The United States is ready to provide any humanitarian assistance to the victims of the earthquake in Iran and Pakistan, a State Department official today said.
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The US has refused to involve itself in the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Italy over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder, saying it is an issue for the two nations to resolve.
The United States on Thursday advised India to ensure Internet freedom while seeking to preserve national security, as the Indian government asked social networking websites to check pages carrying inflammatory messages.
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.
A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Goa has threatened to go on a hunger strike if a Playboy nightclub is allowed to open in his state, claiming that it would promote prostitution in the tourist hub. Michael Lobo is opposing a nightclub proposed on Candolim beach -- the first of dozens of Playboy outlets that are being planned across the country.
The study noted that humans are not protected from the G4 virus by the immunity offered by other human influenza vaccine strains, indicating that there is no preexisting population immunity to the virus.
"There is no change (in US policy)... he (Modi) is welcome to apply. All visa decisions are made on a case by case basis, and I'm not going to prejudge it here," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told media persons at her daily news conference.
A 15-year-old US boy has possibly become one of the first people ever with Down syndrome to have scaled the Mount Everest - the world's tallest mountain.
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The United States has welcomed the decision of the Parliament to allow Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail, noting that this is a win-win for all from small businesses to farmers and consumers as well; besides deepening economic co-operation between the two countries.
Carney was responding to questions on the recent news report of the Ford company of the US announcing major investment in India.
The Sri Lanka team have complained to organisers of the World Cup about the pitches rolled out for their games and are also unhappy with the quality of their accommodation.
The United States is having an ongoing and intensive communication with India on the Wisconsin gurudwara shootout that killed six people, a senior administration official said.
A three-year-old American toddler miraculously escaped death after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a gun. The toddler shot himself after his aunt left a loaded firearm on a bathroom counter, said the police. They added that the shooting was accidental but charges may be filed against her.
The computer symbol for 'not serious' or now more generally "happiness", made up of a colon, dash and a right parenthesis, was born into existence on September 19, 1982.
"The United States and China share a mutual interest in achieving regional stability and peace, and that a failure to designate Azhar would run counter to this goal," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said in response to a question on previous successful attempts by China to block the UN designation of Azhar
The United States on Monday said it had made "considerable progress" with Pakistan in negotiations on the re-opening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation supply routes to Afghanistan, on the eve of crucial meetings in Pakistan to discuss the issue.
Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz has quite suddenly become a hero to many after becoming the first active athlete in a traditional male sport to announce to the world that he is homosexual.
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An innovative scheme by the NGO Gram Vikas to provide rural communities with toilets and running water in every house has been given the first 'Global+5 award' in Geneva, USA
World's leading online travel agency has placed Taj Lands End at Mumbai on its list of world's best-reviewed hotels.
"We have eyes onto the Iranian nuclear programme and we would be aware of any so-called breakout move by the Iranians towards building a nuclear weapon. That has not occurred, but that window of opportunity will close at some point," the White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, told media persons at his daily news conference.
The United States on Monday described as 'horrific' the Taliban announcement to ban polio vaccine in the tribal regions of Pakistan unless America stops the drone strikes.
Leading Muslim groups in Washington who attended the event under previous administrations said Trump's continued targeting of Islam and its followers made engagement with his administration a futile, if not impossible task.
The Trump administration is actively preparing for the June 12 summit between the US President and the North Korean leader.
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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.
The White House has maintained that this is "not the time to talk" to North Korea, which has been carrying out ballistic missile test.
The White House has refuted the story circulating around, that United States President Barack Obama has returned the bust of Winston Churchill to the United Kingdom, saying, it is a myth.
The vehicle by 61-year-old from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire can drive for about five km and reach speeds of up to 48 km per hour, New York Daily News reported.
The United States has said that it is willing to address all the concerns of Pakistan and find a middle ground to take forward their important and crucial relationship.
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.
The United States has welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's statement that he would like to rebuild relationship with the US following deterioration in bilateral ties after the recent NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border fire.
The White House has said that Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Invetigation Agency trace Osama bin Laden, was not working against Pakistan but the Al Qaeda and should not have been held.
US is talking to India along with other countries like China on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil.
According to the New York Daily News, images of the woman known only as 'Dania' show her posing for the camera and sporting her assets, including a curvy figure accentuated by enhanced breasts, flowing hair with rays of highlights.
The Siachen issue between India and Pakistan is to be primarily resolved through dialogue, but the United States is willing to help the two neighbors in whatever way it could, a State Department official said on Monday.
A golfer in Texas blasted a ball 146 yards with the extra long club, smashing the Guinness world record.
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