Facebook decides to give Mark Zuckerberg full control
San Francisco, June 21 (IANS) Facebook has approved the creation of 5.7 billion new shares of Class C stock that will keep its CEO Mark Zuckerberg in control as long as he is associated with…
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Australia’s consumer watchdog takes food company Heinz to court
Canberra, June 21 (IANS) Australia’s consumer watchdog on Tuesday said it was taking the H.J. Heinz Company to federal court, alleging it was guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct under the country’s consumer laws. The…
Iran condemns Bahrain revoking Shia cleric’s citizenship
Tehran, June 21 (IANS) Iran has condemned Bahrain’s move to strip of the country’s top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, of his citizenship. Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the Bahraini regime’s “intensification of its…
Trump fires campaign manager amid controversies
Washington, June 21 (IANS) Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has dismissed his campaign manager as the New York billionaire was bogged down in controversies. “The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President, which has set…
US Senate rejects gun control measures
Washington, June 21 (IANS) The US Senate on Monday failed to muster the votes to pass any of several competing bills aimed at making it more difficult for potentially dangerous individuals to purchase firearms. Popular…
Fire burns over 2,000 acres in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, June 21 (IANS) Two fast-moving brush fires tore through vegetation on Monday in the Angeles National Forest and the foothills above Duarte and Azusa in Los Angeles, burning more than 2,000 acres within…
New York celebrates Yoga Day with ‘Mind over Madness’
By Arul Louis New York, June 21 (IANS) As the NASDAQ was zooming up 69 points on microsecond transactions at 11 a.m. on Monday, outside in front of the stock exchange building on Times Square,…
Investing in US is ‘best business decision’: Obama
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, June 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said on Monday that investing in the US is the “best business decision” possible because this is a country…
US dollar declines as Brexit fears ease
New York, June 21 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against most major currencies on Monday as the euro and British pound rallied after polls swung in favour of the campaign for Britain to remain in…
US, Israeli defence chiefs reaffirm strength of military relationship
Washington, June 21 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ash Carter and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman on Monday reaffirmed the strength of the US-Israeli defence relationship, the Pentagon said in a statement. At their meeting at…
Venezuelan opposition starts validation of signatures for Maduro recall
Caracas, June 21 (IANS) The Venezuelan opposition on Monday began the process of validating the 1 per cent of signatures required to request a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro at centres provided by the…
China prosecutors win lawsuit against environmental authority
Beijing, June 21 (IANS) Prosecutors in a county in east China’s Shandong province have won a lawsuit against the local environmental protection department in the first prosecutors vs. administration public interest case, according to the…
24 people displaced every minute worldwide: UNHCR
Johannesburg, June 21 (IANS) The global forced displacement rose sharply in 2015 reaching the highest level ever, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report released in Pretoria on Monday. UNHCR…
Partial content of Orlando nightclub shooter’s 911 calls released
Washington, June 21 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday released partial transcripts of the 911 phone calls made by Orlando “lone wolf” shooter Omar Mateen during the Pulse nightclub attack which left…
SoftBank’s probe clears Nikesh Arora from ‘share demand’ allegations
Tokyo, June 20 (IANS) SoftBank Group Corp (SBG) on Monday said a special committee found allegations against its President and COO Nikesh Arora in a purported shareholder demand are “without merit”. “A special committee of…
Hindu extremist groups biggest hurdle to Pakistan-India peace: Pakistan Minister
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday termed Hindu “extremist” organisations and their “influence” on the present Indian government as the biggest hurdle to the Pakistan-India peace dialogue. “In…
Two Indians among 24 killed in Afghanistan; IS, Taliban claim stake
KABUL, June 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan security force members inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, June 20, 2016. Fourteen Nepalese citizens were killed and nine people were injured…
Blasts kill 26 in Afghanistan; IS, Taliban claim responsibility
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Three separate blasts claimed 26 lives including those of two suicide bombers and 14 Nepalese nationals and injured more than 50 others in Afghanistan on Monday. The killings evoked strong condemnation….
Donald Trump parts ways with controversial campaign manager
New York, June 20 (IANS) US presidential hopeful Donald Trump shook up his presidential campaign on Monday with an announcement that his controversial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is out. “The Donald J. Trump Campaign for…
World gets ready to observe second Yoga Day
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The world is ready to observe the second International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Tuesday as Indian missions abroad held many practice sessions to prepare thousands of people for the…