IAF gets super Hercules airlifter
Giving a boost to India's air power, US aerospace and defence giant Lockheed Martin has delivered the first batch of six state-of-the-art C-130J military transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force.
Zuckerberg is Time Person of the Year
Overruling an overwhelming vote by its readers for arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Facebook co-founder Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was on Wednesday named as the Person of the Year by the Time magazine for “transforming” the way people connect around the world.
US unveils foreign policy roadmap for 21st century
Unveiling its foreign policy roadmap for 21st century, the US has said its goal is to "lead through civilian power" to avert conflicts, open markets and reduce threats, while establishing productive m
WikiLeaks: US Air Force blocks news websites
The US Air Force has blocked from its network more than two dozen media websites, including the New York Times, that have posted secret American cables released unauthorisedly by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
Guantanamo detainees take fight to Supreme Court
Condemned by the lower house of the US Congress to remain in Guantanamo Bay indefinitely, "War On Terror" detainees are taking their cases to the Supreme Court, hoping it can break them out.
Barak hold talks in US on Iran, West Asia diplomacy
US defence secretary Robert Gates held talks with Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak on the threat posed by Iran and the latest West Asia peace efforts, a spokesman said.
Obamas throw a star-studded Christmas bash
The first family of America threw a star studded bash to ring in the holidays, with pop star Mariah Carey serenading President Barack Obama at the annual "Christmas in Washington" concert.
Hillary the best ever secretary of state: Obama
There is a growing bipartisan consensus that Hillary Clinton is the best ever secretary of state, US President Barack Obama has said.
Holbrooke made US stronger safer and more respected: Obama
Mourning the death of Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Af-Pak region, President Barack Obama on Tuesday described him as one of the true giants of American foreign policy who has made the co
Obama stresses UNSC role in maintaining global peace
Three weeks before India joins the United Nations Security Council after a gap of nearly two decades, US President Barack Obama has underlined the significance of the UN's 15-member powerful wing in m