UCLA professor killing: Shooter identified as engineering student Mainak Sarkar
Jun 03, 2016, at 04:49 am
Los Angeles,Jun 2 (IBNS): The gunman who killed a professor of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was on Thursday identified as his former doctoral student, who was an Indian-American named Mainak Sarkar, media reports said.
North Carolina mother smothers her son to death for not stopping crying
May 29, 2016, at 04:03 pm
Charlotte, May 29 (IBNS): The Police have arrested a mother in North Carolina and charged her with murder after she smothered her days-old child to death as he would not stop crying, media reports said.
USA: Suspect shot near White House
May 21, 2016, at 09:16 pm
California, May 21 (IBNS): A gun wielding man was shot and critically wounded by Secret Service agent near a security checkpoint close to the White House on Friday, media reports said.
B-52 crashes in Guam, no injuries
May 19, 2016, at 03:56 pm
Washington, May 19 (IBNS) During a training mission, a B-52 crashed at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam on Thursday, media reports said.
United States , Cuba to hold third bilateral commission meeting in Havana
May 13, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Washington, May 13 (IBNS) The United States and Cuba will hold the third Bilateral Commission in Havana, Cuba on May 16.
IS leader killed in airstrike: Pentagon
May 10, 2016, at 03:41 pm
Washington, May 10 (IBNS) The Pentagon on Monday said Abu Wahib, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s military emir for Iraq’s Anbar province, has been killed during a U.S.-led coalition airstrike May 6.
Nisha Desai Biswal calls Bangladesh trip as 'productive'
May 08, 2016, at 05:05 am
Washington, May 7 (IBNS): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Saturday said her visit to Bangladesh was productive.
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama attend dinner in Kensington Palace
Apr 23, 2016, at 03:37 pm
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): Duke Prince William , Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Prince Harry welcomed US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as they visited the Kensington Palace for a dinner on Friday.
US: 8 killed in 'execution style'
Apr 23, 2016, at 03:16 pm
Ohio, Apr 23 (IBNS) In what appears to be an 'execution style' killing, eight people were found dead in the US state of Ohio's southern rural region, media reports said on Saturday.
Apr 22, 2016, at 02:49 pm
London, Apr 22 (IBNS): US President Barack Obama arrived in the UK for his three-day visit to the nation on Thursday, media reports said.
Lawmakers requests Speaker to invite PM Modi to address US Congress
Apr 20, 2016, at 05:14 pm
Washington, Apr 20 (IBNS) Senior US lawmakers have requested Speaker Paul D Ryan to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the US Congress, on the latter's travel to Washington, scheduled for June.
Prince William to host Obamas for dinner
Apr 19, 2016, at 11:54 pm
London, Apr 19 (IBNS) Duke Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton will host President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for dinner at their palace residence on Friday, officials said.
Mar 26, 2016, at 03:00 am
Washington, Mar 25 (IBNS): The US has confirmed that militant group ISIS' second in command was killed during an operation this month.
Barack Obama nominates judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
Mar 17, 2016, at 03:30 am
Washington, Mar 16 (IBNS) President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Merrick Garland as the next US Supreme Court Justice, officials said.
Four-year-old boy accidentally shoots pro-gun activist mother in US
Mar 11, 2016, at 12:33 am
New York, Mar 10 (IBNS): A four-year-old boy has accidentally shot his mother, media reports said on Thursday.
Former US first lady Nancy Reagan passes away
Mar 07, 2016, at 02:59 pm
Washington, Mar 7 (IBNS): Former US first lady Nancy Reagan passed away on Sunday.
US presidential nominations: Trump and Clinton win big on Super Tuesday
Mar 02, 2016, at 06:25 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS) In the run up to the US presidential elections to be held in November, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are in a strong position to win their respective party nominations with a series of victories in what the media as dubbed the Super Tuesday elections, the biggest day of the primary campaign.
Ohio: 4 injured in school shooting
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Mar 1 (IBNS) At least four children were injured as 14-year-old allegedly opened fire in an Ohio school cafeteria on Monday, media reports said.
Four dead in Kansas workplace shooting in USA
Feb 26, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Hesston, Feb 26 (IBNS) At least three people were killed after a man open fired on Thursday in his workplace at Hesston in the midwestern state of Kansas in United States, according to reports.The gunman was also shot dead by police.
Feb 26, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 20 others were injured in a mass shooting incident that took place in US state of Kansas, officials said.
Michigan Shooting: Police arrest suspected Uber driver, 6 dead
Feb 22, 2016, at 04:58 pm
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Feb 22 (IBNS) A 45-year old Uber driver reportedly went on a rampage as he shot down six people in between picking up fares on Saturday evening at Kalamazoo in Michigan in United States, according to reports.
Obama to visit Cuba next month?
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:02 pm
Washington, Feb 18 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama is likely to visit Cuba, media reports said on Thursday.
Donald Trump unlikely to be President: Barrack Obama
Feb 17, 2016, at 07:29 pm
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS) US President Barrack Obama took a shot at US Presidential candidate and a front runner Donald Trump and said he will not be a President, here on Tuesday.
Trump and Sanders top the New Hampshire primary race to the US presidential election
Feb 10, 2016, at 06:45 pm
New Hampshire, Feb 10 (IBNS) Outsiders Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday in a convincing manner in the run up to the US presidential election.
You fit right here, Obama tells American Muslims
Feb 04, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Washington, Feb 4 (IBNS) President Obama,who for the first time visited a mosque in the US on Wednesday, urged people to call off bias against Muslims after US Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump in December during his campaign had called for barring Muslims from entering America, according to reports.
Iowa Democratic caucuses: Hillary wins by a narrow margin
Feb 02, 2016, at 09:03 pm
Des Moines, Feb 2 (IBNS) Former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, won the Democratic Iowa caucus by a narrow margin of 0.3% over Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
Donald Trump defeated by Ted Cruz in Iowa caucuses
Feb 02, 2016, at 05:00 pm
Iowa, Feb 2 (IBNS) US Presidential candidate Donald Trump received a major setback on Monday as he lost to Texas' Senator Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses.
UN experts urge US to address legacies of the past
Jan 30, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The legacy of slavery, post-Reconstruction 'Jim Crow' laws and racial subordination in the United States remains a "serious challenge" as there has been no real commitment to recognition and reparations for people of African descent, a United Nations expert panel said on Friday in Washington D.C., at the end of its second official visit to the country.
US Republican Presidential hopeful Trump irks news channel and opponents through boycott
Jan 28, 2016, at 12:55 am
Iowa City, Jan 27 (IBNS): Donald Trump, the Republican front runner for the nomination for the United States presidential elections--slated for Nov 2016--has raised the ire of opponents and Fox News by refusing to participate in the channel's GOP debate to take place on Thursday.
Nuclear program of North Korea is a major challenge to global security: USA
Jan 27, 2016, at 10:48 pm
Beijing, Jan 27 (IBNS) The USA on Wednesday called the nuclear programme of North Korea as a 'major challenge' to global security.