In his declaration, President Poroshenko revealed more than $26 million in various bank accounts. KIEV: A luxury watch collection, millions of dollars in cash and a Picasso painting are just several items listed on Ukraine officials’ income and asset declarations, shocking a country vowing to curb corruption. Officials are required under a new law to declare their assets and income online, a requirement for the disbursement of a $1-billion (920-million-euro)... 

It simply means, the National Anomaly Committee or Committee on Allowances won’t suggest or approve any changes in the basic pay or allowance against the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. New Delhi, Nov 1: The ‘Committee on Allowances’, headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa, is yet to submit its report on fatter allowances recommended by the 7th Pay Commission, however the Finance Ministry sources said the government won’t... 

Saves time and cost – child has asthma? Know it in seconds It may take a great deal of patience and time to confirm asthma when a child is rushed to a clinic with breathing complication or coughing fits for it involves taking an x-ray and then getting the patient to breathe through a mouthpiece of a device. But a tiny strip can soon do that job saving valuable time and letting a physician begin treatment right away . A team of researchers at... 

What my husband’s extra-marital affair taught me about love My husband and I had a very happy married life up until now or so I assumed. We were married from 15 years with three kids, one boy and two girls. He was so kind and patient with me in all respects. We gave each other space to do our own little things, but when we were together, I was full of bliss because I couldn’t have asked for a better spouse. He was the epitome of a caring husband... 

Qayyarah: Jihadist leaders are fleeing Mosul, a top US general in the coalition battling the Islamic State group said on Wednesday as Iraqi forces closed in on the northern city. Representational image. Mosul was where Islamic State supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his “caliphate” two years ago but is now the group’s last major stronghold in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who announced the launch of a broad offensive... 

Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump’s plan for deportations of illegal migrants would rip families. LAS VEGAS: Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump’s plan for forcible deportations of millions of illegal migrants would rip families and the country apart, in the final 2016 presidential debate Wednesday. “I don’t want to see the deportation force that Donald has talked about,” Clinton said. “I think it is an idea that... 

North Korea fired a missile that failed immediately after launch. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea fired a missile that failed immediately after launch early on Thursday, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said, hours after the two countries agreed to step up efforts to counter the North’s nuclear and missile threats. The missile was believed to be an intermediate-range Musudan and was launched from the western city of Kusong, where the isolated... 

BAGHDAD/ERBIL: Residents of Mosul said ISIS was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the terrorists‘ stronghold. Around 1.5 million people are still living in Mosul. The leader of ISIS and one of its main explosives experts were reported to be among thousands of the hardline terrorists still in Mosul, suggesting the group would go to great lengths to fend off any ground... 

Bengaluru: Critising the level of refeering in the AFC Cup tournament, Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) head coach Mario Gomez on Tuesday said he has never seen such worse match officials in his career. Representational photo. “I have been working for 40 years in football and I have never seen referees like this in my life. I want to talk now before the game,” he told reporters before their late evening practice session... 

Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump’s “flattery” of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday slammed Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump’s “flattery” of Russia’s Vladimir Putin as “unprecedented” and “out of step” with both Democrats and rank-and-file Republicans. “Mr Trump’s continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which...