Obama acknowledges CIA indulged in torture after 9/11

United States President Barack Obama has acknowledged that the Central Investigation Agency had tortured suspects detained in the immediate aftermath of September, 11 terror attacks. The US......

US senators seek action agianst Pak

Noting that Pakistan is in a "major crisis" following imposition of Emergency, senior United States senators have called for international pressure on President Pervez Musharraf and said that he......

Dalai Lama to get Congressional Gold Medal

The US Senate has passed a resolution to award the Congressional Gold Medal -- the country's highest civilian honour -- to Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, in recognition of his "enduring and......

China exhibits caution at US election result

Arguably the world's most important bilateral relationship is between the United States of America and China. With US president-elect Joe Biden to replace Donald Trump in the White House, what are......

Computer glitch halts United Airlines flights for two hours

United said it would rebook flights for affected passengers without charge All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem,......