Tag: Washington
US Employment Up In April, Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4%
US payroll employment gains expanded at a faster pace in April, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 per cent, the lowest in a decade, media reports said.....
Trump Delays Release Of Some JFK Documents For Security Concerns
US President Donald Trump has delayed the release of thousands of pages of classified documents about John F. Kennedy's assassination due to pressure from the CIA, FBI and other federal agencies still seeking to keep some final secrets about the nearly 54-year-old probe, media reports said.....
Trump Denounces Pakistan, Stops All Aid
President Donald Trump began the New Year on Monday with a stinging attack on long-standing ally Pakistan, saying it will get no more US aid as it was giving "safe haven to terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan".....
America's 'most Experienced Astronaut' Dies : NASA
John Young, America's "most experienced astronaut" who walked on the Moon during the Apollo programme and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has passed away, NASA said on Saturday.....
13 Russians Indicted For Interfering In US Elections
A US federal grand jury has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for alleged interference in the 2016 presidential elections.....
Trump Fires State Secretary Tillerson, Replaces Him With Mike Pompeo
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ending his short but tumultuous tenure as the nations chief diplomat. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will take over the top position.....
Senior N.Korean Official Headed To US To Discuss Summit: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a senior North Korean official is headed to New York to discuss a possible summit between the US President and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.....
US To Resume Sanctions Against Iran
The White House said in a statement on Monday that the US will reactivate a slew of sanctions on Iran's financial and industrial sectors beginning on Tuesday.....
Trump Denies That China, Russia Monitor His Personal Cellphone Calls
President Donald Trump on Thursday denied that China and Russia have tapped his personal cellphone, a report made public by The New York Times, which said that the president continues to use that device despite warnings from the intelligence services.....
BJP Has 'anti-Muslim', 'anti-Pakistan' Approach: Imran
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Pakistan" approach and claimed New Delhi rebuffed all his gestures due to the upcoming general elections. ....
