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After Boston blasts, US to have automated student visa checks
Washington: In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, the US expects to have an automated system in place this month to close the student visa gap that allows many to enter the country even after they cease to be students. "I think by the end of the month, certainly, we #Boston Marathon blasts #Student visa #ThisisNext #United States #World
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US could soon be in reach of N-Korea nuclear arms: Pentagon report
Washington: North Korea's continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon, a new Pentagon report to Congress said on Thursday. The report, the first version of an annual Pentagon assessment #NewsTracker #North Korea #Nuclear weapons #Pentagon #US
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FBI releases photos of three men from Benghazi attack site
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Thursday released the photographs of three men it said were at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last September. The FBI did not call the three men suspects in the attacks, saying only that they "may be able to provide #Bird flu #Brazil #facebook #Latin America #lifestyle #markets #Mexico #NewsTracker #Politics #Russia #United Kingdom
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Two years after Osama was hunted, media still hounds neighbours
Islamabad: Two years after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, his neighbours in Abbottabad are fed up with questions from the media and other people about the incident, saying they want to be left alone. Bin Laden, who was for a long time hunted by the US, was #Abbottabad #ConnectTheDots #Osama bin Laden #Pakistan #World
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FBI says lab tests link Mississippi man to ricin letters
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A dust mask and other items seized from the martial arts studio of a Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials tested positive for ricin, according to a court document released on Tuesday. Records seized by the FBI #aut #cnt #content #NewsTracker #rch #rco #typeof-registered #typeof-social #undefined #values #wcnts
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Nepal EC begins registering political parties for polls
Kathmandu: The Election Commission in Nepal has started registering political parties for the upcoming Constituent Assembly elections. On the first day of registration, seven political parties including CPN-UML, Unified CPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress, Sadvana Party and Terai Madhes Democratic Party have submitted applications for party registration for election purposes. The political parties in #Democracy movement in Nepal #Nepal #NewsTracker
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Fidel Castro’s son wins Montecristo Cup golf tournament
Fidel Castro’s son Antonio triumphed at the fifth annual Montecristo Cup golf tournament held in his native country. The Cuban revolution leader's son showed the best result on the 3.5-kilometre golf course on the coastline of Varadero, 140 kilometres east of Havana. The tournament, held last weekend, featured over 100 players from #Antonio #Fidel Castro #Golf #Montecristo Cup #NewsTracker
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Syria says prime minister survives Damascus bomb attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, state media and activists said, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad's capital. The explosion shook the Mezze neighbourhood shortly after 9 a.m. (0600 GMT), sending a plume of #Arabic #China #India #Japan #Latin America #NewsTracker #Syria #United States
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Mandela in ‘good shape’: South Africa Pres
Johannesburg: South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is in "good shape" after his recent hospitalisation, the ruling ANC said today, after President Jacob Zuma visited the democracy icon. "They found president Mandela in good shape and in good spirits," the party said in a statement. Zuma and the top brass of the #Nelson Mandela #NewsTracker #South Africa
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Obama pokes fun at critics, media at annual press dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama poked fun at the media, his critics and himself on Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a star-filled event where journalists and celebrities mixed with the Washington elite. Joined at the dinner by his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, the president #Arabic #Brazil #Business #China #Entertainment #Japan #Latin America #lifestyle #opinion #President #Technology #United Kingdom
