Hasina may change tour plan to meet Obama

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is scheduled to go to North America next week, may change her itinerary to meet US President Barack Obama, a report said. Eager to meet Obama, she may visit the US first instead of… बाँकी अंश »

Economic gloom in U.S.

Friday 6th March, 2009   (Jim Malone) The U.S. economic gloom deepened Friday with word that the jobless rate soared to 8.1 percent last month, the highest level in 25 years. There is no way to sugarcoat it – the latest… बाँकी अंश »

Insurgents in Afghanistan ruthless and barbaric, says U.S.

Insurgents in Afghanistan employ intimidation and barbaric acts in attempts to cow Afghan civilians to submit to their will or stay nonaligned in the struggle for the country, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Afghanistan said Friday. For example,… बाँकी अंश »

Baby Obama born in South Florida

Hollywood, Nov 07: Barack Obama may have a “funny name,” as he once said — but it might just catch on among the nation’s newborns. A Florida couple became among the country’s first to bestow it on their child, even… बाँकी अंश »

Quartet urges Israel, Palestine to seal peace deal this year

New York, Sept 27: The Middle East diplomatic quartet on Friday pressed Israel and the Palestinians to seal a peace deal this year and expressed “deep concern” over continuing settlement expansion by the Jewish state in the West Bank. A… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

Wednesday 3rd September, 2008   (IANS) The US government Tuesday indicted a Pakistani woman for attempting to murder American interrogators while she was being held in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly seized a rifle from… बाँकी अंश »