(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Describing Pakistan as a terrorist haven, a top US lawmaker has alleged Islamist terror groups, supported by Islamabad’s security services, destabilise Afghanistan and threaten India. After the…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US State Department has announced a $1.83 billion deal on arms sale to Taiwan, amid Beijing’s strong opposition and warning that such move would harm the China-US ties. The announcement…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has announced his intent to appoint Harold d’Souza, an Indian-American activist from Vadodara, to the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. “I am honoured that these talented…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US Treasury Department announced its decision to impose sanctions on a Mexican national and four other entities, including two newspapers, over drug trafficking. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) In a historic move, America’s central bank, the US Federal Reserve, for the first time in nearly a decade raised its key interest rate from a range of 0 percent to…
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to thank him for his positive role and leadership in the successful outcome of the UN climate change conference…
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday the US has expressed concern over terrorism emanating from Pakistan. Asked about the US reaction to…
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) Republican presidential candidates joined issue with frontrunner Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from coming to the US with Senator Ted Cruz citing the example of India to say all Muslims…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is not only doing amazingly well in the polls, but going by his doctor’s report his health too is ‘astonishingly excellent’ “If elected, Mr. Trump, I…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Ahead of Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, party frontrunner Donald Trump has climbed to his highest support yet in a new national poll with a broad 41 percent support from Republicans and…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said the fight against extremist group Islamic State “continues to be difficult”. “As I said before, ISIL (another acronym for IS) is dug in, including…
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) chief Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri on Monday alleged that the US doesn’t want to eliminate terror outfit IS and there is a big conspiracy behind it to tarnish…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm after people expressed fear and mistrust, with one person even saying that “solar farms would suck up all the…
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The Americans’ confidence in the federal government’s ability to protect its citizens from future acts of terrorism has dropped to a record low, according to a new Gallup poll. At least…
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Saturday called the Paris climate agreement a “turning point for the world”, saying it created an “enduring framework” for future efforts. “This agreement sends a powerful…
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has come out in support of Muslims, saying that we must support Muslim and other minority communities in the US and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A US federal judge has ordered the State Department to produce all documents by February 2016 related to Obama administration’s decision to lift a…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Reiterating that it wants the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack brought to justice, the US has offered to do anything it can to support Indian authorities in that…
Havana, Dec 12 (IANS) Cuba and the US have agreed to resume direct mail services between the two countries after an interruption of over 50 years. Friday’s decision was taken during a recent round of…