United States of America: News
16 Oct 2017
Communist Party Of ChinaPeople's Daily launches English news app to spread Chinese influence
The influential mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, The Peoples' Daily, has launched an English-language mobile app.
16 Oct 2017
ISISIraq: Security forces advance into Kurdish-held territories following referendum
According to news reports, Iraqi forces are advancing into Kurdish-held territories in the Kirkuk province.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaRahul taunts Modi on Trump's U-turn on Pakistan
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to slam PM Narendra Modi as US President Donald Trump did an about turn with respect to Pakistan.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaHow does India view Donald Trump's Pakistan policy?
US President Donald Trump has, on numerous occasions, told Pakistan to get its act together, especially on home-grown terrorism.
15 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpPorn publisher offers $10mn-reward for information that could impeach Trump
Porn magazine Hustler's founder and publisher, Larry Flynt, is offering a reward of $10mn to anyone who comes forward with "dirt" that could lead to impeachment of President Donald Trump.
15 Oct 2017
Washington DCKiran Patel: The Indian-American who donated $200 million to Florida
Dr. Kiran Patel, the person who donated $200 million to a Florida university has set a new high-water mark for philanthropists among the Indian-American community in the US.
14 Oct 2017
IranIran nuclear deal: Trump threatens withdrawal, leaves matters with Congress
US President Donald Trump is not a big fan of the Iran nuclear deal, as he has expressed multiple times in the past.
14 Oct 2017
IndiaPollution woes: Instead of crackers, SC should ban this fuel
As if Delhi was not crumbling under pollution from coal plants and exhaust from cars, high imports of a fuel more polluting than diesel and petrol, petcoke, adds to Delhi's pollution woes.
13 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump faces backlash after threatening to abandon hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump said federal aid can't continue "forever" to Puerto Rico, a US territory facing a humanitarian crisis after being hit by two hurricanes.
13 Oct 2017
IranTrump expected to withdraw support for the Iran nuclear deal
President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the administration's support from the Iran nuclear deal to unveil a more confrontational approach with Tehran.
13 Oct 2017
IsraelUS and Israel withdraw from UNESCO citing "anti-Israel" bias
Israel has joined the US in withdrawing from UN cultural organization UNESCO. Washington cited UNESCO's "anti-Israel bias" for its decision.
13 Oct 2017
IndiaReport: Obese kids may overtake undernourished kids by 2022
Malnutrition is one of the major problems the world is facing today. However, trends may change in the next five years.
13 Oct 2017
MumbaiHow red tape killed this pilot's 'Make in India' dream
Amol Yadav, a Mumbai-based pilot, built a six-seater aircraft on the terrace of his home.
12 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpNAFTA: Trump open to new US-Canada trade deal excluding Mexico
US President Donald Trump has envisaged a US-Canada trade pact that excludes Mexico, should negotiations to reform the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the three countries fail.
12 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump threatens to shut down NBC, others, over unfavorable-coverage
President Donald Trump questioned whether media licenses for NBC News and other networks should be challenged after they reported the unfavorable news.
12 Oct 2017
AfghanistanUS ramps up airstrikes in Afghanistan under new Trump strategy
US warplanes are conducting airstrikes on Afghanistan on a scale not seen since the height of the American troop surge in 2010.
12 Oct 2017
SwedenNew method keeps hearts "alive" for 12 hours outside body
When it comes to heart transplantation, preservation time has always been a problem.
11 Oct 2017
MumbaiOwing to Pakistan government's negligence, terrorist Saeed might go scot-free
Hafiz Saeed, 26/11 Mumbai attacks' mastermind and JuD chief, might go scot-free if the Pakistan government fails to provide evidence against him to continue his house arrest, the Lahore HC warned.
11 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpFLOTUS hits back at Ivana Trump's 'first lady comment'
US President Donald Trump's ex-wife Ivana Trump referred to herself as the "first lady" in a recent interview.
