In final year, Obama encourages staff to ‘stay on offense’
December 28, 2015
WASHINGTON — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming: "Offense! Stay on offense!"
No clean chit given in DDCA probe, won’t apologise to Jaitley:...
December 28, 2015
NEW DELHI – Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday morning reignited the heated war of words with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when he tweeted that no clean chit was given to finance minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA probe.
We’ll worry about Kashmir, you worry about YOUR ISIS: BJP Gen...
December 27, 2015
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and national general secretary of the party Ram Madhav might have unwittingly put himself in the spotlight of international media after a massive goof up during an interview with Al Jazeera.
Chinese mine boss drowns himself after deadly collapse
Decemebr 27, 2015
BEIJING — The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned Sunday after jumping into a well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still trapped two days after the mine collapsed and killed one person, state media said.
6 Ways to Maximize Social Security Benefits
December 27, 2015
WASHINGTON DC – Social Security took a cut out of every paycheck we ever earned and used the money to pay benefits to our grandparents, parents and older siblings. Now, finally, it's our turn. It's only natural that we want to get our benefits, too.
Jindal ending 8-year tenure with low support, but no regrets
December 26, 2015
BATON ROUGE, LA. — The glimmer on Bobby Jindal has faded for most voters as he wraps up his final days as Louisiana's governor. While the governor has been traveling the state to shine up his eight-year legacy, his tenure appears tarnished by red ink.
PM Modi makes surprise visit to Pakistan, discusses Indo-Pak relations with...
Decemebr 25, 2015
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled pit stop in Lahore on Friday while returning to Delhi from Afghanistan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received Modi at the Lahore airport where the two leaders exchanged a hug as Modi wished Sharif on his birthday.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message: Light can triumph
December 25, 2015
SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas message Friday to proclaim that light can triumph over darkness in these perilous times — and to comment on the joys of having a new great-granddaughter, Princess Charlotte.
US Congress Thinks Big for 2016
December 25, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Until recently, it was all Congress could do to pass the most critical legislation. But after an unusually productive fall, lawmakers hoping to capitalize on Congress functioning well for the first time in years are thinking big about their plans for 2016.
