LONDON: An American man was arrested in Russia over night and has been accused of being a covert operative for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Russian officials told Bikyanews.com that they will hold the man until they learn the full extent of his mission in the country. "We have arrested an American posing as a diplomat but really a CIA spy. This action is unacceptable for Russia and we will not all ...

Hindus feel that Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has failed to control the incidents of racism and should be disciplined. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that reported racist chanting during a match between AC Milan and Roma on May 12 was a recent example. In January also, racist chants reportedly occurred in a friendly between Mil ...

LONDON: IHRC complains at the lack of response from the London Metropolitan police after a march by a group of takfiris led by Anjum Choudry, descended into violence on Edgware road with bystanders being attacked by the mob. The leaders of the march are the same people who were formerly of Al-Gurabaa, an organisation proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. They attended the event on the pretext of showing ...

DUBAI: A couple who were caught by Dubai police having sex in the backseat of a taxi in the city are to be jailed for two months for violating the city's "illicit sex" law. Dubai’s highest court overruled on Monday the appeal lodged by R.B., a 29-year-old Briton, and 28-year-old Irishman, C.M. The Dubai Cassation Court found the duo guilty of drinking alcohol, public nudity and committing an indecent act in ...

LONDON: A major two-day conference on 'Supporting open economies, inclusive growth - women's role in Arab countries' will be held at Lancaster House in central London on 25th and 26th June 2013, as part of the UK's presidency of the G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition. This groundbreaking initiative will bring together businesswomen from the Arab world and their G8 counterparts. It is ...

CAIRO: Turkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. The national carrier had said in a statement this month the use of red and dark pink lipstick and nail polish would impair the "visual integrity" of its staff. But Chief Executive Temel ...

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a terrorist bombing which targeted Rihaniyya, a town in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, which resulted in the death of more than 40 people and about a hundred other injured innocent bystanders. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement today said that the UAE strongly condemns this criminal act which claimed the lives of ...

LONDON: Fan excitement is already high as JJ Abrams take the helm of the next evolution of the Star Wars franchise and recent reports suggest Episode VII will be filmed in the United Kingdom. The seventh film in the Star Wars series will be shot in Britain, producers of the science-fiction franchise have confirmed, London’s Guardian newspaper says. Shooting is scheduled to begin next year. Parts of earlier ...

SINGAPORE: Women's rights activists have praised the sentencing of a Swiss national accused of having commercial sex with a minor has been sentenced to jail for four months and three weeks. However, they said the sentence should have been tougher. "We battle every day and we expect some better justice from our courts when it comes to sexual violence against women, but it is a start," Gloria Yu, a 44-year-ol ...

LONDON: Northampton Borough Council in England has reportedly handed over the management of Weston Favell Parish Hall to the Indian Hindu Welfare Organization (IHWO). IHWO, a registered charity established in 1996, focuses “on enriching the lives of Northampton’s Hindus by meeting their social, cultural, welfare and health needs." It organizes classes on yoga, Indian classical dances, and Gujarati and Hindi ...