Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Taking a calculated political risk, Donald Trump took on the Pope for suggesting that he "is not Christian" over his pledge to build a wall between the US and Mexico and deport illegal immigrants.Coming…

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has signed into law the legislation to impose more stringent sanctions on North Korea, the White House said Thursday.The US House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed the…

Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is set to visit Cuba in March, a move which would make him the first sitting US president to step foot on the island in over 80 years, the media reported on Thursday.The White House is…

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new initiative to promote economic ties with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).The initiative, called US-Asean Connect, is designed to set up a…

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Vowing to name an "indisputably" qualified nominee to replace a conservative Supreme Court judge who died suddenly last Saturday, President Barack Obama has asserted there was no bar on making…

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama suggested the American people are too "sensible" to elect Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as president even as he and Hillary Clinton held commanding leads in the next battle…

Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has started a meeting with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries, looking to deepen what he called a "strong and enduring partnership", the…

Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The six remaining Republican presidential contenders clashed over issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy, but they all agreed that President Barack Obama should not name a replacement for a dead Supreme…

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama plans to appoint Ranvir Trehan, an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India, as general trustee on Board of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in the…

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Ahead of the next round of nominating contests, the US presidential race is turning testy with rival candidates of both parties attacking each other with no holds barred.Republican frontrunner Donald Trump on…

Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Supreme Court's surprise decision to halt President Barack Obama's climate change regulation could imperil the Paris accord and raise doubts in India and China about US commitments, according to the New York…

Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday rolled out a national action plan aimed at taking near-term actions and putting in place a long-term strategy to strengthen the country's cybersecurity.Under Obama's plan, a…

Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) The United States has reiterated its commitment to assisting the Indian government in bringing to justice those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks."The US has committed to doing all we can to assist the…

Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday reaffirmed the "ironclad" US commitment to the security and defence of Japan and South Korea, following the satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic…

Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Ahead of Tuesday's crucial primary in New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump returned to the debate stage to assert that he has "the best temperament" to be America's next commander in…

Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) The US President Barack Obama said he will ask Congress to double the country's funding for clean energy research and development by 2020, as part of his efforts to combat climate change."Rather than subsidise…

Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Louisiana's former Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, giving the surging Republican presidential candidate a boost ahead of Tuesday's primary in New…

Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama as a "good thing" for the two countries, White House says Obama will keep working to strengthen their ties during…