Tag: United
The India Iran love-in
Here’s a question: what exactly is India up to on the Iranian front? It seems as if New Delhi is all set to defy...
Every bit, worth it
Signing of a much-awaited Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with United States (USA) would not only help multiply investments and exports of Pakistan but also...
Clinton says Pacific big enough for US, China
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the South Pacific was big enough for both the United States and China but urged the...
Oil down in Asia as Fed stimulus hopes dim
Oil was down in Asia on Friday as hopes that US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke will announce a new economic stimulus package faded,...
UN turns up pressure on Iran’s nuclear activities
Iran was under diplomatic pressure on Friday after a UN watchdog report said it had expanded its nuclear programme and was hampering inspections, and...
US withheld email evidence in WikiLeaks case
Lawyers for the US soldier charged with passing a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks accused the military Tuesday of withholding hundreds of emails...
Rain halts US Open
Heavy rain brought play to a halt at the US Open on Monday after just 90 minutes of action on the first day of...
Goodbye-girl Clijsters ready for US Open
Three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters is ready to give up the globe-trotting tennis star life at the age of 29 in order to...
N Korea threatens war over US-South Korea drill
North Korea’s leader has warned of an “all-out” war against the South while denouncing its ongoing joint military drill with the United States, state...
Storm system could send hurricane to US convention
A weather system swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than...
US website airs naked photos of Prince Harry
Pictures of a naked Prince Harry, grandson of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, cavorting with a nude young woman in a hotel room in Las Vegas...
Nicki Minaj cancels UK shows because of strained vocal chords
Rapper Nicki Minaj “regretfully cancelled” shows at the V Festival in England this weekend. The singer’s rep tells THR the reason for the no-show...
Beckham immortalized in underwear statues across US
Thank you, H&M, for bringing us the sexiest silver statue we’ve ever seen. If you’re scratching your head as to why, exactly, we’re swooning...
UK to refuse Assange safe passage
Britain has told Ecuador that it would refuse WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange safe passage out of the country even if Quito grants him asylum,...
Iran says US quake aid was not in ‘good faith’
Iran said on Wednesday it rejected a US offer of aid for survivors of twin deadly earthquakes that struck villages in its northwest on...
Romney hits US campaign trail with new running mate Ryan
Mitt Romney and newly minted running mate Paul Ryan will try to energize supporters in North Carolina Sunday after they hit the road on...
Oil falls as China buys less, global demand seen weak
The data added to concerns about demand for oil going forward and countered supportive hopes or expectations that central banks will introduce more stimulus...
