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India imposes higher customs duty on 28 US products

In a retaliatory measure, India has imposed a higher customs duty with effect from today on 28 products, including almond, pulses and walnut, imported from the United States almost a year after Washington hiked tariffs on Indian products like steel and aluminium.
16 June 2019

China accuses US of trying to block its tech development

China’s government accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development after Vice President Mike Pence said Chinese equipment poses a threat to countries that are rolling out next-generation mobile communications.
19 February 2019

US Democrats unveil carbon-neutral 'Green New Deal'

Congressional Democrats unveils an unprecedented plan to reverse climate change and eliminate all US carbon emissions within 10 years, by taking drastic steps that would require transformational action across the economy.
8 February 2019

'Never worked for Russia'

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he never worked for Russia, his first direct denial after a media report that the FBI in 2017 investigated whether he acted against US interests.
15 January 2019

70 candidates cannot conduct electioneering

The Jatiya Oikyafront has urged the international community to take notice of the prevailing electoral atmosphere in Bangladesh where opposition candidates are being frequently attacked.
19 December 2018

India, China, US 4th highest carbon dioxide emitters: Study

India, China, the US and the European Union (EU) have been ranked as the world’s top four emitters respectively of carbon dioxide accounting for 58 percent of global emissions in 2017, according to a study.
6 December 2018

Dozens of gas blasts rock Boston suburbs, killing at least one, injuring 12

Dozens of explosions, apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture, rocked three communities near Boston, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, prompting the evacuation of hundreds, local officials say.
14 September 2018

Not exactly Turkish delight!

Tit-for-tat goes on between the US and Turkey with surprising frequency and fury. Ankara has declared a “boycott” of all electronic goods from the US. This is in retaliation—of a narrower calibration—to Washington having doubled tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Turkey.
16 August 2018

Harvard admissions unfair to Asian-Americans: Study

A recent study finds that Asian-Americans who apply to Harvard University face the lowest acceptance rates even though they bring stronger academic records than any other racial group.
18 June 2018

US will veto UN draft on protecting Palestinians

The United States will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, US Ambassador Nikki Haley says on the eve of a Security Council vote today.
1 June 2018

Nude gunman kills 4 at Tennessee waffle house

A man who was naked but for a green jacket shot and killed at least four people and wounded at least three others at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee, authorities say.
22 April 2018

Shooter wounds two students at Maryland school, armed officer ends attack

A student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school before exchanging fire with a campus security officer, who ended the attack by wounding the shooter, the county sheriff says.
20 March 2018

Man shoots himself to death near White House

The Secret Service says a man shot himself to death Saturday as he stood near the fence along the north side of the White House.
4 March 2018

Singer Neil Diamond diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, to retire from touring

US singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, one of pop music's all-time best-selling artists, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and plans to retire from touring, his official website said on Monday.
23 January 2018

Transgender woman wins Virginia House seat, makes history

A transgender candidate defeated an incumbent Virginia lawmaker in United States Tuesday who sponsored a bill that would have restricted which bathrooms she could use.
8 November 2017

Man linked to Texas shooting faced military court martial

The man authorities have identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman.
6 November 2017

Kurdish battle positions Kurds as US ally against Iran

There may be a silver but risky lining for Kurdish nationalists in their devastating loss of Kirkuk and other cities on the periphery of their semi-autonomous region as they lick their wounds and vent anger over deep-seated internal divisions that facilitated the Iranian-backed Iraqi blitzkrieg.
19 October 2017

Minnesota man lived with bodies of mom, brother for year

A Minnesota man who lives in a house with the decomposing bodies of his mother and twin brother for about a year says he could not bring himself to report their deaths to authorities.
8 October 2017

Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says

President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a senior administration official says, in a step that potentially could cause the 2015 accord to unravel.
6 October 2017

Facebook says 10 million US users saw Russia-linked ads

Some 10 million people in the United States sees politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company says have been purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s US presidential election, Facebook says on Monday.
3 October 2017