US: Biden administration designates 4 Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders as global terrorists
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Washignton: The United States has designated two leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and two of the Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement in Afghanistan as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Elon Musk to support Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis in 2024 US Prez race
Nov 27, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would back Florida governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party if he contested the 2024 US presidential elections, media reports said.
US: Man who shot dead 6 at Virginia's Walmart store was staff, killed himself too
Nov 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Washington/IBNS: A Walmart employee Tuesday shot dead six people at a store in US's Virginia bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers, before killing himself, police said Wednesday.
US: Mass shooting at gay club in Colorado Springs leaves five people dead
Nov 20, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Colorado Springs: At least five people were killed in a mass shooting incident at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs region of the US on Saturday, media reports said.
US midterm polls: Blow to Joe Biden as Republicans manage to win back House
Nov 17, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Washington/UNI: In a blow to US President Joe Biden, Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of the Congress a week after the midterm elections, BBC reported.
Nov 15, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Monday raised objections to China’s "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan" which according to him undermine peace and stability across the strait in his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
6 feared dead in mid-air collision of 2 fighter planes in US airshow
Nov 13, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Six people, all crew members, are feared dead in a mid-air collision between two aircraft at an air show on Saturday at Texas's Dallas Executive Airport, media reports said.
Taiwan to top agenda in Xi-Joe Biden meeting: Media
Nov 11, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Washington: Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next week, media reports say.
Nov 09, 2022, at 06:32 pm
A close contest prevails in the battle for the Senate with the Democrats being projected to win the key Pennsylvania state as the results for the US midterm elections are coming out on Wednesday.
China’s rocket booster falls from space and crash lands, US slams
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: Debris of a Chinese rocket booster plunged uncontrolled back to Earth on Friday morning, attracting criticism from the US government.
US state secy Antony Blinken discusses Russia-Ukraine conflict, with global counterparts
Nov 05, 2022, at 01:29 am
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his French, German and UK counterparts in Germany on Friday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Kim Jong-un wants US' attention: Report
Nov 04, 2022, at 01:27 am
London/UNI: North Korea is deliberately ramping up tensions with its neighbours. analysts think it is building to something bigger, such as a nuclear test, or a full long-range ballistic missile test out into the Pacific, or both, the BBC said.
US charges alleged Chinese spies
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:38 pm
Washington: Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewellery to obstruct a federal investigation into a major telecommunications company.
US: Police arrest 80-year-old man at Capitol with guns in his van
Oct 21, 2022, at 03:49 pm
Washington: An 80-year-old man was arrested by the police after he illegally parked on the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington and three guns were found from his possession.
US lawmakers seek immigration protection from Joe Biden administration for Pakistani migrants
Oct 19, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Washington: A large section of the US lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden-led administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Pakistani nationals currently residing in the US due to this year’s unprecedented floods.
Oct 10, 2022, at 04:05 am
Washington: Several Republican House lawmakers sent a letter to Biden Cabinet Secretaries Antony Blinken and Merrick Garland and demanded a response on reported Chinese police presence in New York City.
Oct 10, 2022, at 03:42 am
Washington: The US Department of Defense released the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
Iran blames unrest on US, Israel
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.
Pakistan receives hefty money for allowing US airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of receiving hefty sums of money from the United States to allow US drones to invade Afghanistan for airstrikes through the airspace of Pakistan.
Ukraine crisis: US, EU set to impose new sanctions on Russia
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington/UNI: The United States and the European Union are each set to impose their own new set of sanctions on Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed officials.
US provides $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya crisis
Sep 23, 2022, at 09:57 pm
The United States on Friday announced more than $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Burma, as well as for host communities in Bangladesh.
Fauci not as confident about pandemic end as US President Joe Biden
Sep 20, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Washington: US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci does not sound as confident as the American President when it comes to the nation's current Covid status.
US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:23 am
Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliban, Afghan officials said.
Package explodes inside Northeastern University campus in Boston, 1 hurt
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:04 pm
At least one person was hurt as a package detonated inside a Northeastern University building in the US city of Boston, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 3 killed as Taliban attempt to fly chopper left behind by US
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kabul: A helicopter crashed Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three people, during a Taliban training exercise, media reports said.
Digital currency may become new point of tension between US-China
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:33 am
Washington: China's move to implement the start of a new digital currency may trigger a new battle with the US which is also trying to create its own digital dollar.
US: Stolen plane lands on field after pilot threatened to crash into Walmart store
Sep 04, 2022, at 02:56 pm
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than five hours and threatening to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, has been arrested after he landed safely on a field, Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday.
US okays $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan, vexes China
Sep 04, 2022, at 12:19 am
Washington: The US has agreed to sell $1.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, provoking China.
US: Mass shooting at a store in Oregon
Aug 29, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Oregon/UNI: At least two people were killed in the US state of Oregon after a gunman opened fire in a Safeway grocery store in Bend, police said.
US announces suspension of 26 flights operated by Chinese carriers
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:23 am
Washington: The United States has suspended 26 passenger flights operated by Chinese carriers following Beijing's similar move taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, media reports said on Friday.