Massive tax scam cost Europe 55 bln euros: Report
Frankfurt Am Main (Germany), Oct 18 : A gigantic years-long tax scam saw banks drain 55 billion euros (USD 63 billion) from national treasuries in Europe, a far larger sum than previously thought, media from across the continent reported Thursday. The so-called “cum-ex” deals relied on complex tax trickery that allowed owners of shares to claim […]
Pompeo in Turkey as Saudi faces new claims over Khashoggi
Ankara, Oct 17 :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday held talks with the Turkish leadership in Ankara over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Riyadh faced new claims he was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. Pro-government Turkish media published gruesome new allegations Khashoggi was killed by being gradually dismembered by a […]
Pompeo holds crisis talks in Riyadh on missing journalist
Riyadh, Oct 16: US top diplomat Mike Pompeo held talks with Saudi King Salman on Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid US media reports the kingdom may be mulling an admission he died during a botched interrogation. “Rogue killers” could be to blame for the disappearance of Khashoggi, who has […]
UN rights chief calls to lift Saudi ‘immunity’ over Khashoggi
Geneva, Oct 16 : The UN human rights chief called Tuesday for the lifting of the immunity of officials who might be involved in the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist at the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey. “In view of the seriousness of the situation surrounding the disappearance of Mr. (Jamal) Khashoggi, I believe the […]
Murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI raised to sainthood
Vatican City, Oct 14 : Pope Francis raised slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI to sainthood on Sunday in a ceremony at the Vatican attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims. “We declare and define Paul VI and Oscar Arnulfo Romero Galdamez… to be saints and we enrol them among the saints, […]
Israel’s Netanyahu threatens Hamas with ‘very strong blows’
Jerusalem, Oct 14 : Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to inflict “very strong blows” on Hamas after fresh violence along the border with the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist group. “Hamas has apparently not understood the message — if these attacks do not stop, they will be stopped in another way, […]
Taliban confirm meeting with US peace envoy in Qatar
Kabul, Oct 13 : A Taliban delegation has met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict, the militant group said Saturday, in the first official confirmation of talks between the two sides. The landmark meeting was held as Khalilzad seeks to coordinate efforts with regional countries, including Pakistan and […]
Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if Saudis behind Khashoggi disappearance
Washington, Oct 13 : US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia could be behind the disappearance of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned Washington would inflict “severe punishment” if that is the case. “We’re going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment,” Trump told CBS’s “60 Minutes” program, […]
Aborted launch astronauts to go to space next spring: Russian space agency
Moscow, Oct 12 : Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague will likely fly into space in the spring of 2019 after their flight was suddenly aborted, the head of the Russian space station, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Friday. “The guys will fly for sure,” Rogozin said on Twitter, posting a picture of […]
Global stocks tumble after Trump ‘crazy’ Fed comment
Hong Kong, Oct 11 : Asian markets plunged Thursday morning following the worst session on Wall Street for months, as US President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve had “gone crazy” with plans for higher interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite all plummeted more than […]
