United States President Barack Obama held a videoconference with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss with him Syria, Iran, and stability in the oil markets.
Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking official in the Trump's administration known to have tested positive for COVID-19.
The United States has condemned the Syrian government's use of violence, saying a security crackdown will not restore stability in the Arab country, as top US lawmakers introduced a Congressional resolution criticising human rights abuses there.
Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's criticism of the unilateral action that killed Osama bin Laden, the United States on Monday asserted that it would not apologise to the Pakistan government for the incident.
"Not that I am aware of, no," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told media persons at his daily press briefing when asked if Obama has received the cheque from the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded him the coveted peace prize on December 10 last year.
Going ahead with unilateral sanctions against the Muammar Gaddafi regime, the US suspended its military ties with Libya and temporarily closed down its embassy in Tripoli.
Led by United States President Barack Obama, top American officials have reached out to key global leaders, including Japan, China, Russia and South Korea for stability of Korean Peninsula following the death of North Korea leader, Kim Jong-il. Obama himself called the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on Monday night during which he reaffirmed the US' commitment to the stability of the Korean Peninsula.
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman was recently the target of an assassination attempt, in which two of his bodyguards were killed.A senior Obama administration official confirmed that the attack happened soon after Suleiman was appointed on January 29. The official described it as an organised attack on Suleiman's motorcade.Suleiman may take over as interim leader of Egypt in some of the proposals reportedly being considered for an expedited political transition.
United States fighter jets on Saturday shot down an unidentified, unmanned high-altitude airborne object over northern Canada that had entered its airspace from Alaska, President Joe Biden said.
The United States on Friday said it had eyes and visibility inside Iran's nuclear programme and would know if and when Iran made a breakout move towards acquiring a weapon.
United States President Barack Obama described the Boston Marathon blasts as "an act of terror" and vowed to bring to justice all those who were responsible for the heinous and cowardly act.
Speaking about the issue in India in March 2012 at a media conclave, Kissinger defended his use of unparliamentary language while referring to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Obama plans to write checks to Treasury on a monthly basis, effective March 1, but will cut the first check in April.
The programme permits visa free travel for 20 mn visitors per year.
The first part of this agreement will cut about $1trillion in spending over the next 10 years.
The State Department said US citizens should reconsider non-essential travel abroad. Those that must travel abroad following the implementation of this order should carefully consider the strict implementation of the travel restrictions.
Amidst soaring oil prices posing a threat to the world economy, the United States has said there is "no magic wand" to solve the problem overnight.
The United States has not received any request for help from India on its investigations into the Mumbai serial blasts, a State Department official said. "My understanding is that we did offer assistance, but it has not been formally requested. If that changes, we'll let you know," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had offered US assistance in the investigations of the July 13 Mumbai blasts that left 18 people dead.
The President's main priority is to ensure that taxes don't go up on 98 per cent of Americans and 97 per cent of small businesses in just a few short days, White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, said.
Trump claimed Clinton allowed uranium to go to Russia while she was secretary of state.
The White House press secretary said LeT is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians in terrorist attacks, including a number of American citizens.
Brushing aside Pakistan's protests, United States President Barack Obama has made it clear that they will again carry out special operations in that country like the one against Osama bin Laden if necessary to target high- profile terrorists.
Ruling out an apology to Pakistan for its unilateral military action against its "enemy number one" Osama bin Laden deep inside that country, the United States has said the critical mission could have been compromised if it had informed Islamabad about it.
Over the past several weeks, the Trump administration has come out in support of India against China.
Insisting that Muammar Gaddafi has lost the legitimacy to rule, the United States has hoped that the military action against him by the international coalition would result in the 'brutal' Libyan leader ending his regime. "We believe that the Libyan people no longer want Gaddafi to remain in power as the leader of Libya," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. "We support a democratic transition, free and fair elections," he said.
The new National Cricket Academy which was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Sunday has been renamed as the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
The United States has expressed its complete dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Egyptian government to meet the demands of the pro-democracy protestors and warned that these protests are going to grow bigger unless the Mubarak regime takes some concrete steps.
Trump has redesigned the Oval Office within hours of moving in to the White House as he reinstalled a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and introduced some other changes.
The United States on Tuesday "strongly condemned" North Korea's artillery attack against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, as Washington warned that it was firmly committed to the defense of our ally.
The United States on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to address the growing concerns of the international community about its nuclear programme, as the Islamic republic approved plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities in defiance of United Nations' demands.
The US India CEO Forum was launched in 2005 and has held meetings in both the US and India in the past.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wags his finger at an Indian official on Monday morning. He later threatened to pull his boss out of the talks!
Airports across the United States were put on high alert on Friday after suspicious packages originating from Yemen were found, on a plane in UK, even as the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether it is a part of a terror group's rehearsal for a mail bomb attack.
PM Modi went to New York this time not to engage in polemics, but to find solutions to global problems. He made some progress on several matters, even on reform of the UN Security Council, when the US made a major concession for the first time that six permanent members without veto, including India, could be considered
Trump says he is very concerned about the terrible numbers of infected African-Americans.
Under criticism for being mum on a number of issues plaguing the nation, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is setting in motion regular interactions with senior journalists, beginning on Wednesday. But senior analysts B Raman feels the PM needs to relook at his media strategy and set up a body of mediapersons on the lines of the White House Press Corps.
The United States has said that it was not at all surprised by the stunning release of classified documents by the Wikileaks on war against terror, which says there are safe havens in Pakistan and elements in that country's establishment are helping Al Qaeda and Taliban.
The United States on Thursday said it plans to shift to "support role" in Afghanistan by 2013 so as to complete the security transition to Afghan forces by 2014 even as it sought to play down President Hamid Karzai's order to pull out American troops from villages and confine them to bases.
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.
United States President Barack Obama will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on April 14 to discuss a range of issues, including the military campaign against the Islamic State.
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