Barack Obama vows answers after Boston bombing suspect held
Apr 20, 2013
Aamir in Time's 100 Most Influential People In The World list
Apr 18, 2013
Barack Obama's speech interrupted by heckler
Mar 22, 2013
Sarah Palin needles Barack Obama, Republicans in speech
Mar 17, 2013
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment on Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
Despite controversies, Barack Obama agenda marches on
Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political damage control by the administration and party leaders in Congress, and lack of evidence to d...
EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei, ZTE for trade violations
Saturday May 18, 2013
Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in US scandal
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
The outgoing head of the US Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
US President Barack Obama invites Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to travel to Washington in a few months at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.
White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a US diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last September.
US Air Force chief regrets comments on 'hook-up' culture
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
The chief of the US Air Force said Friday he regretted comments he made last week seeming to suggest a "hookup culture" in society was partly to blame for a sexual assault crisis in the military.
Dancer says showgirls dressed as Obama, nuns at Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' party
Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013
The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi testified Friday in court for the first time, describing how a young woman attending one of Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun,...
Need balance between national security and media freedom, says Barack Obama
Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013
President Barack Obama is defending investigations into government leaks, saying they are necessary for national security.
US preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria, says Barack Obama
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that US action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis.
Top US general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Barack Obama
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
The top general in the US Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
United States adds sanctions on Syria, labels rebel chief a terrorist
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
The US government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad government in its two-year crackdown on opposition forces.
Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault
Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013
The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.
White House springs into damage control as scandals mount
Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013
With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising political dangers on Wednesday by launching a concerted effort at damage control.
US lawmakers accuse Barack Obama's administration of abusing free speech rights
Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013
US lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records.
