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Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait | Jaipur gas tanker crash: Toll touches 14, 30 critical | Arrest warrant against former cricketer Robin Uthappa over 'PF fraud' | PM Modi emplanes for a visit to Kuwait | German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested | India, France come together to build world's largest museum in Delhi's Raisina Hill | Canada, US presented no evidence of Indians' involvement in purported criminal acts: Centre informs Parliament amid 'serious allegations' | Delhi Police Crime Branch to investigate FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament tussle

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden ignored Hindus: Donald Trump condemns attack on minorities in Bangladesh

Nov 01, 2024, at 06:04 pm

Washington D.C./IBNS: In a reach out to the Hindus in America ahead of the US Presidential Elections, Republican candidate Donald Trump has lashed out at US President Joe Biden and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for allegedly ignoring the minorities in the country as well as the world.

USA: 30-year-old sex worker engages with over 200 clients despite knowing she is HIV-positive

May 21, 2024, at 04:08 pm

An American sex worker from Ohio is claiming she engaged with over 200 clients despite knowing that she was HIV-positive, triggering the police to warn people who contacted her for the 'risky business' to immediately get themselves tested.

Americas: Regional cooperation crucial to address migration and forced displacement

May 10, 2024, at 09:19 pm

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to work with partners to address migration and forced displacement in the Americas.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who worker under President Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Nov 30, 2023, at 10:19 pm

Washington: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is credited with shaping American foreign policy in the 1970s by devising plans to conclude the Vietnam War and restrain communist nations, has died at the age of 100.

US State Department says it is 'deeply disturbed' after Indian student stabbed at Indiana gym

Nov 03, 2023, at 03:15 pm

The US State Department has wished speedy recovery of the Indian student who was attacked in Indiana state recently and described the incident as deeply disturbing.

Texas mass shooting: Police searching for gunman who killed 5 people, including 8-yr-old

Apr 30, 2023, at 02:46 am

Washington: Cops are looking for a shooter, who allegedly gunned down five Hondurans, including a child aged eight, at a house in Texas in another mass shooting incident in the United States, the local sheriff confirmed on Saturday, media reports said.

US: Delta Airlines passenger opens emergency door after take-off; arrested

Mar 26, 2023, at 09:22 pm

Los Angeles: An unidentified man was arrested in the United States for allegedly activating the emergency slide on a Delta Airlines flight bound for Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, reported Fox News.

US kills key Islamic State operative in Somalia raid, confirms official

Jan 27, 2023, at 02:20 pm

Washington: The United States killed a key Islamic State operative during a nighttime assault in northern Somalia, a senior administration official said.

US domestic flight service disrupted amid glitch

Jan 11, 2023, at 11:44 pm

Washington: All domestic flights in America have been halted until   0900 ET (1400 GMT) due to a glitch, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday.

Leaked US SC doc suggests abortion law repeal

May 03, 2022, at 03:21 pm

Washington: The US Supreme Court could likely overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to a leaked draft opinion that has stunned the country, media reports on Tuesday said.

US Presidential Election results: Close contest between Donald Trump, Joe Biden in key states

Nov 04, 2020, at 01:20 pm

Washington/IBNS: A close contest between US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden is presently underway in key states as the results for the US President Election 2020 are coming out on Wednesday (Tuesday in America).

New York City Mayor announces lifting of curfew, decision effective immediately

Jun 07, 2020, at 06:16 pm

Washiington/Sputnik: New York City is lifting the curfew on Sunday and the decision will be "effective immediately," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday in the wake of peaceful protests against racism and police violence in the area.

Trump honors one of America’s first black fighter pilots at state of union address

Feb 05, 2020, at 10:26 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump during his State of the Union Address welcomed a 100-year-old World War II veteran who was one of America’s first black fighter pilots.

US denies reports alleging Iranian-Americans detained at border

Jan 06, 2020, at 10:15 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sunday denied reports that its agents were detaining Iranian-Americans at the nation's border.

Israeli PM condemns California synagogue attack

Apr 28, 2019, at 06:07 pm

Jerusalem, Apr 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday the deadly attack in a California synagogue, saying it was an "attack on the heart of the Jewish people."

American allegedly plotted terror attack at National Harbor with stolen van: Court Filing

Apr 09, 2019, at 09:46 am

Washington, April 9 (Sputnik/UNI) A man in the US state of Maryland allegedly planned to use a stolen van to carry out a terrorist attack at the National Harbor near Washington, DC, a court filing revealed.

UK: Taliban bomb maker found guilty of plotting to kill police, MPs

Jun 27, 2018, at 02:20 pm

Kabul, Jun 27 (IBNS): A former Taliban bomb maker, who has been taken into custody for scheming to kill the police and MPs in the United Kingdom, has been found guilty by a  jury at the Old Bailey, according to The Guardian report.

Canada threatens America of retaliation over 'Buy American' policy

Sep 15, 2017, at 04:38 am

Ottawa, Sep 14 (IBNS): Canada on Thursday threatened America of retaliation if the US does not withdraw their 'Buy Americans' policy, media reports said.

Trump warns US companies against job loss, ahead of China meeting

Mar 31, 2017, at 02:46 pm

Washington, Mar 31 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has urged American companies to look for other alternatives and has warned against any further job losses, ahead of next week's meeting with China.

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.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader among five casualties in US drone strike

Mar 01, 2017, at 04:32 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): At least five militants, including a Taliban leader, were among casualties in a drone strike, local Khaama Press reported.

Pregnant woman among seven killed in Chicago shooting

Feb 24, 2017, at 04:42 pm

Chicago, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least seven people, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead in Chicago on Wednesday, media reports said.

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.

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.

Foreign Taxes: Trump vows an eye for an eye policy

Feb 04, 2017, at 04:26 pm

Washington, Feb 4 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has vowed to replicate policies with countries who levies tax on American companies.

America: Outgoing President Obama honours Joe Biden with Medal of Freedom

Jan 13, 2017, at 06:40 pm

Washington, Jan 13 (IBNS): Outgoing US President Barack Obama surprised his deputy Joe Biden by honouring him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honour.

Trump looking forward towards improved relation with Russia

Jan 08, 2017, at 04:27 pm

Washington, Jan 8 (IBNS): Advocating for an improved relationship with Russia, US President-elect Donald Trump said he's looking forward towards one.

America marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Sep 11, 2016, at 07:39 pm

New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Americans on Sunday observed the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the New York city that left nearly 3,000 people dead.

What the hell do you have to lose, Trump asks African-American voters

Aug 20, 2016, at 06:42 pm

Michigan, Aug 20 (IBNS): Trying to stir up the African American voters over their its general economic standing, US Presidential candidate Donald Trump has asked them what's left for them to lose, reports said.