Polar Vortex freezes US with snow

A blast of Arctic air from the polar vortex has brought dangerous, bone-chilling cold to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, stretching from the Dakotas through Maine, with snow expected......

Trump takes oath as president; vows to keep America first

Donald Trump was on Friday sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States, capping a roller-coaster journey he began as a political outsider and setting off a four-year term promising to adopt......

No direct funding to Pak nuke programme: Pentagon

The United States has a strong fund tracking system to make sure that Pakistan does not use any direct US money to strengthen its nuclear programme, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers who......

US, Pakistan talk strategy in Indian Ocean

Top US and Pakistani army commanders had a highly unusual secret meeting on board an American aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss how to combat the escalating violence along the border......