Blagojevich was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December last year on criminal charges, including that he tried to sell the senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. The Illinois senate began the impeachment trial in Springfield on whether to throw the governor out of the office. A defiant Blagojevich said he would not participate in the trial as it was a sham and unfair and did not give him a chance to bring in witnesses.
Pakistani's President Asif Ali Zardari, asked on NBC's 'Meet the Press' program where Osama bin Laden was, told the interviewer, "You'll have been there for eight years. (So) You tell me.You lost him in Tora Bora, I didn't, I was in prison."
Witnesses told the local television station WWL that at least two gunmen were shooting into the crowd.
An Indian student at a prestigious United States university has been found guilty of murdering his friend in 2013
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said there was a sea change in the attitude of Pakistanis in the last one year and appreciated the military actions being taken by its army against the Taliban militants.
The selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate has given a major impetus to the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, according to the latest poll.The poll, released on Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal and NBC, shows that the Palin factor has lifted enthusiasm among McCain's supporters.It shows that a majority of voters are comfortable with the idea of the first term Alaska governor as vice-president.
The US presidential election slated to be held in November appears to have tightened as a series of latest national polls projected that Republican Donald Trump has gained some ground in the last week against Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party.
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The Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll found that 52 per cent voters favour Obama against 42 per cent who support McCain, showing a four per cent increase since the poll two weeks ago. The poll has a margin of error plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
Dismissing speculation that he could be the Republican candidate for vice president, Bobby Jindal, the Indian-origin Governor of Louisiana and also the youngest governor in the United States, has said such rumours were 'flattering' but he was happy with his current job and was keen to run for a second term. "I told the people of Louisiana this is a historic opportunity to fix our state. I want to be involved in doing that," Jindal said.
The actor has faced online abuse several times in the past.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said on Friday he did not support a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. Asked on NBC 'Nightly News' whether he wanted the world to boycott the Olympics this summer, the Dalai Lama replied, "No." Asked if he wanted the United States and other world leaders to boycott the opening ceremony in support of Tibet, he replied, "That's up to them."
The latest Wall Street/NBC poll finds that 45 per cent of voters surveyed favour Obama while 42 per cent have inclination towards McCain -- the three point lead is down from six points a month ago. The poll points to a big challenge for Obama as his party gathers in Denver next week for its convention.
While poll participants were clear that they prefer a Democrat in the White House, when asked to pick between McCain, Obama and Clinton, the votes were tied. Voters prefer Democrats for issues such as the economy and health-care, but on terrorism and social issues, the Republicans came out as the preferred party.
President Trump reacted sharply to the lawsuit and asserted that he would 'not settle' the case, and accused the Opposition Democrats of continuing with their 'witch hunt' against him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been chosen by the Time magazine as its 'Person of the Year' for his "extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability".
Twitter wasn't forgiving and Kelly soon received severe backlash on social media.
The poll, which has margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, found that just 19 per cent of Americans now say that nation is headed in the right direction, while 68 per cent say things in the US 'are on the wrong track.'
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Trump said he 'won't fail' on a front where three of his predecessors -- Clinton, Bush and Obama failed.
He was asked whether there are terrorist organisations that now have the capability of detonating a nuclear device in the United States.
CapitaLand, the Singapore state-owned developer, is set to make one of the biggest bets by a foreign company on India's retail property boom, investing in 15 shopping centres worth S$2.1bn ($1.46bn) in association with two Indian construction and property groups.
The company said on Tuesday it would release its first scooters in India in 2010
An Instagram model from California, United States says she's lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a shark during a photo shoot. Model and nursing student Katarina Zarutskie (@katarinazarutskie) was swimming in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas when she was bit on the wrist by a shark -- and her lucky escape was all captured on camera.
Last week, a US Intelligence report had said that Al Qaeda had regrouped in its 'safe haven' inside Pakistan.
The Statue of Liberty, one of the most visited monuments in the United States, and the island it sits on were evacuated on Friday because of a suspicious package, police said.
To give YouTube some serious competition, News Corp and NBC Universal are launching a free online service this summer, featuring full length movies and clips from at least a dozen television networks.
California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2845 also known as the "Safe Place to Learn Act," seeks to address bullying of South Asian, Muslim, and Sikh-American students.
As long as oil continues to be a factor, as long as Iraqi Shias and Sunnis continue to butcher each other, as long as the expenses of war can be sustained by the American economy, there is no hope of an American withdrawal from Iraq.
American Express Corporation withdrew its sponsorship for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association convention due to begin Thursday.
Indian-origin US presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal is considering skipping the next Republican national debate after he failed to garner a minimum 2.5 per cent support in a recent poll, according to a report.
When asked if he is in Pakistan, the Afghan leader replied: "Probably he is there. That's what the reports say now that come across."
n American model shattered stereotypes by breastfeeding her five-month old daughter on a Miami catwalk.
Companies moving their manufacturing base out of the US during his administration would have to face consequences, he said.
Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has said he joined the war on terrorism only because it was in the interest of his country and not because someone put a "gun" to his head and forced him into it.
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