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US arrests two Chinese oil company reps

Washington - AFP

US authorities have arrested Hong Kong's former home affairs secretary and the ex-foreign minister of Senegal for leading a multimillion dollar bribery scheme in Africa on behalf of a top Chinese energy company, with some deals arranged in the halls of the United Nations. US officials announced Monday that former Senegalese top diplomat Cheikh Gadio and Hong Kong's Patrick ChiRead more

Uzbekistan offers help in New York truck attack probe

Moscow - AFP

The president of Uzbekistan on Wednesday offered to help US authorities in the investigation of the attack in New York where a truck driver, reportedly an Uzbek national, mowed down passersbys, killing eight. "Uzbekistan is ready to use all forces and resources to help in the investigation of this act of terror," President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said, offering condolences to USRead more

Russia accuses US of 'direct threat' to diplomats' immunity

Moscow - Emirates Voice

Russia's foreign ministry on Friday accused the US authorities of directly violating its diplomats' immunity with a planned FBI search of the San Francisco consulate including diplomats' accommodation. "The demands of the US authorities create a direct threat to the security of Russian citizens," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. "American special services intend on September 2Read more

Driver charged over Texas truck migrant tragedy

Chicago - Emirates Voice]'

US authorities on Monday charged the driver of the overheated truck found in Texas packed with migrants, 10 of whom died, with one count of transporting illegal immigrants, prosecutors said. The US Attorney's office charged James Matthew Bradley Jr, 60 with one count of "transporting illegal aliens" -- punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty -- after authorities foundRead more

CIA contractors probed after intelligence leaks

Washington - Arab Today

US authorities probing the recent leak of secret materials are focusing on past Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractors who may have been upset over job losses, the Wall Street Journal said Sunday. WikiLeaks delivered a blow to America’s top spies by publishing earlier this month nearly 9,000 classified documents the anti-secrecy group said were part of the CIA’s entire arsenalRead more

US queries PayPal in money laundering probe

San Francisco - AFP

US authorities have demanded information from online payment service PayPal as part of a money laundering investigation, according to a regulatory filing available on Wednesday. "We have received subpoenas from the US Department of Justice seeking the production of certain information related to our historical anti-money laundering program," Silicon Valley-based PayPal said in an annual report to the US SecuritiesRead more

US suspends travel ban

Washington - Arab Today

US authorities on Saturday suspended President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries, following a court ruling that blocked its enforcement. Explaining the development, a US State Department spokesman told Arab News: “The Department of Justice informed us of the Washington State court ruling barring the US government from enforcing certain provisions of executive order 13769, includingRead more

6 Dead in Ice Storm Wrecks Several American States

Washington - Arab Today

US authorities announced death of six people in a wave of freezing rain and heavy snow that covered wide areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri in the US. According to (NBC News), Three people died in three crashes in Missouri thought to be weather-related, while in Kansas two people were killed in separate car crashes and truck driver wasRead more

US charges Pakistani exec in $140m fake diploma scheme

New York City - Arab Today

The executive of a Pakistani company was charged in a US federal court on Wednesday for his part in an alleged $140 million “fake-diploma mill” scheme, the latest step in a global crackdown touched off by arrests in Pakistan last year. Umair Hamid, 30, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan with wire fraud, conspiracyRead more

5 things to know about VW's 'dieselgate' scandal

Frankfurt - Arab Today

It has been 14 months since Volkswagen admitted to fitting millions of cars with cheating software to dupe emissions tests, plunging the German auto giant into one of the biggest scandals ever to hit the industry. On Friday the company, mired in legal woes, said it will cut 30,000 jobs worldwide under a huge savings plan, having already paid outRead more