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  Thousands of Germans protest US spying

  World | July 28, 2013 16:38 IST

  Berlin, July 28: Thousands of people braved the heatwave and took to the streets across Germany to protest against the US internet surveillance in the country.The Saturday protestors also voiced support to fugitive whistleblower Edward

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  Won't seek death penalty for Snowden: US

  World | July 27, 2013 17:07 IST

  Washington, July 27: The US has assured Russia that it will not seek death penalty for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who leaked massive surveillance programme of the agency.In a letter,

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  US deploys aircraft carrier USS Truman to Gulf

  World | July 23, 2013 12:25 IST

  Washington, July 23: The US Navy has deployed the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to the Gulf region."The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is ready to deploy," Xinhua quoted Rear Adm. Kevin

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  Obama's approval rating inches downward: Gallup

  World | July 23, 2013 7:58 IST

  Washington, July 23: US President Barack Obama's approval rating has dipped to 47.9 percent for the second consecutive quarter, according to a Gallup poll.The figure is down from 49.7 percent in the first quarter of

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  India-US naval ties is 'big time': US admiral

  World | July 20, 2013 11:49 IST

  Washington, July 20: On the eve of US Vice President Joe Biden's first trip to India, a top US naval commander has spoken of the "solid and growing" ties between the navies of the two

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  Obama says Martin 'could have been me' years ago

  World | July 20, 2013 10:24 IST

  Washington, Jul 20: President Barack Obama called on Americans to do some soul searching over the death of black teenager Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter, saying in a rare public reflection on

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  'US shares India's view on Afghan-led peace process'

  World | July 20, 2013 10:13 IST

  Washington, July 20: Calling India "an essential partner" in Afghanistan, the US has said that it shares New Delhi's view about an Afghan-led peace process that results in a democratic, peaceful, and stable Afghanistan.During his

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  New book reveals Michelle Obama considered divorcing Barrack Obama in 2000

  World | May 16, 2012 17:51 IST

  London, May 16: Michelle Obama contemplated divorcing Barack Obama in 2000 after he ignored her advice not to run for a House seat in Chicago, making him so “depressed” that friends feared he might commit

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  Around world, Obama's presidency a disappointment

  World | May 12, 2012 14:17 IST

  Washington, May 12: In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barrack Obama speak, there's disappointment that he hasn't kept his promise to close the military prison at

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  US Ambassador Cameron Munter steps down early

  World | May 09, 2012 14:22 IST

  Islamabad, May 9 :The growing influence of the CIA and Pentagon in shaping relations with Pakistan was a key reason behind US Ambassador Cameron Munter's decision to quit his post, the media here claimed today.Munter,