Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Dhoni, Justin Bieber more influential than Obama!

Latest Personal Loan Offers: He heads the most powerful country in the world, but yet United States President’s influence in global affairs is seeing a steep decline. Last year, Obama ranked fourth on Time’s Magazine list of 100 most influential people in the world. Since he first made it to the chart in 2005 he [...]

‘We Are Saving Innocent Lives’ In Libya

Obama: Libya Mission is Succeeding President Barack Obama says the United States is at the center of efforts to build a better future for the Libyan people, but is not acting alone. The president … View full post on All Stories

US recognises Ouattara as the rightful leader of Ivory Coast

WASHINGTON: The United States recognises President Alassane Ouattara as the rightful leader of the west African nation of Ivory Coast, US President Barack Obama said late Friday. View full post on All Stories

Australia named leader in fiscal discipline

A new study names Australia and New Zealand as leaders in “fiscal responsibility” among top industrial nations.The United States plumbs the lower rankings at number 28.The Sovereign Fiscal … View full post on All Stories

U.S. Watches As Ambassador Holbrooke Collapses

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. president’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is struggling in a critical condition at George Washington University hospital after admission on Friday morning. “This morning, doctors completed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. He is in critical [...]

Vermont senator Bernard Sanders (I) spends 8 hours denouncing tax deal

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Vermont’s Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders spent over eight hours denouncing the new agreement to extend Bush-era tax cuts to millions of Americans. Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sanders spoke out against President Barack Obama’s efforts, saying the deal only increases [...]

International Outrage Follows Arrest of Wikileaks Founder

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent London, United Kingdom (AHN) – International protest is building about the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this week. Assange is being held in a British jail awaiting extradition to Sweden on rape charges. Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department is seeking to extradite him to the United States to [...]

New U.S. Unemployment Claims Drop To 421,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – New claims for unemployment compensation dropped to 421,000 for the week ending Dec. 4, a decrease of 17,000 claims from the week before, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Not all jobless workers are insured by the unemployment compensation program. The advance [...]

House Votes To Cut Funds For Terror Detainee Transfers Out Of Guantanamo Bay

AHN News Staff Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – In an attempt to prevent President Barack Obama’s plan to bring terror suspects to the United States for trial, the House voted 212-206 on Tuesday to curb the government’s expenses in the fiscal year. The measure targeted funds aimed at transferring inmates from a military holding [...]

Zuckerberg Pledges Half of Wealth to Charity

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Seattle, WA, United States (AHN) – Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged Thursday to give half of his wealth to charity. He made the promise by signing up with Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge campaign. Aside from Zuckerberg, others who joined the campaign include billionaire investor Carl [...]

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