US, Russia missile shield deal in two years
March 29th, 2012 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama hopes to reach a compromised agreement with Russia on the American missile defence system in Europe next year or in ... Read more...
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US, Saudi Arabia sign warplanes deal worth $29 bn
December 30th, 2011 - 7:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The US has signed a major deal worth about $29 billion to provide F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Thursday."The United States ... Read more...
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Obama, New Yorkers back Occupy Wall Street
October 18th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) As the Occupy Wall Street movement against corporate greed turned one month-old, it won an apparent endorsement from the White House and the backing of ... Read more...
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Probe into threats on White House Facebook page
September 12th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Secret Service is investigating terrorist attack threats posted by an unknown user on the White House page in Facebook Sunday, a spokesperson ... Read more...
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Obama is a Christian, says White House
August 20th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A day after a poll found that one in five Americans think US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, the White House has asserted he ... Read more...
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US raises contribution for Pak flood victims to 55 million dollars
August 11th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): The United States has announced an additional 20 million dollars for Pakistan flood victims, bringing its contribution to that country to 55 million dollars to date."This disaster ... Read more...
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Obama takes helicopter for 6-mile trip
August 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 08 (ANI): US President Barack Obama took Marine One, the presidential helicopter, for a six-mile trip.Obama left the White House for a six-mile trip to a sign factory ... Read more...
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DHS: Court’s decision to enjoin Arizona Immigration Law was correct
July 29th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Wednesday said that the court's decision to enjoin the Arizona Immigration law was correct.“The court’s ... Read more...
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Several injured after plane crashes into Austin office building
February 19th, 2010 - 12:54 am ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were injured when a small plane crashed into an office building in northwest Austin on Thursday, officials said, sparking a massive fire.The first 911 call ... Read more...
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Update: Small Plane Crashes in Austin Building
February 19th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Austin, TX, Feb 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A small "Piper Cherokee" airplane crashed into a commercial building in Austin Tx, on Highway 183 in North Austin. This is an update to the ... Read more...
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Small plane crashes into a 7 storeyed Austin Building
February 19th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Austin, Feb 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A small private plane crashed into a seven storeyed corporate office building in Austin, which is located on a major highway. After the crash, black ... Read more...
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Several injured after small plane crashes into Austin office building
February 19th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were injured when a small plane crashed into an office building in northwest Austin on Thursday, officials said, sparking a massive fire.The first 911 call ... Read more...
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Obama still plans to meet with the Dalai Lama
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) President Barack Obama still plans to meet with the Dalai Lama despite a warning from Beijing that a meeting with the exiled Tibetan religious could ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama becomes PETA’s anti-fur model - unwillingly
January 6th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): American first lady Michelle Obama has become the unwilling model for an anti-fur campaign organized by animal rights group PETA.And the White House is not too ... Read more...
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U.S. soldier kill scores of people at Fort Hood post
November 6th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by BNO News
FORT HOOD, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Twelve people were killed and dozens more were injured when at least one soldiers opened fire at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in Texas ... Read more...
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President Obama to donate Nobel Peace Prize money to charity
October 10th, 2009 - 1:00 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama will donate the money from winning the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, a top U.S. official told BNO News on Friday.
The Nobel ... Read more...
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Obama Eulogy Narrates Kennedy’s Lively Impressions
August 30th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
President Barack Obama is has delivered his eulogy for Kennedy at resort Island of Cape Cord, the landscape of which was itself painted and presented to Obama when he assumed ... Read more...
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Twitter ‘not banned in White House’
July 28th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Popular microblogging website Twitter is not banned in the White House, it has emerged.White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was said to have previously said on C-SPAN that ... Read more...
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Obama is still looking for a church: White House
June 30th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama continues "to look for a church home," and said that a magazine report that said that he has ... Read more...
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PETA upset with Obama killing fly during TV interview
June 18th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has apparently left People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) unhappy by killing a fly during a televised interview, for the animal ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama refuses to wear fur
June 12th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama has pledged never to wear fur.According to the Washington Times, a day after French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy told PETA that she no ... Read more...
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Andrea Tantaros reaches new heights of effective Journalism
April 16th, 2009 - 11:14 pm ICT by GD
Andrea Tantaros has been one of the key forces that has redefined the profession of journalism. It is truly amazing how Andrea Tantaros has gained so much of respect through her hard ... Read more...
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Obama’’s Special Olympic gaffe has Palin miffed
March 21st, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.21 (ANI): Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, a mother to a child with Down''s Syndrome, has expressed her shock over President Obamas comment about the Special Olympics on "The Tonight Show."
Obama ... Read more...
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Obama says poor bowling skills make him a likely candidate for Special Olympics
March 20th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.20 (ANI): President Barack Obama has attracted controversy again by saying that his poor bowling skills make him a likely candidate for the Special Olympics.
His spokesman, however, quickly said Obama ... Read more...
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Bangladesh border guards’ mutiny over: Government (Roundup)
February 26th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) The 33-hour mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers ended Thursday evening as the rebels laid down their arms in the face of an imminent attack by the army, ... Read more...
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Obamas press office gets off to a slow and disorderly start
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.22 (ANI): The White House press office under the Obama administration has got off to a slow start.
According to Fox News, the phones are not working and the names of ... Read more...
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Dhaka wants to demarcate maritime boundaries in Bay of Bengal
January 16th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 16 (IANS) The new Bangladesh government wants to engage neighbours India and Myanmar to demarcate maritime boundaries in the Bay of Bengal to be able to file its claim before ... Read more...
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US says Olmert’’s UN vote story ”100 percent untrue”
January 14th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.14 (ANI): Israel and the US engaged are engaged in a public spat over events leading to the US abstention in last Thursday''s UN Security Council resolution vote on the ... Read more...
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US urging Pak to catch Mumbai carnage culprits every single day
December 24th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): The United States has been urging Pakistan every single day to catch those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks, according to the US State Department.
Deputy Press Secretary ... Read more...
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Shivraj Patils resignation accepted
November 30th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Nov 30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who is visiting Indonesian Capital Jakarta, has accepted Union Home Minister Shivraj Patils resignation after it was forwarded to her by Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Obama wary Pitt’s endorsement may make him look ‘too Hollywood’
November 14th, 2007 - 8:07 am ICT by admin
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