Trump sends Christmas greetings, lashes out at political correctness
US President Donald Trump said he was proud to wish people a Merry Christmas, and so defend the beautiful time-honoured phrase against political correctness.
Dec 26, 2017, 11:40 AM IST
Japan's Emperor draws record birthday crowd as he prepares to abdicate
Japan's 84-year-old Emperor Akihito has decided to abdicate the throne.
Dec 23, 2017, 13:03 PM IST
Ex-Marine held over San Francisco Christmas attack plot: FBI
A former US Marine has been arrested for allegedly plotting a Christmas attack in San Francisco.
Dec 23, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
US Vice President Mike Pence pays surprise visit to US troops in Afghanistan
The superpower`s vexed campaign against Al Qaeda and the Taliban -- born from the rubble of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington -- receives ever-less public attention in the United States
Dec 22, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
Jerusalem UN vote: Donald Trump threatens to cut off financial aid
The UNGA will hold an emergency session on Thursday to vote on the controversial US decision.
Dec 21, 2017, 06:36 AM IST
Pope Francis ignores abuse scandal in condolences for US cardinal
In 2004, an investigation established that some 4,400 Catholic priests were paedophiles and that the number of victims from 1950-2002 stands at around 11,000.
Dec 20, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Mexican journalist shot dead at primary school holiday party
Reporter Gumaro Perez , 34, covered crime for a number of local outlets in Mexico.
Dec 20, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners
The crash happened on a highway in the state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Dec 20, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
California fire now second-largest in state history
Officials say that the 425-acre Thomas fire burning in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties is slightly larger than the 2012 Rush fire in Lassen County.
Dec 20, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
Sarah Palin's son charged with beating up his father
The 28-year-old son of Sarah Palin was arrested on three charges, including assault.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
Passenger train on derails in Washington, 3 killed, 100 injured
An Amtrak train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least
Dec 19, 2017, 07:27 AM IST
Trump office may stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working in US
US President Donald Trump`s administration is set to propose revoking a rule that makes spouses of thousands of H1-B visa holders eligible to work while in the US, potentially complicating a major
Dec 17, 2017, 06:44 AM IST
Donald Trump proclaims Sunday as Wright Brothers Day
It was on December 17, 1903, that a handcrafted biplane lifted off the soft sand of a windswept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, ushering in the age of aviation.
Dec 16, 2017, 09:24 AM IST
US judge blocks Trump anti-contraception measure
A federal judge from Pennsylvania Friday blocked a decision by the Trump administration to put an end to an obligation under Obamacare that employers include free contraception in their healthcare
Dec 16, 2017, 08:13 AM IST
US rolls back net neutrality to reach young voters
Consumer advocates and trade groups representing content providers have planned a legal challenge aimed at preserving those rules.
Dec 15, 2017, 06:26 AM IST
Donald Trump's top African-American adviser quits White House
The highest-profile African-American adviser to US President Donald Trump, Omarosa Manigault Newman, will step down on January 20, the White House Press Secretary has said.
Dec 14, 2017, 08:21 AM IST
Donald Trump distances himself from Roy Moore's election defeat
US President Donald Trump has sought to distance himself from the defeat suffered by the controversial Republican candidate Judge Roy Moore in the Senate election in the US state of Alabama.
Dec 14, 2017, 06:52 AM IST
I was right, Moore could not win Alabama race: Donald Trump
Moore, 70, lost the election yesterday to Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
Dec 13, 2017, 19:39 PM IST
FBI agent on Russia probe called Donald Trump 'idiot': Reports
Peter Strzok, a senior counterintelligence investigator, also suggested that the Republican Party "needs to pull their head out of their ass," USA Today reported.
Dec 13, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Democrat Doug Jones wins US Senate seat in Alabama in setback for Donald Trump
Jones, 63, a former federal prosecutor, prevailed over Roy Moore, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct toward teenagers.
Dec 13, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
