Tag: USA
USA: School District accused of religious beard bias
PHILADELPHIA-
Philadelphia school district has been accused in a federal lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice of discriminating against an employee who said...
U.S. and Russia set for talks on Ukraine tension
KIEV-
The United States and Russia will hold talks on easing East-West tension over Ukraine on Wednesday as the West steps up efforts to persuade...
Russia warns of zero economic dependency on US
MOSCOW-
Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said...
Senior US official heads to India to revive strained ties
WASHINGTON-
A senior US official headed to India on Tuesday, admitting that the two countries had “real challenges” to overcomeas they try to move on...
Russian troops near Ukrainian border return to bases
SEVASTOPOL-
Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine's border to return to their bases as U.S. Secretary...
Storm Leaves Mud California Cities
LOS ANGELES-
A thunderstorm that brought sorely-needed rain to California is winding down after sending mudslides down foothill communities, flooding roadways and opening up sinkholes.
Evacuation...
U.S. judge rejects Bin Laden son-in-law’s claim of mistaken identity
A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-ditch request from one of Osama bin Laden's sons-in-law to delay his trial after his lawyers...
Hillary Clinton advisers sought to soften her image
WASHINGTON-
Hillary Rodham Clinton's advisers sought to "humanize" what they saw as her stern, defensive public image during her husband's White House days and as...
China swipes back at U.S. in annual rights report
BEIJING-
China on Friday accused the United States of widespread human rights abuses, including cyber-surveillance and child labour, in Beijing's annual rebuttal of Washington's criticism...
Webcam stills of global Yahoo users collected by US, UK spies:...
LONDON-
Files leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that British and US spy agencies had intercepted and stored images from...
Eyeing Afghan exit, U.S. intensifies campaign against Haqqani militants
WASHINGTON-
The United States has intensified its drive against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network in an attempt to deal a lasting blow to the militants in...
Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since before World...
The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military...
India to block U.S. trade probes, ready for fight at WTO
NEW DELHI-
India has decided to block investigations by the United States into its trade policies and patent laws, and prepare for a battle at...
US drone, phone taps used to hunt Mexican drug lord
MEXICO CITY-
US authorities announced they will seek the extradition of Mexico's most powerful drug lord as new details of his American-backed capture emerged, including...
Rare Polio-like disease found in United States
WASHINGTON-
A rare, polio-like syndrome that has no known cure has emerged in a small number of children in California, US researchers said.
Five cases of...
US Judge rules surveillance of NY Muslims ‘constitutional’
NEW YORK-
A federal district judge in the United States on Thursday ruled that the secret surveillance of mosques, business owned by Muslims and a...
US sentences Pakistani drug dealer to 15 years in prison
WASHINGTON-
A Pakistani national was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment by a court in United States on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Shiraz...
