The United States does not see any change in the military posture of North Korea despite threat and recent rhetoric coming from its leadership, the White House said. "I would note that despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from Pyongyang, we are not seeing changes to the North Korean military posture, such as large-scale mobilisations and positioning of forces," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Monday. ...
07:55 AM, Apr 02, 2013
With the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Channing Tatum to save the president, his daughter, and the country. ...
04:16 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The White House said on Saturday that it takes North Korea's latest saber-rattling threats seriously while cautioning that Pyongyang has a long history of bellicose rhetoric. ...
09:20 PM, Mar 30, 2013
The US ambassador to Syria said on Wednesday there is no evidence so far to back reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria on Tuesday, but the United States has a large team investigating the issue. ...
08:30 AM, Mar 21, 2013
You are not welcome to tour the White House anymore! US President Barack Obama's administration announced on Tuesday that all public tours of the White House will be cancelled after Friday because of budget cuts hitting all areas of the federal government. The cancellation likely will disappoint thousands of tourists who had planned to take a tour while visiting Washington. ...
05:14 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Cellphone users should be allowed to switch their devices to any mobile carrier, the White House said on Monday in response to an online petition against the recent banning of the practice. ...
10:38 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis that threatens the economy and his broader domestic policy agenda. The failure by Obama and Republicans to agree to halt the $85 billion "sequester" cuts virtually guaranteed that fiscal issues would remain center stage in Washington for weeks, crowding out Obama's proposals...
10:53 AM, Mar 03, 2013
It is the first day of forced spending cuts after US President Barack Obama signed the order on Saturday. The result of a failed alternative by Congress and the White House and the blame game by all parties means the average American will be hard hit. ...
09:35 AM, Mar 03, 2013
The US has welcomed the Syrian Opposition leaders' decision to attend the Rome Summit, as it insisted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go. Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has said that the opposition groups will attend the Friends of Syria conference in Rome on February 28. ...
11:40 AM, Feb 26, 2013
The White House is drafting a backup immigration reform plan in case a bipartisan congressional committee working on a bill fails, an Obama Administration official said on Sunday, though a key Republican said the president's plan would be "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill. ...
12:50 PM, Feb 18, 2013
"Weapons of war have no place on our streets," US President Barack Obama said on February 4 at an event with law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where gun violence among teens has declined by 40 per cent. "No law or set of laws can keep our children completely safe. But if there's even one thing we can do, if there's just one life we can save, we've got an...
02:23 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The White House on Saturday released a photo of US President Barack Obama shooting at clay targets at Camp David. In the Interview, Obama admitted to skeet shooting which was viewed by critics as an attempt to sympathise with hunters, even as he pushes for tougher gun laws. ...
09:11 AM, Feb 03, 2013
Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried to settle a brewing mystery when it released a photo to back his claim to be a skeet shooter. ...
04:41 AM, Feb 03, 2013
Barack Obama is looking to further strengthen Indo-American ties in his second term as the President of US, the White House said on Thursday. ...
02:05 AM, Feb 01, 2013
US President Barack Obama will unveil his plans for a comprehensive immigration reform next week which is expected to spell out the legalisation procedure for lakhs of illegal immigrants and lay down steps to attract global talents, including from India. ...
04:26 AM, Jan 27, 2013
Despite a relentless campaign against it, al Qaeda and its affiliates in different parts of the world continue to pose a threat to the US, the White House said on Wednesday. ...
04:05 AM, Jan 24, 2013
New York has become the first US state to enact new gun control laws in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut Elementary School in December. The new law imposes restrictions on assault weapons and also seeks to prevent the mentally ill from possessing guns. ...
08:23 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun buyers. Sketching out details of the plan on January 10, Vice President Joe Biden said he would give President Barack Obama a set of recommendations by January 15. The NRA, one...
01:02 PM, Jan 11, 2013
President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Thursday from a vacation shortened by government gridlock while Democrats and Republicans snarled across a partisan divide and showed no sign of compromise to avoid year-end tax increases and spending cuts. ...
04:06 AM, Dec 28, 2012
The international envoy seeking a negotiated solution to Syria's 21-month-old conflict said on Thursday political change was needed to end the violence which has killed 44,000 people. ...
02:26 AM, Dec 28, 2012
