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102Melania, Ivanka forego wearing headscarves in Saudi Arabia
Washington, May 22 : First lady Melania Trump and the oldest child of President Donald Trump, Ivanka, on Sunday created controversy in the...
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202Convoy hit by coalition in Syria likely ‘Iranian-directed’: Mattis
Washington (IANS) – A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon...
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174Donald Trump: No politician has been treated worse by media than me
President Trump on Wednesday lamented “unfair” treatment by the media in his first public remarks since a bombshell report that he pressured...
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129UN judges refuse Mladic request for provisional release
UN judges have refused to grant former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic provisional release on health grounds, saying they could...
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178Indian-origin man robbed while rescuing co-worker in US
Washington, May 2 : An Indian-origin man was robbed while saving a female co-worker from an oncoming train in the US. He was...
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120Trump threatens to terminate trade pact with S. Korea
Washington, April 28 : President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the US trade agreement with South Korea, declaring that the five-year-old...
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Trump statement on U.S. military strikes in Syria
My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve...
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93Republicans change US Senate rules to push Supreme Court nominee
Three Democrats joined Republicans in voting for cloture on the final vote.
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201White House bomb scare evacuation ‘after man approaches building claiming to have explosives’
Agents locked the doors of the Brady Press room at around 10:24 a.m., ordering reporters to stay inside the building.
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238One person killed & over a dozen injured in American nightclub shooting
POLICE IN THE American state of Ohio have said that one person was killed, and more than a dozen injured, after gunfire...
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188Trump barrels ahead with plan to gut ‘Obamacare’
Washington, Mar 12 (AFP) President Donald Trump has vowed to press ahead with a controversial plan, slowed by bickering within his Republican...
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271Russia cyber attackers may target UK elections, warn spies
Experts at GCHQ have made protecting the political system from foreign hackers as "priority work".
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132US man video-stalks Indians, says ‘they’re stealing jobs’
Washington, March 7: Members of the Indian community in the US have been alarmed by a video posted on an anti-immigration website,...
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Trump seeks to raise defence spending by $54bn
Washington, Feb 27 : US President Donald Trump is seeking to increase defence spending by $54 billion, the White House revealed on Monday....
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219British Muslim teacher denied entry to US
London, Feb 21 : A British Muslim teacher travelling to New York last week as a member of a school party from South...
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112New US entry bar order will likely exempt green-card holders
Washington, Feb 19 : US President Donald Trumps revised executive order temporarily barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering America will be...
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144Trump attacks ‘dishonest media’ while making false claims at Florida rally
In late September 2016, Donald Trump held a rally in Melbourne, Florida, where he railed against the media and bragged about the...
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181Donald Trump’s travel ban: Hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested in US
Among them 161 arrests were made in Los Angeles and some 200 in Atlanta, said local media reports. The authorities didn't reveal...
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214Trump’s travel ban tapped in ‘Lion’ ad
"Lion" is nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Dev Patel), Best Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman) and Best...
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India wary of US visa bill impact on IT industry
New Delhi/Washington/Bengaluru, Jan 31 : India on Tuesday said it has expressed its concern to the US over a bill to change rules...
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Trump should not be allowed to address British parliament: MPs
London, Jan 31 : Politicians in the British House of Commons made moves on Tuesday to stop US President Donald Trump from addressing...
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199London Mayor slams Trump’s Muslim ban
The order bans immigration from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for 120 days under measures to "keep radical Islamic...
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142British journalists blocked from entering White House
Washington, Jan 28 : Some British reporters have complained that they were unable or delayed in entering the White House to cover their...
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159Donald Trump may get highly secured “IPhone”
New York,Jan 21 2017: After tooking the oath to become the 45th US President Donald Trump jumped into a high-security ring,one of...
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195Clintons arrive for Trump inauguration ceremony
Washington, Jan 20 : Donald J. Trump’s Democrat rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton, and her husband and former President Bill Clinton...
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226Trump sworn in as 45th president
Donald John Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking office on a day that has...
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175Trump arrives for church service ahead of inauguration
Washington, Jan 20 : Donald J. Trump, who is set to be sworn in as the 45th President of the US, arrived for...
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900,000 people to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration
Musicians across the country have denounced the President-elect and his controversial views ever since Trump's surprise November victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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203Obama holds final press conference as President
Washington, Jan 19 : Barack Obama held his last press conference as the President of the US to offer an assured outlook...
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216Man accused of online threat to kill Trump
Washington, Jan 19 : A Florida man faces criminal charges for using his Twitter account to make a threat to kill US President-elect...
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271Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush hospitalised
Bush, 92, was in stable condition and "doing fine," Jean Becker told the television station. Bush is expected to go home in...
