USA test-fires Trident II nuclear ballistic missile
Trident II's test-firing was the second one conducted by USS Maine within a period of four days. On February 12, USS Maine had launched aunarmed life-extended Trident II missile as part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO-30) to evaluate and demonstrate the readiness of the SSBN’s strategic weapon system and crew before operational deployment following the submarine’s engineered refueling overhaul.
Feb 17, 2020, 13:54 PM IST
US Fed could end reinvestment policy this year: Fed's Bullard
The US Federal Reserve could begin winding down its massive balance sheet sometime later this year in a shift that would make it less necessary to raise the official funds rate, a central banker said on Monday.
Apr 10, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
Oil rises on Syria attack, dollar shrugs off jobs report
Investors still expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates twice more in 2017.
Apr 07, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
Syrian presidency vows to step up campaign against militants
The Syrian presidency said a US missile attack on a Syrian army air base in Homs had increased Syria's resolve to defeat insurgent groups, vowing to step up the pace of operations against them.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:01 PM IST
When US missile was wrongly shipped to Cuba
Cuba has returned a dummy US Hellfire missile that was mistakenly shipped there from Europe in 2014, American and Cuban officials have said.
Feb 14, 2016, 08:11 AM IST
