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East Coast, Texas Employ Highest Number of H1B Workers: Report
The Dallas and Washington metro areas got 74,000 and 64,800 approvals respectively, the next highest totals along with Boston's 38,300 approvals.
US Explains Why Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Was Frisked at New York Airport
A video that has gone viral on social media shows a casually-dressed Abbasi being frisked at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York earlier this week.
Trump's New Immigration Proposal Could Benefit Indian-American Professionals
A copy of the draft report, indicates that relatively younger group of those foreign nationals applying for permanent legal residency or Green Card would have a much better chance of their petitions being approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Ser...
Meet Chris Wylie, High School Dropout Who Blew the Lid Off Cambridge Analytica
At the age of 16, Wylie dropped out of high school without any qualification and in a year, started working for Canadian politician Michael Ignateiff. Wylie taught himself how to code at the age of 19 and by 20, he had enrolled as a law student at London...
Bangladesh Sees Meth Pills Boom With Massive Rohingya Influx
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops in the border town of Teknaf have seized some 5.16 million of the caffeine-laced meth pills and coast guards have confiscated 3.47 million pills since January 1, officials said.
Turkey Daily Portrays Merkel as Hitler, Decries 'Nazi Mentality'
The Yeni Akit daily, known for its hardline views on Turkish foreign policy, printed a photo-shopped picture of Merkel with a Hitler moustache, swastika arm band and belt diagonally across her chest in the style of Nazi militia.
6.4 Quake off Eastern Indonesia, Tsunami Alert Lifted
The quake's epicentre was located in a sparsely inhabited part of the Banda Sea, 380 kilometres from Ambon, the capital of Maluku province.
Russian Shopping Mall Fire Kills 64; Alarms Silent, Staff Missing
Firefighters were still recovering bodies as parts of the buildings were still smoldering. Some of the dead were found inside a cinema, which one witness said had been locked shut.
Japan's Shinzo Abe Apologises Amid Cronyism Scandal, Vows to Revise Constitution
Protesters urged Shinzo Abe to resign, as riot police kept tight security outside the venue of his ruling party's annual convention, at which the premier stressed his intention to revise Japan's pacifist post-war, US-drafted constitution.
Japan's Abe Apologises Amid Cronyism Scandal, Vows to Revise Constitution
Protesters urged Abe to resign, as riot police kept tight security outside the venue of his ruling party's annual convention, at which the premier stressed his intention to revise Japan's pacifist post-war, US-drafted constitution.
UK Cities Gear Up for 1st-ever 'National Samosa Week'
The event, to be organised from April 9 to 13, is the brainchild of a Leicester-based media personality who believes that the popularity of the triangular-shaped savoury snack transcends all barriers and can become a means to unite different communities i...
Croatians Protest Against European Treaty They Say Threatens Traditional Family
The protesters marched down the main streets of the capital Zagreb, carrying a huge banner reading "Stop the Istanbul (Convention) for Sovereign Croatia," waving national flags and singing patriotic songs.
Indian-Origin Man Crashed Car Filled With Propane Tanks in US Air Base, Says FBI
Hafiz Kazi, 51, was living in the US since 1993 and was a legal resident, FBI Special Agent Sean Ragan said at a news conference, adding that he was originally from India.
Donald Trump Reverses Threat to Shut Down US Govt
Trump's threat came after a host on conservative channel Fox News pilloried the deal which dramatically expands military funding as a Washington "swamp budget."
US Senate Passes Huge Spending Bill to Avert Govt Shutdown, Over to Trump Now
With the House of Representatives comfortably passing the bill Thursday, it now goes to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature, as lawmakers began their escapes from Washington to start a two-week holiday.
Xi Jinping Tightens Grip Over China Soldiers on India Border, Removes Civilian Control
Communist Party of China (CPC) announced the complete withdrawal of civilian-oriented frontier defence troops from the People's Armed Police (PAP) to enhance the ruling party's management of the country's armed forces.