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155Indian American Congresswoman not to attend Trump’s inaugration
I wanted to be with kids who don't know if their mom is gonna be there when they come home because of...
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If Putin likes me, I consider that an asset, not a liability – Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump is holding his first news conference since the election. The event comes amid reports about Trump being influenced...
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335Trump picks Dan Coats as national intelligence director
Washington, Jan 8 : US President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate former Senator Dan Coats for US director of national intelligence. “I’m...
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189Trump accuses CNN of using his ‘worst’ photo
His tweet said: "@CNN just released a book called 'Unprecedented' which explore the 2016 race and victory, Hope it does well but...
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698Tech support: Tesla, Uber & Pepsi CEOs join Trump’s advisory council
President-elect Donald Trump has added Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Travis Kalanick of Uber, and Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, to his...
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318Sonia congratulates Trump on election victory
New Delhi, Nov 9 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 45th President of the...
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109Trump’s controversial journey during presidential election
Trump’s presidential election journey has been the most controversial journeys in the modern history. He insulted many voter demographic groups, argued for...
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143Obama questions FBI on email disclosure
In an interview, President Barack Obama questioned FBI over disclosure about the bureau’s investigation into the private email server used by Democratic presidential...
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108FBI warns of possible terror attack on US Election Day eve
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a possible Al Qaeda terror threat against the US on the eve of...
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122Trump violates ‘basic values’, says Obama
Washington, Nov 5 : US President Barack Obama said that Republican nominee Donald Trump does not share the values of most Americans and...
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234‘Clever-cyber thief to a convicted criminal’: Huma Abedin & Clinton discuss Assange in emails
Newly released emails from the US State Department reveal Hillary Clinton and her senior aide Huma Abedin discussing ways to deal with...
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263Clinton’s lead over Trump shrinks to two points
Washington, Oct 29 : Registering a surprise gain on rival Hillary Clinton’s lead, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday shrunk the...
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147Clinton achieves 12-point lead over Trump
Washington, Oct 24 : US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a 12-point lead over her rival Republican Donald Trump and has...
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273Adult actress accuses Trump of sexual misconduct
Washington, Oct 23 : An adult actress has accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of inappropriate sexual behaviour 10 years ago. Jessica Drake,...
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158Clinton beats Trump in final presidential debate
Las Vegas, October 20: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton beat Republican rival Donald Trump 52 per cent to 39 per cent in Wednesday...
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Trump, Clinton turn presidential debate into personal war
St. Louis, Oct 10 : Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shook hands after ending the nastiest US presidential debate, with CNN indicating...
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Former Obama adviser calls Trump ‘psychopath’
US President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager David Plouffe labelled Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a “psychopath” who met the clinical definition...
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Trump’s tariff plan would spark war with China
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to slap tariffs on Chinese exports to the US would renew a damaging trade war between...
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Trump calls for immediate “shutdown” of Clinton foundation
Terming Clinton Foundation as the most corrupt enterprise in political history,US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump alled for the immediate closure of...
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Trump changes tone on immigration
Washington, Aug 22 : Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, appearing to temper his hard-line approach to tackling immigration, said on Monday that...
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89Donald Trump owned real estate business $650 million in debt
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s real estate holdings in the US have at least $650 million in debt – twice the amount...
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9896 homes destroyed by California wildfire
At least 96 houses were destroyed in the huge ongoing Southern California wildfire, while firefighters made more progress containing the blaze.More than...
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97Republican Ami Bera’s father sentenced to prison over election fraud
A US federal judge sentenced Babulal Bob Bera, the 83-year-old father of the only Indian American Congressman, Amerish Ami Bera, on Thursday...
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103Ex-Twitter CEO censored abusive tweets to Obama
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo had secretly ordered employees to filter out abusive and hateful replies to US President Barack Obama during...
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Donald slides in polls as 50 Republican experts vow not to vote for Trump
Fifty prominent Republican national security experts have signed a letter denouncing Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy and pledging not to vote for him....
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137Trump fears US presidential elections could be ‘rigged’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said he feared that the November elections could be “rigged”, and referred to Democratic rival...
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Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton ‘devil’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil”, taking name calling a step further, media reports...
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Trump criticised for comments on mother of Muslim soldier killed in Iraq
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a Muslim lawyer’s assertion on the Democratic convention stage that the businessman-turned-politician has...
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111Mass shooting at party in Seattle:3 killed, one injured
At least three persons were killed and one injured on Saturday in a shooting incident at Mukilteo near Seattle in the US,...
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President Obama considers PM Modi a good friend, says White House
Washington, July 30 US President Barack Obama considers Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “good friend” and both countries are in close...
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100Clinton, Kaine kick off 3-day bus tour
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton along with her Vice President candidate Tim Kaine began a bus campaign that will take them through...
