Obama offers Japan condolences over 'brutal' IS killing

United States President Barack Obama on Sunday offered condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the beheading of a Japanese national by Islamic State militants and said the two......

'We're all shaken by it,' says Obama on Canada shooting

United States President Barack Obama has condemned deadly shootings in Canada and offered assistance in the wake of the attacks in Ottawa that left 1 soldier dead. "We are all shaken by it, but......

Modi-Obama 'special gesture date': What it's all about

Narendra Modi and Barack Obama will ponder over ties twice over. Nayanima Basu reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to hold two comprehensive meetings with United States President Barack......

Number of militants in ISIS swell to 31,500

The Islamic State, the dreaded terrorist group that has gained control over a large part of Iraq and Syria, has up to 31,500 fighters - three times as many as previously feared, according to a......