Tag: States
World stocks, oil fall on US results, economy fears
The dollar climbed against the euro and the yen as a perceived lack of progress on a Spanish bailout request reminded investors of the...
US war reimbursements keep Pakistan’s external account in check
The country’s current account balance after braving a whole year of deficits in FY12 is moving ahead in the green zone marking a $...
Al Qaeda not behind Benghazi attack: report
US intelligence agencies have found no evidence that last month’s deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was ordered by Al-Qaeda, The...
US court throws out bin Laden driver conviction
A US federal court threw out Tuesday the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver, once jailed at Guantanamo Bay, saying material support for...
Pizza chain opens up debate
A US pizza chain has been forced to tweak a “free pizza for life” contest after coming under fire for daring the crowd at...
Brent falls $1/bbl, spread to US crude narrows
Expectations of a looser market weighed on prices after a report by the International Energy Agency's (IEA) forecast higher supplies and declining oil consumption...
Dog with no snout taken to US for treatment
A dog that earned hero status in the Philippines for losing its snout in a motorcycle crash and saving two girls in the process,...
Gunmen kill Yemeni security staff at US mission
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni security official employed by the US embassy in Sanaa in a hit-and-run attack on Thursday, a security...
US air passenger held after arsenal seized
A 28-year-old man on a plane from Asia was arrested in Los Angeles after he was found wearing body armor and transporting a small...
Adele’s `Rolling In The Deep` most played song on US radio
Adele has been honoured for her airplay success in the US after her hit ‘Rolling In The Deep’ emerged as one of the most...
S&P 500 dips after four days of gains; earnings eyed
All three major U.S. stock indexes came off session highs by afternoon trade, with the S&P 500 turning negative for the first time this...
Shares gain, bonds tumble as US unemployment falls
Wall Street, however, erased early gains With the S&P 500 breaking a four-day string of gains, weighed by concerns about the upcoming earnings season,...
US deficit ends fourth fiscal year above $1 trillion: CBO
The deficit equaled about 7 percent of U.S. economic output, down from 8.7 percent in 2011, 9 percent in 2010 and 10.1 percent in...
Yemen foils car bomb attack on air base used by US...
The Yemeni army foiled on Saturday a car bomb attack on the Anad air base used by US soldiers in the southern province of...
Join hands with China, Russia and Iran to check US meddling:...
Jamaat e Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan on Friday said that regional powers including China, Russia, Iran andPakistan should join hands on a one...
USAID trains unemployed youth in farm management
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for Punjab Jeff Bakken on Friday awarded graduation certificates to 22 trainees who successfully completed...
It’s your fault! No, it’s yours!
The United States and Pakistan are holding each other responsible for the delay in much awaited Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that has been considered...
