Thousands of South Asian construction workers went on strike Sunday over harsh working conditions in the latest threat to a spectacular building boom already endangered by a falling currency and labor shortage.
While laborers have long complained about working conditions in this Gulf city known for its avant-garde skyscrapers, luxury dwellings and archipelagoes of artificial islands, [...]

If you think you have what it takes to be a police officer, the city of Oswego wants to hear from you.
Currently, the Oswego City Police Department has several openings; some more are expected because of retirement.
“The department is looking to recruit people to take the police civil service exam,” Chief Michael J. Dehm Jr. [...]