McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote World 07 Jan, 2023
Simmering discontent in NC: Political setback for Deuba The political cauldron of the Nepali Congress is on a boil. The Shekhar Koirala Group has expressed its dissatisfaction over the handling of the national and party affairs by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Opinion 04 Jul, 2022
Georgia counts ballots as US Senate control hangs in balance ATLANTA: Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden's... Women 06 Jan, 2021
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump WASHINGTON: The extraordinary Republican effort to overturn the presidential election was condemned Sunday by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Biden's win and keep President Donald Trump in office... Women 04 Jan, 2021
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate WASHINGTON: The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is highly... Women 29 Dec, 2020
Biden blasts Trump plan to push for Supreme Court nominee ahead of election PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the US Supreme Court as the November election nears, calling President Donald Trump’s plan an “exercise of raw... Women 21 Sep, 2020
Bolivia�s growing crisis turns deadly as 5 killed in clash SACABA, BOLIVIA: Bolivia’s political crisis turned deadly after security forces opened fire on supporters of Evo Morales in a central town, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and threatening the interim government’s efforts to restore... Women 16 Nov, 2019
Huawei got access to data: Facebook If @Facebook granted Huawei special access to social data of Americans this might as well have given it directly to the government of #China Marco Rubio, US senator San Francisco, June 6 Facebook drew fresh criticism from US lawmakers... 07 Jun, 2018
Senate rejects immigration bills; young immigrants in limbo WASHINGTON: The Senate has left hundreds of thousands of “Dreamer” immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation’s border security. Senators dealt President Donald Trump an... Women 16 Feb, 2018
Not all details in GOP memo help undercut Mueller probe WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and his supporters are using a congressional memo alleging FBI surveillance abuse to raise questions about the origins of a federal investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. But the four-page document... Women 03 Feb, 2018
Phone calls, dismissal threats: Venezuela pressures state workers to vote CARACAS: State workers in Venezuela are receiving frequent phone calls, pressure from bosses and threats of dismissal to ensure they vote in favor of President Nicolas Maduro's controversial new congress on Sunday. The unpopular leftist Maduro... Women 29 Jul, 2017
Millions heed anti-Maduro shutdown in Venezuela CARACAS: Many Venezuelan streets were barricaded and deserted on Thursday for a strike called by foes of President Nicolas Maduro to demand elections and the scrapping of plans for a new congress they fear would consolidate dictatorship in the... Women 21 Jul, 2017