Tag: USA

Oklahoma ravaged by deadly tornadoes

At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of...

US Marine base at Quantico on lockdown after fatal shooting

The US Marine Corps Base at Quantico, Virginia, was placed on lockdown early on Friday after one person was killed in a shooting and...

USA poised for Ryder Cup glory

The stage was set for the United States to take back the Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on Sunday as Davis Love's men...

US on verge of blacklisting Haqqani network

The White House is on the verge of blacklisting the Haqqani network, blamed for a string of deadly attacks on US and Afghan forces,...

Govt welcomes US investment in health sector: Official

Devolution process after the 18th Amendment and the progress so far is satisfactory. Government welcomes Foreign Investment in the health sector specially in the...

China’s missile advances aimed at thwarting US defenses, analysts say

China is moving ahead with the development of a new and more capable generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles, giving it a...

Pakistan lodges official protest with US on drone strikes

Pakistan has formally launched a protest with the United States over a flurry of missile strikes by the US last week in its tribal...

India seeks US, Saudi help to identify cyberspace offenders

Indian government is seeking help from the United States and Saudi Arabia governments to identify those who put doctored images on cyberspace that led...

Republicans seek to thwart Iowa’s ‘adopted son’ Obama

US President Barack Obama returned to Iowa to rekindle a romance with the fabled political swing state, but Republicans insist there is no mending...

For US, it’s all one big Dream Team

Dream Team? Better make that several Dream Teams, because there was almost nothing keeping US athletes from medals at what one newspaper called an...

USA claim another Basketball gold

USA overcame some fierce resistance from Spain to land their fifth Basketball gold in six Olympic Games since the start of the 'Dream Team'...

USA’s baton of change

The USA's women's 4 x 100m Relay team smashed the world record with a blistering run at the Olympic Stadium on another golden day...

USA’s Taylor eyes hurdling treble

American Angelo Taylor said he was confident he could achieve something beyond even legendary compatriot and two-time champion Ed Moses and win a third...

US Senators seek to disburse $1.1B

US Senators Carl Levin and Lindsey Graham are in favour of disbursing over $1.1 billion, which was held hostage due to the stale relationship...

Might is right

Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean it isn’t trueIt is not just individuals that fail to benefit from common wisdom but nations as...

USA Track seeks new boss before Olympics

USA Track and Field said on Monday it has resumed the search for a new chief executive officer with a timeline of making a...

Netanyahu comes bearing a matchstick

In Washington, it’s all Iran all the time Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hopes he is coming to a very different Washington this week. From his...