Donald Trump says he'll allow release of Kennedy assassination files
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will allow long blocked secret files on the assassination of John F Kennedy to be opened to the public for the first time.
Oct 22, 2017, 06:01 AM IST
Former White House chief of staff questioned in Russia probe
Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus submitted to questioning Friday by investigators looking into Russian meddling in the US presidential campaign and possible collusion by associates of President Donald Trump, US media reported.
Oct 14, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
White House says 'absurd' to claim war declared on North Korea
The White House on Monday rejected claims that the United States has declared war on North Korea as "absurd" in the latest exchange of barbs and insults between the two nuclear powers.
Sep 26, 2017, 06:47 AM IST
US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
Jun 28, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
United States ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan
A senior State Department official told AFP that acting special representative Laurel Miller left the post without a replacement being named.
Jun 24, 2017, 10:47 AM IST
CIA knew in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to boost Trump: Report
The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a top-secret crisis footing to figure out how to react.
Jun 24, 2017, 08:44 AM IST
James Comey boosted case for obstruction charges against Donald Trump: Legal experts
With stronger evidence, Trump could face the same sort of criminal allegations that forced president Richard Nixon to resign in 1973.
Jun 11, 2017, 13:40 PM IST
Donald Trump suspends refugee arrivals, vowing to weed out Islamic radicals
US President Donald Trump unleashed a wave of alarm Saturday with his order to temporarily halt all refugee arrivals and impose tough controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries including war-wracked Syria.
Jan 28, 2017, 18:58 PM IST
Russia possess deep compromising personal info on Donald Trump, say US spy chiefs
US spy chiefs have informed Donald Trump that Russian operatives claim to possess deeply compromising personal and financial information about him, US media reported Tuesday on the eve of the president-elect`s first press conference.
Jan 11, 2017, 12:24 PM IST
Washington Post strongly backs Hillary Clinton for president
The Washington Post on Thursday became the latest US newspaper to endorse Hillary Clinton for the White House, saying it was swayed as much by her competence as the disastrous specter of a Donald Trump presidency.
Oct 13, 2016, 16:48 PM IST
FBI investigated New York bomb suspect in 2014: Official
The FBI probed New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami in August 2014 after his father flagged him up to the authorities, but agents did not uncover any terror links, the FBI said Tuesday.
Sep 21, 2016, 03:17 AM IST
Coalition strike kills ISIS 'minister of information': Pentagon
A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered the group`s information minister, a week after another raid eliminated a top IS strategist, the Pentagon said Friday.
Sep 17, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
Barack Obama urges unity on eve of 9/11 anniversary
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to remain united in the face of terrorist attacks, in a barely-veiled jab at Republican White House nominee Donald Trump 15 years after 9/11.
Sep 10, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
Barack Obama nominates Pakistani-American to serve as federal judge
United States President Barack Obama has nominated a Muslim to serve as federal judge for the first time in American history, it was reported on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine`s President Petro Poroshenko in a phonecall urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House said late Friday.
Aug 20, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
US nukes at Turkey base at risk of seizure: Report
Dozens of US nuclear weapons stored at a Turkish air base near Syria are at risk of being captured by "terrorists or other hostile forces," a Washington think tank claimed Monday.
Aug 15, 2016, 10:04 AM IST
US capital transit policeman arrested on terror charge
A police officer for the US capital city`s metro system was arrested Wednesday on charges that he tried to provide material support to the Islamic State jihadist group, prosecutors said.
Aug 03, 2016, 22:53 PM IST
Headline US will welcome target of 10,000 Syria refugees: Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year.
Jul 13, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
US woman livestreams boyfriend's dying moments after police shooting
A video of the dying moments of a black man shot by police after being pulled over while driving in the US state of Minnesota went viral on Thursday, a day after a video emerged of a similar incident in Louisiana.
Jul 07, 2016, 14:36 PM IST
Orlando shooting fallout? Barack Obama says 'easy access to weapons unconscionable'
Renewing his call to reduce gun violence, President Barack Obama characterized easy access to weapons as "unconscionable" Saturday, less than a week after the worst mass shooting in US history.
Jun 18, 2016, 18:08 PM IST