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104Clinton campaign hacked, FBI investigating
A computer system used by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign along with other Democratic Party organisations has been hacked as part of a...
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107Linking northeast India to southeast Asia is of US’s interest to counter China
One of the reasons for the US’s interest in integration of northeast India with southeast Asia is a “lurking concern” about China’s...
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Hillary Clinton accepts historic US President nomination,shift focus to joust with Trump
Promising a populist agenda to build a better nation based on unity and to shift perceptions that have dodged her more than...
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Trump was ‘being sarcastic’ over Russia hacking comments
Republican Party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he was “being sarcastic” when he suggested that Russia should find Democratic nominee...
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107Hillary deserves to be the leader, says Obama
President Barack Obama addressed his convention and admitted for the first time that Donald Trump could succeed him and advised Hilary Clinton...
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120Bill Clinton hails ‘change-maker’ Hillary
Democrats has made Hillary Clinton the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the US history, after former President Bill...
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109Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton for US presidency
Hillary Clinton has been formally anointed Democratic presidential candidate, becoming the first woman to run for the White House on behalf of...
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Trump takes lead over Clinton
The US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has come out of his convention ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the...
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Trump threatens WTO pullout
The US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to pull the US out of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) if...
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Hillary Clinton:Democrats in disarray one eve of convention to nominate presidential aspirant
On one side a growing rebellion by Bernie Sanders and on the other side several union leaders and former Defence officialshave joined...
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Trump says French and Germans to face ‘extreme vetting’ entering the US
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Germany and France are to be blamed for terror strikes as “extreme vetting” will be proposing for the...
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Trump says will make America safe; Links Immigrants to Crime
Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans that as president he will bring back safe America, strictly curb immigration and save the...
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257Pence officially accepts Republican vice president nomination
Indiana Governor Mike Pence formally accepted the Republican Vice Presidential nomination at the 2016 Republican National Convention on Wednesday night. Pence took...
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174Show evidence about Fethullah Gulen’s role in coup:Kerry to Turkey
The US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called on Turkey to present evidence that US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen was...
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Americans oppose Trump’s immigration proposals
At least two-thirds of Americans oppose the immigration proposals by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gallup found in a poll. Trump has...
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394Donald Trump selects Mike Pence as running mate
Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican US Presidential nominee, announced on Friday he had chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running...
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Clinton leads Trump in diverse battleground states: Poll
Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Republican rival Donald Trump in four crucial swing states, a new poll has...
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151Include Pakistan in list of state sponsor of terrorism and cut financial aid; US Lawmakers
Top US lawmakers called for cutting financial aid to Pakistan and imposing sanctions against it as prominent think tanks pointed to Pakistan’s...
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2016 Presidential Swing State Polls Poll:Clinton losing in Florida, Pennsylvania
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has overtaken his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in the key states of Florida and Pennsylvania, according...
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127Obama calls on Americans to “have an open hearts” and shun racism, violence
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on protesters, police and the public to open their hearts and drop their preconceptions to...
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109US reassures support to military to achieve peace in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday reassured Washington’s long-term support to the militancy-plagued country....
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100Weapons of war have no place on America’s streets: Clinton
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Tuesday for an end to racism and gun violence in the US during her...
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255Sanders, Trump in Twitter fight over Clinton endorsement
Shortly after throwing his support behind his former primary rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders took to Twitter Tuesday to mock presumptive GOP nominee...
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Obama heads to Dallas amid racial tensions
Racial tension following police violence against African-Americans continued ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Dallas, where five police officers were gunned...
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126Kashmir killings is India’s affair, says US
The US has voiced concern over the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley that has claimed 30 lives, but has made it...
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I’m the ‘Law and order candidate’,says Donald Trump
The presumptive Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, described himself on Monday as “the law and order candidate” compared with...
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235Andrea Leadsom says she is pulling out of the race to be UK PM
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom abruptly withdrew from the contest to succeed David Cameron as Britain’s prime minister on Monday, leaving her rival...
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America horrified over Dallas events ,says President Obama
President Obama offered a statement on these tragic attacks in Texas and Dallas and made it clear that we as a nation stand...
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Obama to visit Dallas Tuesday
President Obama will visit Dallas on Tuesday at the invitation of Mayor Mike Rawlings, following the shooting deaths of five police officers....
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165US aircraft sales to Iran blocked
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has criticised the US House of Representatives for blocking the sale of Boeing passenger aircraft to Tehran, the media...
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US Capitol Lockdown ends, Police give “all clear” after search
Police on Friday reopened the seat of the US Congress in Washington after an emergency lockdown was imposed due to a security...
