SYDNEY, Aug 6 — A Pacific island leader says there were “no consultations” before the US announced swathes of nearby ocean could be auctioned for deep-sea mining exploration, telling AFP the industry faced strong opposition among his people. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Governor David A»»»

Abdul El-Sayed was born in Detroit to an Egyptian father and an American mother. (EPA Images pic) DETROIT: The left-wing Democratic upstart set to contest a critical US Senate seat in November’s mid-term elections is a charismatic 41-year-old who once said he would have been a cab driver in Egypt b»»»

DETROIT – The left-wing Democratic upstart set to contest a critical US Senate seat in November’s mid-term elections is a charismatic 41-year-old who once said he would have been a cab driver in Egypt but for an “accident of history.” Abdul El-Sayed on Aug 5 sealed the Democratic Party’s nomination»»»

Washington: Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar lost his bid for re-election on Wednesday after losing a hard-fought primary election to his democratic socialist challenger Donovan McKinney. McKinney won roughly 51.9% of the vote compared to Thanedar’s 48.1% to become the Democratic nominee f»»»