Tag: US
Police deny recovery of US national
The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, Ahmed Raza Tahir has dismissed reports that US national Warren Weinstein has been rescued by police personnel...
Hurricane Irene pounds Bahamas, aims at US coast
Hurricane Irene pounded the Bahamas Thursday, punishing the nation of small islands with heavy rain and powerful wind as it barrels toward the populous...
US probes alleged News Corp. 9/11 victim hacking
US authorities have launched a probe into possible phone hacking of September 11, 2001 victims by News Corp. journalists, victims' relatives were told Wednesday,...
Serena, Sharapova poised for US Open title scrap
Serena Williams returns to the scene of her first Grand Slam triumph seeking to seal her comeback from a frightening year by lifting a...
US Open emotions still raw 10 years after 9/11
When the Twin Towers fell, Andy Roddick was staying with his parents in Florida, Roger Federer was working out at a Swiss gym while...
US bank earnings up, FDIC questions for how long
US bank earnings continue to increase but the prospects for earnings growth are dimming as banks are having trouble boosting revenue. The Federal Deposit...
200m in US to use smartphones or tablets by 2015
Some 200 million Americans will own smartphones or tablet computers by 2015, with many people having both, marketing intelligence firm In-Stat forecast on Tuesday....
Rare quake jolts eastern US, cracks Washington monument
The strongest earthquake to jolt the eastern United States in a century cracked the iconic Washington monument on Tuesday, and sent thousands of workers...
Suspected US spy killed in Datta Khel
Suspected militants killed an Afghan refugee in Pakistan's North Waziristan region in the northwest on suspicion of being a spy for the United States,...
S&P president steps down after US ratings downgrade
Standard & Poor's president Deven Sharma is stepping down, its parent company announced Tuesday, just weeks after the credit rating agency cut the US...
Four US nationals detained, freed
The sensitive agencies in Peshawar stopped four suspected Americans near Khalid bin Waleed Park and let them go after a 30-minute interrogation and scrutiny...
Textile holds lion’s share in exports to US
US is the largest and technologically speaking the most powerful economy of the world. The country is spread over an area of 9.8...
US refutes reports of its officials’ ‘escape’ from Peshawar
The US embassy on Monday refuted media reports concerning US officials ‘escape’ from a Peshawar motorway checkpost and taking refuge in the US Consulate...
US missiles kill 3 in North Waziristan
A US missile strike killed three people near the Afghan border here on Monday.
Reportedly, three missiles hit a vehicle close to Mir Ali town...
US refutes reports of its personnel escaping from Peshawar
US Embassy on Monday refuted media reports concerning U.S. officials “escape” from a Peshawar motorway check point and taking refuge in the U.S. Consulate...
Biden tells China not to count out US strength
US Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday rejected views that American power is waning and said Washington would never default, wrapping up a China...
Iran prosecutor confirms jail term for US “hikers”
Tehran's chief prosecutor confirmed on Sunday eight-year jail sentences for two Americans arrested more than two years ago on spying charges, the ISNA news...
