Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General after several delays forced by Democrats following President Donald Trump’s controversial firing of acting Attorney General…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The White House has restored its Twitter account in Spanish and will soon have an official website in that language, an administration official said. The previous Spanish Twitter account and website…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates said that the decision of the US President to ban the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries is a sovereign decision…
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) A Pakistani man has been charged with trying to smuggle assault weapons to “his country”, officials said. Agha Muhammad Khan Durrani, 27, was produced before a federal judge, who ordered…
Los Angeles, Feb 2 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Beyonce Knowles announced that she is expecting twins, media reports said. The “Single Ladies” hitmaker announced the news in an Instagram post on on Wednesday with a picture showing…
Tehran, Feb 2 (IANS) Iranian president said that the United States’ temporary ban against citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries is due to new president being a “newcomer” in the world of politics. Addressing a ceremony…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to take the so-called “nuclear option” to prevent Democrats from using a filibuster to block his Supreme Court pick, media reports said. “If we…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) US Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State. Tillerson was approved to be the top US diplomat in a 56-43 vote, with…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The United States officially put Iran “on notice” over Tehran’s recent missile launch and an attack against a Saudi vessel by Iran-Supported Houthi militants. These actions “underscore what should have been…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) US Federal Reserve on Wednesday left the benchmark interest rates unchanged and offered no hint on when it might move. The central bank painted a relatively upbeat picture for the economy….
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Politicians in House of Commons gave overwhelming backing to the Brexit bill, paving the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger the Article 50 mechanism for Britain to leave the…
Paris, Feb 2 (IANS) Embattled conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon accused the left-wing party of being behind his wife’s fake job scandal, which he described “an institutional coup d’etat.” “We are facing an institutional coup…
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) US stocks pared early gains to trade mixed around midday on Wednesday, as investors digested Apple’s earnings report while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s decision on rate hikes. By noon, the…
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) A Nigerian migrant will be deported from Italy after he raped a 62-year-old woman at an asylum centre near Naples, police said on Wednesday. Eboh Jude, 25, was arrested on Wednesday…
Pianella (Italy), Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) One of the rescuers who helped pull out survivors and victims at the avalanche-hit central Italian Hotel Rigopiano last month was laid to rest on Wednesday after he died of…
United Nations, Feb 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here on Wednesday that the US travel ban imposed on refugees and immigrants from seven Middle East and North African countries “is not the way…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday snubbed India’s demand for a “credible crackdown” against militant groups following the detention of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it does not need New Delhi’s endorsement for its…
Ankara, Feb 1 (IANS) An armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment caused panic on Wednesday when he barricaded himself in a room at an Istanbul hospital and attempted to commit suicide, the media reported. Patients…
By Paras Ramoutar Port of Spain, Feb 1 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi’s life showed that it was possible to change society without firing a gun, said Alderman Junia Regrello, Mayor of San Fernando city here, as…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge from Colorado, nominated by US President Donald Trump as the new Supreme Court Justice, has a solidly conservative pedigree that has earned him comparison to…