Businesses in Japan are gearing up for the first tax hike in two decades.
International
Death sentences by Egyptian court condemned
Amnesty International has condemned Egypt in the wake of death sentences handed out by an Egyptian court against more than 500 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were even sentenced in absentia.
Family of MH370 passenger files petition to secure evidence
The family of one of the passengers of MH370 filed a petition in a US-based law firm to secure evidence for flaws and defects of the plane.
US Fifth on List of 2013’s Top Executioner
Amnesty International places the United States in the fifth spot among the world’s top executioners in 2013, behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
US military aircraft departs in search of missing Malaysian airliner
The US Navy said that it is sending another of its most advance maritime surveillance aircraft to help in the search for the missing Malaysian airliner.
Champion boxer Vitaly Klitschko’s next fight might be for presidency
Boxer turned politican Vitaly Klitschko, who led the opposition party in Ukraine during months of protests which eventually resulted in the ouster of the former president, announced his candidacy for the Ukrainian presidency.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon visits Greenland to assess climate change
United Nations Secretary General visited the World Heritage Site Ice Fjord in Greenland.
Chinese family members demand more answers from Malaysian officials
The prolonged and so far fruitless search and investigation has taken its toll, with Chinese family members clashing with the police and accusing Malaysia of deception and delays. <iframe width=”640″ height=”480″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/tT4NNW3Q4L4?wmode=opaque” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Obama applauds IMF Preliminary Agreement with Ukraine
Ukraine received a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), winning a 27 billion dollar support fund, in the wake of the Russian annexation of Crimea. The IMF announced a 14 to 18 billion dollar standby credit for Kiev in return for tough economic reforms. The United States Congress also passed legislation on Thursday backing a one billion dollar loan guarantee for Ukraine. US president Barack Obama lauded the announcement.
Indicted For Gun-Running, California State Senator Ends Secretary Of State Campaign
(Reuters) –A prominent state senator withdrew from a race for California secretary of state on Thursday (March 27), a day after he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with corruption and conspiring to import and traffic firearms, his attorney said. Democratic State Senator Leland Yee said he would end his campaign to become California’s chief elections officer in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office on Thursday, his attorney Paul DeMeester told reporters. A former San Francisco supervisor […]
UN issued resolution against Russian referendum in Crimea
The United Nation General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution declaring that the Russian-held referendum in Crimea as illegal.
California senator charged with corruption and gun smuggling
A senator in California was arrested for gun smuggling for his activities the United States and the Philippines. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Democratic State Senator Leland Yee. He was also charged with corruption and conspiring to import and traffic firearms. Prosecutors criminally charged Yee, a child psychologist, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday (March 26) with two felony counts of conspiring to import and traffic in firearms and six corruption counts. […]
