World's first 3D-printed gun fires real bullets
May 7, 2013
Three Indian brothers feted by the US for empowering Indian women
Apr 4, 2013
Sarah Palin needles Barack Obama, Republicans in speech
Mar 17, 2013
Barack Obama renews oath for second term
Jan 22, 2013
Barack Obama not involved in tax scandal: White House
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned that the federal tax collection agency had targeted conservative groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunda...
Knife carried by US Navy SEAL during Osama bin Laden raid auctioned
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013
A combat knife carried by a US Navy SEAL in the 2011 raid that ended in death of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has fetched USD 35,400 at a charity auction.
Training push fails to halt US military sexual assault crisis
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games.
North Korea test-fires another short-range missile: official
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013
North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said.
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...
Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate.
Indian sentenced to three years for human trafficking in US
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
An Indian has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment on charges of trafficking immigrants from India into the United States, the Department of Justice said.
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.
US Secretary of State John Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June.
US takes no stand as women barred from Iran vote
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
The United States on Friday steered clear of taking a tough stand on reports that Iran's electoral watchdog appears to have barred women from running in the June 14 presidential elections.
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.
Apple's Cook to propose tax changes at Congressional hearing: report
Friday May 17, 2013
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook will propose tax changes that would encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries next Tuesday over his company's overseas cash holdings and tax bills, the Washington Post report...
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.
Sun shoots solar flares into space
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013
The sun has put on a spectacular light show in recent days, firing off solar flares and coronal mass ejections that have sent particles from the sun hurtling into space at speeds of over 2,000 km per second.
