Washington: In his final days, al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was planning assassination attempts against US President Barack Obama and another attack on the American soil, according to a media report on Saturday. "Tapping away at his computer in the study of the suburban compound in Abbottabad... Laden wrote memos urging his followers to continue to try to attack the US, suggesting, for instance, they mount assassination attempts against...
10:50 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden and his visiting Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed on the need to resolve the differences between the two nations, noting that this is not only in the interest of their people, but globally too. "As we both have stated, it's very much in the interests of the people of China and the United States that we do bridge those differences," Biden said...
11:02 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Washington: Washington is getting its first hard look at Xi Jinping, the man destined to lead China in the coming decade, during which the global powers probably will see their economic ties grow even as they are viewed increasingly as military rivals. Vice President Xi is set to replace the staid Hu Jintao as Communist Party leader late this year, then succeed him as president in 2013. Xi, 58, is...
03:43 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Washington: The United States has said that Taliban is not an enemy of America, a move seen as the latest effort of the Obama Administration to send an olive branch to the terrorist outfit that ruled Afghanistan before 9/11. "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That's critical," US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview to the Newsweek magazine. "There is not a single statement that...
09:55 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden's younger brother has received a suspicious package in his mail from India, containing a powdery substance, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has ruled as anthrax. Neither the law enforcement authorities nor Biden's brother Francis Biden could say where in India this package was mailed from. The package was addressed to Francis, who was taken to hospital after the suspicious white powder from...
12:37 PM, Oct 03, 2011
Washington: Vice President Joe Biden has called Pakistan an "unreliable ally" in the war against terror and said Islamabad had failed "on occasion" when forced to choose between the US and al-Qaeda. Biden, who spoke to CNN on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, said it was in Pakistan's interest to cooperate more. The price of Pakistan's choices has been the "loss of life of...
03:23 PM, Sep 13, 2011
Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden has said Pakistan has been an "unreliable ally" of the US in the war against terror and asserted that it was in their interest to cooperate more. Biden, who spoke to CNN on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, said Pakistan has failed "on occasion" when forced to choose between the US and the al Qaeda. The price of...
07:37 PM, Sep 12, 2011
Washington: At least they're still talking. While President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders have publicly dug in their heels on critical debt-limit negotiations, Obama's spokesman said on Tuesday the president and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will continue discussions. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden spent more time in the Oval Office on Monday with McConnell than they did with a fellow Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The...
01:54 AM, Jun 29, 2011
Washington: The annual income of US President Barack and his wife Michelle dropped by more than two-thirds to $1.73 million in 2010 as against $5.5 million in 2009, the White House has said. Obama and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a blog posting on Monday, the last day of filing...
10:13 AM, Apr 19, 2011
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed that he receives death threats from US soldiers regularly, a media report said on Monday. He also said that a statement on the steps of the high court here last week after he was released on bail was cut short because police feared he would be assassinated, the Daily Telegraph reported. Australia-born Assange, 39, claimed his son Daniel, 20, and his lawyer have...
11:39 PM, Dec 20, 2010
Islamabad: Once-secret US diplomatic cables have revealed concerns by Western governments that Islamist militants might get access to Pakistani nuclear material and American skepticism that Islamabad will severe ties to Taliban factions fighting in Afghanistan. They also detail America's private doubts over the weak, unpopular civilian government and portray the country's army chief as an important behind-the-scenes player who once talked about ousting President Asif Ali Zardari, who himself is...
10:18 PM, Dec 01, 2010
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in South Africa a day ahead of the kick-off to the sports spectacle. ...
07:07 PM, Jun 11, 2010
It was a huge Christmas eve political victory for President Barack Obama. ...
09:23 AM, Dec 25, 2009
Hillary is the 67th Secretary of State and replaces Condoleezza Rice. ...
10:08 AM, Feb 03, 2009
Biden refused to specify whether Islamabad would be informed before a strike. ...
05:43 PM, Jan 26, 2009
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