Barack Obama

Special Olympics 2015 kicks off in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES: The opening ceremony for Special Olympics 2015 took place at Los Angeles' Memorial… Read More

US Army to cut 40,000 soldiers: official

WASHINGTON: The US Army is to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next… Read More

Obama gets his own account on Twitter

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama sent his first tweet from his very own account on Twitter… Read More

Small drone puts White House on lockdown

WASHINGTON: The White House was briefly put on lockdown Thursday as the Secret Service detained… Read More

Russia stages huge military parade, Western leaders boycott

MOSCOW: Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and… Read More

Twitter becoming increasingly popular with world leaders — except those of Pakistan

By Azhar Khan The fast evolving digital world and rapid globalization have not only drawn… Read More

Indian diamond trader buys Modi suit for $700,000

AHMEDABAD: A diamond trader from Narendra Modi's home state on Friday won the bidding for… Read More

Obama, Katy Perry in Grammy push on domestic violence

LOS ANGELES: US President Barack Obama and superstar Katy Perry teamed up Sunday to turn… Read More

Sialkot: Two women hurt as India opens unprovoked fire

SIALKOT: Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) once again resorted to firing at Sialkot Sector leaving… Read More

SRK invites Barack Obama to shake a leg with him

US President Barack Obama mentioned Shah Rukh Khan’s famous movie dialogue in his final speech… Read More

Obama attends rain-soaked Republic Day parade in New Delhi

NEW DELHI: Rain failed to dampen spirits at India's Republic Day parade Monday as Barack… Read More

Obama, Modi break nuclear impasse, hail new 'friendship'

NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the deadlock… Read More

US MasterCards will soon work in Cuba

WASHINGTON: MasterCard in March will begin processing transactions made on US-issued cards in Cuba, becoming… Read More

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salman

RIYADH: Dignitaries and leaders from around the world were to arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday… Read More

Close Obama aide confirmed as State Department no.2

WASHINGTON: The US Senate confirmed Tony Blinken as deputy secretary of state on Tuesday, installing a seasoned… Read More

Sony chief thanks supporters after 'vicious' cyber attack

LAS VEGAS: Sony chief Kazuo Hirai on Monday spoke for the first time publicly about… Read More

No US embassy in Iran for now, says Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said Washington was not ready to open an embassy in… Read More

North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced… Read More

US cinemas to show 'The Interview' despite threat

LOS ANGELES: Some US independent movie theaters are to show the Sony Pictures comedy "The… Read More

Attack could cost Sony half a billion dollars: experts

LOS ANGELES: The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds… Read More