Terror financing: FATF allows Pakistan three-month period to clean up act
Feb 21, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IBNS): Pakistan has been granted a period of three months by Paris-based Financial Action Task Force to clean up its act pertaining to terror funding, reports said.
US government shut down for the second time this year
Feb 09, 2018, at 04:51 pm
Washington, Feb 9 (IBNS): The US government has shut down after the Congress failed to decide on a key budget on time.
Pakistan expects to continue its longstanding tie with China,USA: PM Abbasi
Jan 26, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Davos, Jan 26 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his nation will like to continue their longstanding ties with both China and the United States.
Shutdown leaves US federal employees worried about their jobs
Jan 22, 2018, at 06:39 pm
Atlanta, Jan 22 (IBNS): The US Federal government shutdown which started Friday midnight -- as a result of disagreements between the Republicans and Democrats over immigration and budgetary issues -- has caused great uncertainty to hundreds of federal employees regarding their jobs, media reports said.
Is Trump giving up on the undocumented young people deal?
Jan 16, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Washington, Jan 16 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that without trust, he'll not be able to finalise the DACA deal, which has prompted commentators to think if he's giving up on 2012 program that was formed through executive order by former President Barack Obama, giving legal protection to minors who came to the US illegally, from immediate deportation.
Afghanistan: At least one US soldier killed, four wounded during operation
Jan 03, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least one American soldier was killed and four others were wounded during an operation in Afghanistan, local Tolo news reported.
Costa Rica: US family of five among 12 dead in plane crash
Jan 01, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Guanacaste, Jan 1 (IBNS): At least 12 people were reported dead after a plane crashed in Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
New York: Bronx fire kills at least 12
Dec 29, 2017, at 03:59 pm
Bronx, Dec 29 (IBNS): At least 12 people have been killed as a deadly fire engulfed a century old building in the New York's Bronx borough, reports said.
USA : Democrat Jones wins Alabama Senate election, blow to Donald Trump;
Dec 13, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Washington DC, Dec 13 (IBNS): In a stunning setback for President Donald Trump, Democrat Doug Jones has won the Senate seat in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama, media reports said.
US border patrol officer killed, partner injured; Trump tweets about building the wall
Nov 20, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS): Hours after a border agent was killed and another injured in Texas's Big Bend area, US President Donald Trump tweeted about building the 'wall'.
Five Argentine, one Belgian among eight dead in Manhattan terror attack
Nov 01, 2017, at 04:58 pm
New York City, Nov 1 (IBNS): Five Argentine and a Belgian were among the eight dead in Manhattan terror attack, reports said.
New York: Trucker mows down at least eight people, injures 11
Nov 01, 2017, at 02:52 pm
New York City, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as a trucker ran over them in New York's Lower Manhattan area, reports said.
Trump administration fires Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
Aug 19, 2017, at 03:20 pm
Washington, Aug 19 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been sacked from his post, media reports quoted multiple White House officials as saying.
USA: At least 16 people killed after military plane crashes in Mississippi
Jul 11, 2017, at 03:42 pm
Jackson, Jul 11 (IBNS): At least 16 people were reported dead after a military plane crashed in the Mississippi delta on Monday, reports said.
Ohio: Teacher faces jailtime for having sex with student after inebriating him
May 18, 2017, at 03:46 pm
Columbus, May 18 (IBNS): A former Ohio prep teacher has been sentenced to two-years jail-time by a local court for having sex with a student after inebriating him with alcohol, reports said.
US, China sign 10-point trade deal
May 13, 2017, at 02:59 pm
Washington, May 13 (IBNS): The US and China have signed a new 10-point trade deal on Friday, reports said.
Republican Healthcare far better than Ocare, says US President Donald Trump
May 06, 2017, at 02:42 pm
Washington, May 6 (IBNS): Slamming the American media yet again for 'making his victory look as bad as possible', US President Donald Trump said that the Republican Healthcare plan is far better than the recently repealed Obamacare.
USA: Trump repeals and replaces Obamacare
May 05, 2017, at 03:58 pm
Washington, May 5 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump tested his first legislative victory on Thursday as his government declared former president Barack Obama's Obamacare dead after the Republican healthcare bill was passed by the US lower chamber, reports said.
USA: Murder-suicide kills two at Texas college
May 04, 2017, at 04:11 pm
Irving, May 4 (IBNS): At least two people have died following a suspected murder-suicide at a Texas college, reports said.
Trump takes a swipe at Hillary Clinton, terms Trump/Russia story as phony
May 03, 2017, at 04:32 pm
Washington, May 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a swipe at former First Lady of the State Hillary Clinton, while also dubbing the Trump/Russia story as phony.
May 02, 2017, at 03:13 pm
Washington, May 2 (IBNS): In an unlikely praise for Kim Jong-un, the US President Donald Trump has said he's contemplating a meeting with the North Korean leader, but only if it's 'appropriate' for him to do so, reports said.
Trump signs own report card, happy with overall development
Apr 13, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Washington, Apr 13 (IBNS): Trashing media reports about his competence as the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has awarded himself higher grades, claiming that "the country is on its way to becoming great again".
US President Trump thanks veterans on National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Mar 30, 2017, at 03:45 pm
Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS): Signing a new order, S. 305 into law, US President Donald Trump thanks veterans on the first ever National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
Obamacare survives Donald Trump move to repeal the healthcare program
Mar 25, 2017, at 02:11 pm
Washington, Mar 25 (IBNS): In what is seen as a defeat to President Donald Trump and exposure of a growing rift among the Republicans, Obamacare, the signature healthcare programme by former president Barack Obama, got a new lease of life after many House Republicans defied their top leadership to keep the law alive.
Two Indians face jail time for smuggling foreigners into US
Mar 22, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Newark, Mar 22 (IBNS): Two Indian men are each facing 17 months of jail time for smuggling foreigners into Newark, New Jersey, reports said.
US to ban electronics on flights from eight nations
Mar 21, 2017, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS): The United States will ban laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight nations, a BBC report read.
Protests against government is planned, says Donald Trump
Feb 22, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed dissent against his government as staged incidents by liberal activists.
US national security adviser Michael Flynn quits
Feb 14, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Washington, Feb 14 (IBNS): US national security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over alleged contacts with Russia, the White House had announced.
Afghanistan: Two ISIS leaders among 11 gunned down in US air-raid
Feb 09, 2017, at 07:38 pm
Kabul, Feb 9 (IBNS): Two ISIS leaders, Omar Sadiq and Omar Farooq, have been gunned down along with nine others in an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
Threats from radical Islamic terrorism real, says Trump
Feb 07, 2017, at 04:15 pm
Washington, Feb 7 (IBNS): Urging American courts to act fast, US President Donald Trump said that the threat from radical Islamic terrorism is real.