May2017
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Spain is probing 7 former executives of HSBC on suspicion of money laundering
May 6, 2017News Hour: A Spanish court is probing seven former executives of HSBC’s private Swiss bank on suspicion of money laundering following an investigation of documents in the “Swissleaks” scandal on bank-supported tax evasion, legal sources told... -
Food insecurity accelerates global migration
May 5, 2017News Hour: At a time when a record-high number of people have been forced to flee their homes across the world, a new study by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) clearly establishes that high... -
International migration law and human rights of migrants on agenda in Turkmenistan
May 5, 2017News Hour: The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan has recently adopted a national action plan on combating human trafficking in March. Alongside this development has come a focus on human rights issues including migrants’ rights. This... -
New Fund for climate projects, private sector, and women’s empowerment
May 5, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with the Government of Canada to establish a new trust fund to support greater private sector participation — while improving gender equality — in the bank’s climate... -
Asaduzzaman Noor for flourishing theater arts to combat militancy
May 5, 2017News Hour: Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor today said theater is an excellent form of art that could motivate young people towards healthy cultural practices. “theater art is a very vibrant format of the cultural arena.... -
FIFA lifts Messi four-game international ban
May 5, 2017News Hour: FIFA on Friday overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at an assistant referee, saying there was not enough evidence to support the stiff punishment. The U-turn is... -
Al Shabaab militants kill U.S. serviceman in Somalia clash
May 5, 2017News Hour: A U.S. serviceman was killed and two were wounded in a clash with al Shabaab militants in Somalia, the U.S. military said on Friday, in what appeared to be the first American casualties in... -
Turkey sacks 107 judges, prosecutors over links to failed coup
May 5, 2017News Hour: Turkey dismissed 107 judges and prosecutors over alleged links to a failed coup in July last year, Turkish televisions reported on Friday, further widening a purge during which it dismissed around 145,000 civil servants,... -
North Korea accuses CIA of ‘bio-chemical’ plot against leadership
May 5, 2017News Hour: North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea’s intelligence service of a plot to attack its “supreme leadership” with a bio-chemical weapon and said such a “pipe-dream” could never... -
Macron stretches lead as French presidential campaign enters final day
May 5, 2017News Hour: Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of a tumultuous election campaign that has turned the country’s...
