ABU DHABI / WAM In a circular distributed to employers, the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA), called for employers’ compliance with the registration and contribution requirements for their Emirati employees. It stressed that registering UAE employees with the Authority and the payment of their contributions is obligatory under the provisions of Federal Law No. 7 of 1999 …

  WASHINGTON / AP Their reputations at risk, a coterie of President Donald Trump’s associates caught up in the swirling debate about Trump and Russia are turning to a similar if unusual playbook: volunteering to testify to Congress, before even being asked. They are eager to come forward despite not having been compelled by subpoena to appear before the two …

  Colombia / AP An avalanche of water from an overflowing river swept through a city in Colombia while people slept, the wave quickly destroying homes and killing at least 24 unsuspecting residents, authorities said on Saturday. The incident triggered by intense rains happened around midnight in Mocoa, a city of about 350,000 located near Colombia’s border with Ecuador, tucked …