Tag: States

US helping small farm businesses increase profits

Alex Thier, assistant to the USAID Administrator, Wednesday, said that the US government had announced to help 45,000 farmers in the fruit, vegetable, dairy,...

6 Wacky McAfee facts: from Guatemala, with twists

An information security genius retires to Central America, where he dabbles in yoga, guns, and pharmaceutical research. An unknown assassin kills his neighbor, perhaps...

Cheryl Cole sues US ‘The X Factor’

Singer Cheryl Cole has sued the US version of singing reality show “The X Factor” for 1.4 million pounds - for not paying dues...

Snedeker lead Franklin shootout

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and Brandt Snedeker shot a 10-under 62 on Friday in modified alternate-shot play to take the first-round...

Murray swears off cursing

US Open champion Andy Murray is cleaning up his act after promising to stop swearing while on court. The Scot has been warned about...

Gen Austin to be nominated next US CENTCOM chief

US Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen Lloyd Austin will be nominated to be the next commander of the Central Command, according to a...

Muslims stage rally in New York to condemn US massacre of...

Thousands of Muslims gathered outside the UN Headquarters and Pakistan Embassy in New York on Friday to protest against the massacre of over 10,000...

Abbottabad Commission given green light to submit report to PM

The Law Ministry has finally given a green signal to the judicial commission probing the raid on al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden by...

NATO shelling kills one, hurts two in NWA

One person was killed and two others were injured as US-led NATO troops fired mortar shells from Afghanistan into the Datakhel area of North...

Dollar climbs vs euro on US jobs data; Fed eyed

The dollar had soared immediately after the headline data for November stoked speculation that the U.S. central bank may opt for a smaller stimulus...

Global stocks, dollar up modestly after strong jobs data

The dollar edged up, though the currency was off its highs as investors parsed the details of the labor market report, one of the...

Investment opportunities in Pakistan woo leading entrepreneurs

Pakistan’s vast economic potential anchored on the entrepreneurial spirit of its people, expanding market and promising investment climate make it an attractive place for...

US, NATO behind ‘insecurity’ in Afghanistan: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai severely criticised the United States (US) in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, blaming US and NATO forces...

US coastguard dies after suspected smuggler rams boat

A US coastguard has died after his boat was rammed by a suspected smuggler’s vessel off California, Coast Guard officials have said. The suspected...

Two Pakistani brothers arrested for conspiring attack in United States

Two Pakistani brothers living in Florida were arrested on charges of providing support to terrorists and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction...

US appears to be receptive to Pakistan’s call for economic thrust...

The US-Pakistan relationship, severely tested by the Afghan war and border security issues over the last two years, appears to be moving to a...

US official signals end to war against al Qaeda

A top Pentagon lawyer said the United States (US) must prepare for a time when it was no longer at war with al Qaeda...