Seoul, Feb 17 (IANS) At least four US F-22 stealth fighters flew over South Korea’s airspace on Wednesday in an apparent show of force toward North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The nuclear-capable…
U.S. President Barack Obama (Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Vowing to name an “indisputably” qualified nominee to replace a conservative Supreme Court judge who died suddenly last Saturday, President Barack Obama has asserted there…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Rancho Mirage (US), Feb 17 (AFP) US President Barack Obama hammered home his belief that Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump would not be elected, knocking his…
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) Hillary Clinton barked like a dog, Donald Trump called Ted Cruz “unstable,” and Jeb Bush brought his big brother George to vouch for him as the US presidential race heated up…
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday discussed the Syrian crisis over the phone, the Kremlin said. During the “frank and business-like” conversation, Putin and Obama…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) An Indian-American author of a new novel about a former spy-turned-politician has a piece of advice for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump: “Veer to the centre, and pick…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said he planned to nominate a new Supreme Court justice after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, a step…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The six remaining Republican presidential contenders clashed over issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy, but they all agreed that President Barack Obama should not name a replacement for a dead…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The sudden death of a US Supreme Court justice has catapulted a Chandigarh-born Indian-American judge to the top of succession stakes amid a major political battle during an election year. Srikanth…
Havana, Feb 14 (IANS) The Cuban government said it had returned a dummy US Hellfire missile, which was shipped to Havana by mistake from Europe in 2014. The Hellfire, a laser-guided, air-to-surface missile, arrived in…
Washington, Feb 14 (AFP) US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who helped shape the legal thought of his time, has died, the governor of his home state of Texas has confirmed. He was 79. “Justice…
Munich, Feb 13 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday warned the world has slid into a “new Cold War”, criticising the West’s “unfriendly” policy against his country. “Almost every day we are called…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The Obama administration has approved the sale of eight F-16 Block-52 aircraft to Pakistan worth $699 million in the face of US lawmakers’ opposition to the deal over Islamabad’s alleged support…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US government has announced the upcoming signing of a memorandum of understanding with Cuba in the field of civil aviation that will pave the way for direct commercial flights by…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) In the lead-up to the next US primary in the state of South Carolina, Americans’ main concern is the economy, according to a Gallup poll. The economy and jobs have been…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) US House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed a legislation to impose new sanctions on North Korea, sending the bill to President Barack Obama to sign into law. In a 408-2…
By Saeed Naqvi A Donald Trump-Bernie Sanders clash in the US presidential elections could be God’s Gift to a political cinema. Some outlines for a script come to mind: Clarence Darrow versus William Jennings Bryan,…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) In their first clash since Bernie Sanders delivered a 22-point drubbing to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary, the latter sought to portray her challenger for Democratic presidential nomination as an…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The US Treasury Department on Thursday blacklisted three individuals working for the Islamic State group, in an effort to attack its finances and disrupt its ability to profit from illicit oil…
Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) The US, in response to the recent space rocket launch by Pyongyang, has sent a nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea, a spokesperson from Seoul’s Armed Forces said on Thursday. The USS…