HTC Global to hire 7,000 in India
HTC Global Services, a provider of IT and IT-enabled services, plans to add an additional 7,000-8,000 employees to its workforce here in the country over the next few years. The U.S-based company, which has delivery centres in Hyderabad and Chennai and a global workforce of over 6,500 employees, is... read more »
Gaza conflict: Israel calls up 16,000 reserve soldiers
Israel is calling up 16,000 extra reservists to bolster its military as the conflict in Gaza continues. The deployment brings the total called up by Israel to 86,000. Officials told Israeli media the call-up gave the military “room to breathe”. The move comes as Israel pledged to... read more »
WikiLeaks reveals Australian gagging order over political bribery allegatio...
A sweeping gagging order issued in Australia to block reporting of any bribery allegations involving several international political leaders in the region has been exposed by WikiLeaks. The prohibition emerged from a criminal case in the Australian courts and applies throughout the country. It... read more »
Ebola outbreak: pan-African airline halts flights to west African countries
Pan-African airline ASKY has suspended all flights to and from the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the Liberian football association cancelled games as fears grow of the spread of the Ebolavirus. The move by the Togo-based carrier follows the death of one of its passengers from the... read more »
