US withdraws from world conference on racism

George Washington on Israel“A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into… बाँकी अंश »

Budget to drive fundamental shift in U.S. defense spending

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will make budget decisions this weekend that will indicate a “fundamental shift in direction” for the department, the Pentagon press secretary said today. “These are not changes to the margins,” Geoff Morrell said. The changes… बाँकी अंश »

President Medvedev prepares for friendship talks with Obama

Russia and the United States will re-build relations by working together on key global issues, according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Speaking in the Washington Post, Mr Medvedev said neither Russia nor the United States could tolerate a drift in… बाँकी अंश »

Gates says US may insert more spies into Pakistan

US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has said the US may increase its covert operations in Pakistan. Saying the operation may be necessary to defeat Taliban activity in and around Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southern Baluchistan province, he said… बाँकी अंश »

Obama to sign declaration for homosexual fair treatment

In a swift reversal of Bush Administration policy, United States President Barack Obama has agreed to sign a United Nations declaration for the decriminalisation of homosexuality. According to the sponsors of the anti-discrimination document, France and the Netherlands, consensual same-sex… बाँकी अंश »

Cheney says Obama wrong to close Guantanamo

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has appeared on CNN to accuse President Barack Obama of making the US more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Mr Cheney blasted President Obama for his decision to close down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp… बाँकी अंश »