Obama leads Romney in poll
February 7th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama is preferred by 52 percent of Americans compared with 43 percent who favour Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, ... Read more...
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Obama sees no basis for Iranian attack on US
February 6th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has said he saw no basis for rumours that Iran may be planning an attack on the US."We don't see ... Read more...
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US to end Afghan combat operations in 2013
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The US hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.He was speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Bizarre case of India versus the Internet (Comment)
January 29th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
It isn't just one angry Indian against Google and Facebook. Internet freedom is on trial in India! The ham-handed, state-backed censorship of Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literary Festival earlier ... Read more...
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Pentagon to send floating base to Middle East: Report
January 28th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pentagon is going to send a large floating base to the Middle East, The Washington Post said.The plan comes amid rising tensions with Iran, Al ... Read more...
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John Kerry gets a broken nose while playing hockey
January 26th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sen. John Kerry took quite some blows to his face when he decided to take part in a hockey game. The 68-year-old Massachusetts Democrat lawmaker was seen ... Read more...
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom denied bail
January 25th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wellington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been kept in custody ahead of a possible extradition to the United States. US officials have launched a heavy clamp down on ... Read more...
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Raju Narisetti named WSJ Digital Editor
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Noted Indian American journalist Raju Narisetti has been named the new managing editor of The Wall Street Journal's digital network.In his new job, Narisetti will have ... Read more...
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US military to have fewer generals and admirals
December 30th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) The US armed forces have begun thinning the ranks of generals and admirals with the aim of bringing the number of senior officers back down ... Read more...
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Support for Obama hits new low point: Survey
December 15th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) Support for US President Barack Obama is at its lowest level since he entered the White House in January 2009, but he has more public ... Read more...
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US troops to be out of Iraq this year
December 12th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After almost nine years, the last US troop in Iraq is expected to leave the country by the end of the year. The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri ... Read more...
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Manuel Noriega returns to Panama
December 12th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Panama City, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has returned to the country after serving almost 20 years in prison on foreign lands. He was immediately picked by the ... Read more...
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China hiding n-arsenal in tunnel maze, say researchers
December 1st, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) China is hiding its ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads in a vast network of tunnels, said a media report citing a study carried out by a ... Read more...
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Facebook’s releases list of most popular ’shared’ news items
November 30th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook has released the list of the top 40 most "shared" news in the past year. The popular social networking site published the list on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Black Friday 2011 Walmart early openings
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Walmart will be opening early on Black Friday. Several retail outlets have announced that they will open the doors early for customers to walk in on the ... Read more...
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Animal rescue team called in Colorado to take care of rabbits left on the roadside
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado Springs, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An animal rescue team had to be called in to clear dozens of rabbits from the road in Colorado. The animals were spotted on Sunday and ... Read more...
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Democrats not happy with Romney’s first TV ad
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s first TV ad got off on the wrong foot when it was attacked for being “deceitful” and “dishonest.” In the ad, Romney ... Read more...
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Don’t encourage self-immolation, says Tibetan PM-in-exile
November 5th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 5 (IANS) Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has appealed to Tibetans not to encourage self-immolation or protests inside Tibet because China only responds with more repression.In his ... Read more...
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White House confirms US drones in Ethiopia
October 29th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The White House on Friday confirmed the existence of US drones in Ethiopia, but said they are not conducting strike missions."The UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) are ... Read more...
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Wall Street protests taking on a political hue
October 23rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) With the 2012 election scene warming up, the snowballing wall street protests against corporate greed are slowly but surely taking on a political hue as ... Read more...
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Mitt Romney is the latest victim of ‘Bad lip reading’
October 19th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is the latest victim of the group Bad Lip Reading. The group is behind several YouTube videos that twists sentences of famous ... Read more...
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American troops mass near Pakistani border
October 17th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) American troops in Afghanistan are massing along the border with Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region where insurgents hold swamy, a tribal elder said Monday.Malik Muhammad Mumtaz ... Read more...
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‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement sparks clashes in Washington
October 12th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) "Occupy Wall Street", a growing movement blaming corporate America for the nation's economic woes, has spread from New York to some 70 major cities, including ... Read more...
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US officials redraw Iraqi troops training plan
October 9th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US officials are redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin not to run for president
October 6th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012."After much prayer and serious consideration, I have ... Read more...
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Obama calls himself ‘underdog’ in 2012 poll
October 4th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) As a new poll suggested that a majority of Americans expect him to be a one-term president, Barack Obama called himself an "underdog" with a ... Read more...
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Mullen sticks to his guns on ISI links with terror group
September 29th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) The top US military officer stuck to his guns even as the White House and State Department sought to distance themselves from his remarks that ... Read more...
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Kissinger urges US-China cooperation to avoid collision
September 28th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has said that a cooperative US-China relationship can avoid a "collision" of the two giants in Asia, Xinhua reported ... Read more...
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Female staff in Obama White House felt edged out: New book
September 20th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Senior female aides in the White House felt threatened by the men who had greater access to President Barack Obama in the first two ... Read more...
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Defiant Obama seeks new taxes on wealthy to cut debt
September 20th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Striking a confrontationist posture, President Barack Obama has proposed $1.5 trillion in new taxes for the wealthy to cut the national debt by $3.2 ... Read more...
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Obama’s speechwriter leaves for Hollywood
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A speechwriter for US President Barack Obama is quitting the White House to move to Hollywood and take up TV comedies, the Washington ... Read more...
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Anna campaign gets US prominence, excites Indian Americans
August 21st, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption has caught the imagination of Indian Americans and the US media alike though official Washington was apparently caught on the ... Read more...
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Liberals cheer new US immigration rules, critics cry ‘amnesty’
August 20th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) The Obama administration's plan to focus its deportation efforts on illegal immigrants with criminal records or those who pose a threat to national security has been ... Read more...
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Obama thinks American kids losing out to India, China
August 18th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Set to roll out a new job growth plan next month, President Barack Obama wants American kids to focus on science, technology and maths where ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs biography to be released in November
August 16th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, August 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Steve Jobs’ biography is expected to be released on the 21st of November. The book which was earlier expected to be released in March 2012 is ... Read more...
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