Apprehending spread of anti-US protests after weekly Friday prayers over a film deemed offensive to Islam, the Barack Obama administration said that it has beefed up security of its missions across the globe and was closely monitoring the situation.
The White House has warned lawmakers that tightening sanctions on Iran could push the US on a "march to war" and derail a diplomatic push to limit Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was unarmed when United States Navy commandoes shot him dead during a special operation in Pakistan though he did offer resistance, the White House said on Wednesday.
The United States considers Tibet as part of China and does not support independence for the region, the White House said on Tuesday. "The US position on the status of Tibet has not changed. We consider Tibet to be part of the People's Republic of China and do not support independence for Tibet," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his daily news conference.
The United States is "looking into what support network" slain Osama bin Laden had, "official" or otherwise, in Pakistan, a top official said on Wednesday, as he expressed concern on how the Al Qaeda chief was able to find refuge inside the country for so long.
The United States has asked the Gulf countries to respect the rights of the people of Bahrain after 1,000 Saudi soldiers entered into the violence-hit nation.
The White House denied reports that the US has threatened or is considering any physical threat to Snowden, 29, who is currently in Russia and has sought asylum in Ecuador, which is said to be his final destination from Moscow.
The state visit of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the US next month has been postponed following the concerns being raised by Brazil with regard to the secretive surveillance programme of NSA as revealed by classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
The White House Press Secretary said the impacts of climate change on weather are severe.
Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.
Notwithstanding President Hamid Karzai's reluctance to sign the bilateral security agreement, the United States has said that though it is open to signing of the pact later in the year, the longer it takes the more challenging it will be to execute any mission post 2014 in Afghanistan.
The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Biden, who arrived in India on Monday on a four-day maiden visit, held comprehensive talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz sharif warns that continuing US drone strikes will be a detriment to his country's efforts to eliminate terrorism; but the White House defends these strikes and vows to continue despite condemnation from the un and amnesty international too. Aziz Haniffa reports
Amid uproar in France over the revelation that the National Security Agency carried out extensive electronic surveillance there, United States President Barack Obama called up his French counterpart Francois Hollande and told that Washington has begun reviewing the way it gathers intelligence.
US President Barack Obama has stepped up his personal engagement with lawmakers over the government shutdown, which the White House hoped would help in resolving the current economic crisis including the one of raising the debt ceiling by October 17.
The United States has asked Taliban to put down arms and begin peace talks as it condemned the suicide attack on a popular Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including several foreign nationals.
United States President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated Narendra Modi on being sworn-in as India's 15th prime minister and said he looks forward to working with the new leader to strengthen the strategic partnership.
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Noting that the US still has a long way to go to address large scale unemployment, the White House said on Thursday the country's deficit is declining at the fastest pace since demobilisation after World War II.
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US President Barack Obama and the Republican party leadership have decided to continue talks to find any possible deal to re-open government and raise the debt ceiling, but there was no immediate resolution in site to end the current impasse.
United States President Barack Obama is fine, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday after a hacked Associated Press Twitter account sent out fake news about two bomb blasts at the White House and that the president was injured.
United States President Barack Obama has apologised to Kamla Harris, the California attorney general, for describing the Indian-American as the "best-looking attorney general" of America.
Federal Reserve's move has thrown financial markets into a spin.
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.
Expressing concern over the possible use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, the United States warned that such a move would cross a red line. "We closely monitor and we continue to closely monitor Syria's proliferation- sensitive materials and facilities," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
The use of unmanned aircrafts in the fight against terrorism is "legal, ethical and wise", the White House has said, defending the decision of the Obama administration to use drones as a key tool against Al Qaeda terrorists. "We have acknowledged that sometimes we use remotely piloted aircraft to conduct targeted strikes against specific Al Qaeda terrorists in order to prevent attacks on the United States and to save American lives," White House Press Secy Jay Carney said.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect of the last week's Boston marathon bombings, is not an enemy combatant as it is against the law to try US citizens under military conditions, the White House said on Monday.
The White House on Friday said the "zero option" is not the preferred option for the United States with regard to troop presence in Afghanistan post 2014 and the number of soldiers to remain in the war-torn nation would depend on the core objective of the defeat of Al Qaeda.
The United States is looking forward to working with the new Egyptian government and hopes that the country's President-elect Mohammed Mursi will take steps to advance national unity, uphold universal values and respect the rights of his citizens, the White House said.
Obama plans to write checks to Treasury on a monthly basis, effective March 1, but will cut the first check in April.
The United States termed as "false" reports that it had ignored advance intelligence about possible attacks on its diplomatic mission in Benghazi which left American ambassador to Libya dead.
The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear power, the White House asserted, as the Pentagon took steps along with its regional allies to thwart off any misadventure from Pyongyang. "The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state, nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Monday.
The original Al Qaeda, based out of the tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a shadow of its past in terms of its capabilities to strike against the United States, but many of its affiliates across the globe, in particular the Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, have gained strength and now pose more threat to America, officials said.
In the wake of the shooting incident at a Wisconsin Gurdwara that claimed six lives, United States President Barack Obama feels 'very strongly' that there is a need to recognise the significant contributions of the Sikhs to the American community.
The pace of withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan has not been decided yet, even as the Obama Administration is committed to transfer the country's security to Afghan forces, the White House said on Tuesday.
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