Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Citing the massacre of innocents in Newtown to gunning down of Sikh worshippers in Oak Creek, a tearful President Barack Obama vowed to curb gun violence with common-sense reforms sidestepping the…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The US oil boom has changed the world’s geopolitics of energy, reducing the influence of the Middle East on oil prices, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said on Wednesday. “The American…
Washington, Jan 6 (PTI) Noting that the anti-Muslim rhetoric coming from Republican presidential candidates is “dangerous”, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for having a sense of unity and purpose in combating terrorism….
(AP Photo/ Richard Shiro, File) Washington, Jan 6 (PTI) Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley would deliver the opposition Republican party’s response to US President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address next week,…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled some executive measures on gun control, including expanding background checks, calling for “a sense of urgency” about gun violence. Anybody in the business of…
Havana, Jan 5 (IANS) Visiting Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe met Cuban Foreign Trade and Investments Minister Rodrigo Malmierca to seek new business opportunities between the island and the US state. During Monday’s meeting, McAuliffe said…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) For the second consecutive year, Americans’ dissatisfaction with the US government edged out economy as the country’s top problem in 2015, a poll analysis by the Gallup showed. Sixteen percent of…
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Washington, Jan 5 (PTI) Bill Clinton has said his wife Hillary Clinton is better prepared to be the US president than anyone else, as the former American president returned to the campaign…
Kangra: The mortal remains of Defence Security Corps (DSC) Havildar Sanjeevan Singh Rana who was killed in the Pathankot IAF base attack being taken for cremation in Kangra of Himachal Pradesh on Jan 4, 2016….
Washington, Jan 4 (PTI) The US today expressed concern over China landing a plane on an artificial island in the strategic South China Sea, saying these are inconsistent with the region’s commitments, a day after…
Washington, Jan 4 (PTI) US President Barack Obama is set to announce a series of new executive actions to tighten gun laws for curbing gun violence, one of the country’s most complex issues. “I would…
(AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader) Tehran, Jan 4 (AFP) Iran’s supreme leader said today the United States was seeking to influence next month’s elections in the Islamic republic but said such efforts would…
Washington, Jan 4 (PTI) Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump’s much-awaited first TV ad features a promise that once he is at the helm he will “quickly cut” ISIS’ head and “take their oil”. …
Washington, Jan 3 (PTI) The US today condemned the terror attack on an Indian Air Force base by Pakistani terrorists and urged all countries in the region to work together to disrupt and dismantle terrorist…
Nairobi, Jan 2 (AFP) Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslims entering the US have been used by Somalia’s Shebab in a jihadist recruitment video, a US monitoring group said…
Tehran, Jan 1 (IANS) Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Thursday ordered to proceed the country’s missile programme “with high speed and seriously” and expand Iran’s missile capabilities, in response to the US considered sanctions, state…
Washington, Jan 1 (AP) The State Department said that portions of 275 emails released on New Year’s Eve from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015 to a close…
Des Moines (US), Jan 1 (AP) The two top aides to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson resigned, questioning the retired neurosurgeon’s readiness for the White House. Barry Bennett and Doug Watts stepped down yesterday with…
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) A US expert has suggested that Washington can bring about a thaw in India-Pakistan relations without any direct intervention by pressing Pakistan to crack down on Lashkar e-Taiba, responsible for the…
Washington, Dec 31 (AFP) The United States is preparing sanctions against firms and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates over alleged links to Iran’s ballistic missile program, the Wall Street Journal…