10 Oct 2017
AfghanistanDeteriorating security prompts Red Cross to "drastically reduce" Afghanistan operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will "drastically reduce" its presence in Afghanistan after suffering a series of deadly terror attacks which left seven of its staff dead.
10 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump administration to terminate major Obama climate change plan
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has confirmed plans to repeal a rule introduced by the Obama administration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
10 Oct 2017
McDonald's"Rick and Morty" fans protest over McDonald's Mulan sauce PR-stunt
A public relations stunt by McDonald's horribly backfired, ending in angry protests in the US.
10 Oct 2017
Alibaba GroupAmazon gets beaten by malls and Alibaba in Singapore
US e-commerce giant Amazon's bid to expand into Southeast Asia has landed the firm in a bit of a pickle in Singapore.
09 Oct 2017
IndiaTrump merit-based immigration proposal could hurt Indian diaspora
The Trump administration has sent a list of immigration proposals to Congress.
09 Oct 2017
Nobel PrizeUS' Richard Thaler wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics
American scholar Richard Thaler has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in behavioral economics. The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
09 Oct 2017
North KoreaTop senator: Trump putting US 'on path to World War-III'
Bob Corker, a senior Republican Senator, has warned that President Donald Trump's hot-headed tweets against other countries could lead America "on the path to World War III."
09 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump outlines new measures for DACA immigrants, Democrats reject it
The White House has listed several measures which US President Donald Trump insists should be part of any legislation for the recently deferred Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.
09 Oct 2017
TurkeyUS-Turkey suspend visa services over diplomatic row
The arrest and detention of a US consulate worker in Istanbul last week seems to have strained US-Turkey diplomatic relations.
09 Oct 2017
Russia NewsWhite nationalists return to Charlottesville, chant "Russia is our friend"
White supremacists became the subject of national scorn in the US after one woman was killed in violent clashes between right-wing supporters and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
09 Oct 2017
North KoreaKim Jong-un promotes sister Kim Yo-jong to top decision-making body
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promoted his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the country's top decision-making body, the Workers Party's Politburo.
08 Oct 2017
North KoreaTrump: Only one thing will work against North Korea
For better or worse, US President Donald Trump has been frequently provoking North Korea on Twitter amid rising tensions.
08 Oct 2017
CelebrityThree-time Grammy Award winner Nelly arrested for rape
American Rapper Nelly has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in his tour bus after a concert near Seattle.
08 Oct 2017
HurricaneAfter Harvey and Irma, US mainland hit by Hurricane Nate
After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ripped through Texas and Florida respectively, Hurricane Nate has made landfall in the state of Louisiana.
07 Oct 2017
South KoreaUS to sell THAAD system to Saudi in $15bn deal
The US has approved a $15 billion deal to sell its Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to Saudi Arabia.
07 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump scales back free birth control access, will affect millions
US President Donald Trump has decreed that employers and insurers can opt out of providing free birth control to women, on grounds of "religious beliefs" or "moral convictions."
06 Oct 2017
Nobel PrizeICAN, campaign against nuclear weapons, wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017. An announcement was made today in Oslo, Norway.
06 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpReports: Russian hackers stole classified US cyber tools from NSA
Hackers backed by the Russian government stole highly sensitive spying tools from US National Security Agency (NSA) in 2015 after a contractor loaded the information on his home computer.
05 Oct 2017
Washington DCSuspected 'acoustic attack:' US expels Cuban diplomats from Washington
In a new development, the US state department has moved to expel 15 Cuban diplomats from Washington.
04 Oct 2017
GoogleGoogle Pixel 2 event: Sundar Pichai takes the stage
It is Google's time to show the new things that it's been prepping up for us. The online search giant's press event in San Francisco is the one we have been waiting for.
04 Oct 2017
Nobel Prize2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to cryo-electron microscopy developers
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who developed the cryo-electron microscopy technique to study structures of biomolecules in high-resolution for the first time.
