2017 'costliest' year in US: Report
The US had 16 weather and climate disasters in 2017 each with losses exceeding $1 billion.
Jan 09, 2018, 09:06 AM IST
Take decisive action against terror groups: US tells Pakistan
Pentagon Press Secretary Army Col Rob Manning said the US has conveyed "specific and concrete steps" to Pakistan that it could take to eliminate terror networks on its soil.
Jan 09, 2018, 08:36 AM IST
US apologises to Japan over repeated military accidents
In December, a window from a US military helicopter fell onto a school sports ground near the Futenma marine air base in Okinawa, but again no one was injured.
Jan 09, 2018, 08:22 AM IST
Donald Trump medical exam won't include mental fitness test: White House
Donald Trump will be examined at the Walter Reed military hospital in a Washington suburb Friday and the results are set to be made public.
Jan 09, 2018, 06:49 AM IST
Pakistan reacts after US suspends military aid, says fight against terrorism will suffer
The US depends on Pakistan for ferrying supplies to its troops in landlocked Afghanistan.
Jan 05, 2018, 19:37 PM IST
No US bill on tightening Iran nuclear deal imminent: Senator
In October, President Donald Trump refused to certify that Iran was respecting its commitments on the 2015 nuclear agreement, but did not re-impose sanctions or abandon the deal itself.
Jan 04, 2018, 22:41 PM IST
Dow hits 25,000 points for 1st time on US hiring data
US stocks have opened 2018 in full-throttle bull market mode, bidding stocks up to a succession of records following the December passage of a massive tax cut signed into law by President Donald Trump.
Jan 04, 2018, 20:41 PM IST
South Korea seizes second ship suspected of providing oil to North Korea
The UN Security Council last month unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea for a recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Dec 31, 2017, 15:08 PM IST
Donald Trump's approval rating same as Barack Obama in first year at office
According to the Rasmussen Reports' poll, US President Donald Trump on Thursday got an approval rating of 46 percent, as compared to a disapproval rating of 53 percent.
Dec 29, 2017, 07:55 AM IST
As cold wave sweeps North America, Donald Trump makes light of climate
Trump, 71, has dismissed global warming as a Chinese hoax, vowed to quit the 2015 Paris accord and tapped fossil fuel allies to key environmental posts.
Dec 29, 2017, 07:32 AM IST
Jerusalem: Israel plans 'Trump station' near Western Wall
Israel regards Jerusalem as its "eternal and undivided" capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem -- occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war -- as the capital of a future state.
Dec 28, 2017, 08:42 AM IST
Jerusalem embassy move a 'sovereign' decision: Guatemala
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announced that he was ordering his country's embassy to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Dec 27, 2017, 07:20 AM IST
Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
Worried by Iran`s expanding influence in Syria after the defeat of Islamic State, Israel has in recent weeks stepped up its strikes against suspected Iranian targets inside Syria.
Dec 26, 2017, 09:07 AM IST
US Navy Secretary meets Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba
The US has been pushing for an important role by India in the Indo-Pacific region where China has been expanding its presence aggressively.
Dec 22, 2017, 21:47 PM IST
US Vice President Mike Pence pays surprise visit to US troops in Afghanistan
The superpower`s vexed campaign against Al Qaeda and the Taliban -- born from the rubble of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington -- receives ever-less public attention in the United States these days.
Dec 22, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
Donald Trump threatens funding cuts ahead of Jerusalem vote
The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim countries on the controversial US decision.
Dec 21, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
UN rights chief to step down over `geo-political context`
UN rights chief Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein, a harsh critic of US President Donald Trump, will step down next year, saying he will not seek another mandate "in the current geo-political context," according to an email sent to staff which was seen by AFP on Wednesday.
Dec 20, 2017, 23:57 PM IST
North Korean ICBM not yet a ''capable threat'' against US: Jim Mattis
Last month, North Korea said it had successfully tested a new type of ICBM that could reach all of the US mainland and South Korea
Dec 16, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Donald Trump proclaims Sunday as Wright Brothers Day
It was on December 17, 1903, that a handcrafted biplane lifted off the soft sand of a windswept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, ushering in the age of aviation.
Dec 16, 2017, 09:24 AM IST
Four Palestinians killed in new wave of violence over US Jerusalem move
President Donald Trump`s December 6 announcement that he would break with decades of US policy and move the embassy to Jerusalem has stirred global condemnation.
Dec 16, 2017, 08:27 AM IST