Washington,  President Barack Obama says that the surge of immigrant children entering the US illegally changed the politics surrounding the issue of immigration and led him to put off a pledge to use executive action that could have shielded millions of people from deportation. Immigration reform advocates criticised Obama afterRead More

Sydney, Australia`s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop welcomed her Chinese counterpart to Sydney Sunday, saying the two nations were “on track” to sign a free-trade agreement this year strengthening their relationship. Australia is hosting Foreign Minister Wang Yi for the second annual Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which comes ahead ofRead More

London: The British government is scrambling to respond to a lurch in the opinion polls towards a vote for Scottish independence this month by promising a range of new powers for Scotland if it chooses to stay within the United Kingdom. British finance minister George Osborne said on Sunday thatRead More

Washington: Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Saturday the Islamic State threat with the head of the Arab League, ahead of the group`s next round of discussions. The Arab League is due to hold a ministerial meeting in Cairo on Sunday to address fast-moving changes in the region. Kerry andRead More

Washington: Like other Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) including Indian-Americans were hit hard by the Great Recession, but they fared better than any other racial group, according to a new report. During the economic downturn, the unemployment rate more than doubled for Asian American workers from 3.2 percentRead More

Tehran, Iran on Sunday accused the US of not taking the threat from Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria seriously, and charged that US aid had previously helped the jihadists. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif levelled the accusations despite an expanding US air campaign in Iraq since August 8Read More

Dubai, India will organising a conference in Abu Dhabi aimed at improving the delivery of services for the welfare of Indians living in the UAE. The day-long meet on September 13 is being jointly organised by the Indian Embassy and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, with nine Indian statesRead More

Russia aims to boost its economic ties with China, particularly in the energy sector, in the face of Western sanctions over Ukraine but this could prove a high-risk strategy. On Monday, far from the fighting in Ukraine and the threat of fresh Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin launched what isRead More

Kuala Lumpur, Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people on board disappeared in the Indian Ocean, aviation experts are still clueless over the world’s greatest aviation mystery. Australia, which is responsible for search and rescue operations, is set to launch a new phase of the multimillion dollarRead More

Taipei, Taiwan and China will this week resume talks on a goods free trade agreement after negotiations were delayed due to vocal opposition by locals suspicious of closer ties with Beijing, officials said on Sunday. The three-day talks will reopen Wednesday after being delayed about five months, but an economicsRead More