US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in the Oval Office of the White House and hoped that his successors would continue the tradition. Read More
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama warned that if communities are not allowed to co-exist, the "embers of extremism will continue to burn" causing sufferings to countless human beings and export of extremism overseas. Read More
It is the first time Kim Jong-Un has been personally blacklisted by the US, which said he is behind widespread human rights abuses which have put North Korea "among the world's most repressive countries". Read More
State Department Deputy Spokesman, Mark Toner said this in Washington in response to Pakistan expressing concern over the recent drone strike by American forces on its territory which killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour. Read More
Lamenting on the double standards of some countries with regard to terrorism, Prime Minister Modi said that terrorism has acquired global dimensions but countries are still trying to deal with this threat at an individual level. Read More