his team lost 3-1 to Honduras in a World Cup qualifier. "This morning we talked to Mr Eriksson and announced his......

Lagat wants to run for US

Twice Olympic medallist Bernard Lagat has asked his native Kenya for a waiver so he can defend his world indoor 3,000 metres title as a US competitor, the athlete said on Monday.Lagat became a......