Tag: USA
Obama envoy says Guantanamo jail’s days numbered
WASHINGTON-
The United States is in engaged in discussions with a wide range of countries to move "as aggressively as we can" to accelerate the...
Negotiations with TTP is Pakistan’s internal matter: US
WASHINGTON-
The United States sees Islamabad’s move to hold talks with Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan as the country’s internal matter, the State Department said.
“We of course...
US cuts back on drone strikes in Pakistan, report
The United States has sharply restrained drone strikes in Pakistan following a request from the government to curtail the attacks during peace negotiation with...
Negotiations with TTP an internal matter of Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON
The United States reiterated its support to Pakistan’s counter terrorism effort and declared that Pakistan's negotiations with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are its internal matter.
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NSA also serves economic interests: Snowden interview
- BERLIN
The US National Security Agency (NSA) sometimes uses data it collects for economic purposes, Whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed in an extract of...
Indiana’s Purdue University shooting leaves one dead, man in custody
A man was shot to death at Indiana's Purdue University on Tuesday and a male suspect was taken into custody, police said, in an...
Heavy snow and biting cold strike US east coast
The US east coast has been slammed by the second major winter storm of the year, with up to 30cm of snow, strong winds...
US offers to send envoy for release of missionary held in...
The United States has offered to send a special representative to North Korea to negotiate the release of an imprisoned missionary, but indicated that...
Spying must not hurt US-German ties, says Obama
President of United States Barack Obama has said he will not let controversial surveillance by US intelligence services dent Washington's ties with Germany.
Speaking to...
US Supreme Court to weigh cell phone searches by police
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether police can search an arrested criminal suspect's cell phone without a warrant in...
Karzai again defies US by releasing prisoners
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of dozens of prisoners accused of killing American troops, due to a lack of evidence.
According...
Four-year-old shot dead by US forces
A four-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by US forces in Afghan province of Helman, Afghan officials said on Friday.
An official from the southern...
US senators support bill sanctioning Iran, Obama opposes
More than half of U.S. senators support a bill that seeks imposition of new sanctions on Iran if it breaks the agreement to curb...
Obama meets CIA, NSA chiefs
US President Barack Obama met top spy chiefs as he finalized a decision on how to rein in National Security Agency spying sweeps following...
Cold snap predicted to ease on North America
North America is gradually being relieved of the arctic cold that has shattered century-old records of temperature and left 21 people dead.
US Midwest and...
Gates reveals Obama lacked faith in Afghan war strategy
In his memoir, former defence secretary Robert Gates has delivered a biting critique of President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, US...
US Helicopter Crash in UK, local police joins the investigation
British police said on Wednesday they would be working with the U.S. Air Force ascertain the reasons for US Air Force helicopter crash on...