Nairobi :: Kenya
| about 11 hours ago
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has gone to court to recover Sh20.3 million which it claims was illegally paid to seven current and former MPs as allowances. The leaders are Information minister Samuel Poghisio, assistant minister David Musila,...
Tags: commission, Kenya Anti Corruption Commission, Samuel Poghisio
Hefei :: China
| about 23 hours ago
China can expect a record-high grain output of 525 billion kg this year, sustaining a rising momentum of grain harvest for five straight years, said a top economic planner at a national work meeting on rural economy here on Monday. "The steady increase...
Tags: commission, economy, China
Nairobi :: Kenya
| 2 days ago
Led by Chairman Samuel Kivuitu, the commissioners said the Act contradicts some aspects on the constitution and needed to be amended. They said that a close analysis of the law revealed that many areas were unclear, citing the provisions for corporate...
Tags: commission
Sunnyvale :: CA :: USA
| 3 days ago
Shares climbed nearly 9 percent in the shortened trading session after Icahn, a Yahoo board member who has been pushing a strategy shift or a sale to Microsoft, said he had bought about 6.8 million Yahoo shares. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing...
Tags: yahoo, microsoft, commission, ceo, Yahoo Inc., out, yang, internet, Icahn, Microsoft Corp.
Chakwāl :: Pakistan
| 5 days ago
Federal Minister for Minorities has said that Pakistan elected government wanted to resolve all the issues with India through talks as peace, love and brotherhood was the need of the hour for two great neighboring countries of Asia. Addressing at a reception...
Tags: commission, security, Katas Raj Temple, hindu pilgrims
Sydney :: Australia
| 6 days ago
A delegation of 100 workers will present a petition, signed by more than 50,000 people, to Labor senator Gavin Marshall, who has been lobbying colleagues to limit the powers of the industry watchdog set up by the coalition. Under present laws, introduced...
Tags: commission, protest, set, construction workers
Manila :: Philippines
| 6 days ago
Election watchdogs and the Commission on Elections will set up Comelec satellite offices in various schools nationwide to raise awareness on voters' registration. In a press briefing Tuesday, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting chair Tita De...
Tags: elections, commission, vote, set, voting, Comelec
Justice :: IL :: USA
| 7 days ago
The New York-based association lobbied on issues related to protecting the confidentiality of Social Security numbers, cyber security, phone records, telemarketing fraud and more. The group's members include International Business Machines Corp. and Home...
Tags: commission, congress, security, Library of Congress
Dhāka :: Bangladesh
| 8 days ago
Although we are sending election observation mission following relaxation of emergency, it does not mean we are happy. We still keep saying that it should go ideally, EC Head of the Delegation Ambassador Stefan Frowein told reporters after the EU Troika's...
Tags: commission, europe
Canberra :: Australia
| 8 days ago
The chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox, said on Friday he would convene a telephone conference of international regulators tonight to discuss "urgent regulatory issues" dealing with the sharemarket meltdown, which sent...
Tags: commission