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101Justice Department to investigate Alton Sterling’s killings in Louisiana
The US Department of Justice began a civil rights investigation into Tuesday’s fatal police shooting of a black man in the state...
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190Hillary Clinton emails endangered US and FBI decision shows system is rigged, says Donald
After FBI reached to a conclusion that no criminal charges are recommended against Democratic presidential hopeful Clinton, US Republican presidential hopeful Donald...
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98Putin writes Independence Day message to Obama :Partnership of equals
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to his US counterpart Barack Obama in honour of the American Independence Day on July...
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259Pro-Islamic State Twitter account threatens attack at London Heathrow, LAX and New York’s JFK airports
A pro-Islamic State Twitter account is warning of attacks at Heathrow, Los Angeles International and New York Kennedy airports during the July 4...
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236Al-Qaeda leader warns US not to execute Boston bomber, others
New Delhi, July 1 : The US will suffer the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoners...
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111Won’t give up till India’s membership in NSG ,says Kirby
The US has made it clear that it will not let go of India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an official...
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ISIS planning Istanbul-style attack in US ,warns CIA chief Brennan
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan warned that the Islamic State (IS) terror group wants to conduct Istanbul airport-style attack in...
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Stop issuing visas to Indians:Senator tells Obama as Donald blasts trade deals
After US presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump called for a new era of economic “Americanism” and promised to restore millions of lost...
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US House Democrats issue Benghazi report to defend Clinton
The Democrats on the House Select Committee released their own report to refute accusations against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for...
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146In Brussels,Kerry discusses What’s next now after Brexit
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Brussels and London ,discussing with European officials on Britain’s EU membership referendum, as well as...
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Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court’s 4-4 tied decision over President Barack Obama’s immigration policy, which left nearly five million undocumented immigrants in a...
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Clinton is a world class liar,says Donald Trump
Donald Trump launched a blistering denunciation of the character, career and qualifications of Hillary Clinton accusing her of being “a world class...
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Hillary Clinton narrows list for vice president
Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has narrowed down her choices for a running mate at least three potential vice presidential candidates,...
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221Obama: senators ‘failed the American people’ on gun control
The White House accused U.S. senators of a “shameful display of cowardice” on Tuesday and said they failed the American people by...
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404India’s NSG bid: China says not on agenda in Seoul as US continues to seek support
As China announced that discussion on India’s membership is not on the agenda of the NSG plenary meeting in Seoul beginning Tuesday...
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205Corey Lewandowski out as Trump campaign manager
Donald Trump shook up his presidential campaign Monday with an announcement that his controversial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is out. “The Donald...
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Clinton leads Trump by 6 points: Poll
Hillary Clinton has maintained a 6-points lead over opponent Donald Trump after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee last week, according to a...
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175US Senate passes $800 million to Pakistan for its efforts in the war against terrorism
Rebutting India ,the US Senate has authorised $800 million to Pakistan and passed its draft of the National Defence Authorisation Bill, including...
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Clinton leads Trump by 6 points: Poll
Washington, June 16 : Hillary Clinton has maintained a 6-points lead over opponent Donald Trump after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee last week,...
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124Orlando shooter Facebook messages : Pleged allegiance to ISIS and vowed more attacks
Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed nearly 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State...
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110US hands over top drug lord to Mexico
US authorities handed over Mexican drug lord Hector “El Guero” Palma Salazar to officials at a border crossing city, after serving almost...
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136Barack Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday met the Dalai Lama privately at the White House,out of the public eye to avoid irking...
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328Alligator attacks US child near Florida Disney resort
New York, June 15 : Authorities were searching for a two-year-old child who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney’s...
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201Armed man shot dead at Texas Walmart
After the Orlando’s attack in Florida again an armed man suspected of firing shots at an Amarillo Walmart has been shot and...
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129Chinese spy ship enters Japanese waters shadowing US aircraft carrier during malabar naval drill
As the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis joined warships from Japan and India in the Western Pacific for Malabar naval...
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Hillary Clinton wins primary in District of Columbia
The US Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has won the primary of the District of Columbia by a comfortable margin....
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139China warns US over Obama-Dalai Lama meet and Taiwan president visit
US president Barack Obama is set to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday, in a...
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Obama goes on tirade against Trump over Muslim ban, ‘radical Islam’
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unleashed a blistering verbal assault on Donald Trump and his proposal for a ban on Muslims...
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141Orlando shooter Omar Mateen might have been gay, claims Ex-wife
Omar Mateen, who murdered 49 people in an Orlando Pulse gay club in Orlando early Sunday morning, was a gay man himself...
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92Fijian diplomat elected president of UN General Assembly
Peter Thomson ,the ambassador of the tiny Pacific Island nation of Fiji won election for the post of president of the next...
