US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has said that "America cares" for Bangladesh and the country's people and political leaderships would "chart a path toward an inclusive democracy", a media report said on Friday. ...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuela is ready to initiate dialogue with the US based on mutual respect and equality, and that he is prepared to speak directly with US President Barack Obama on this basis, Spanish news agency Efe reported....
India paid tributes to the human rights defenders who fought to abolish slavery and indentured labour at the unveiling at the UN headquarters in New York Wednesday of a monument to the victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery. India, which contributed $260,000, was the main donor to the Permanent Memorial Trust Fund f...
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused US first lady Michelle Obama of making "false promises" during her recent visit to the country to promote girls' education, media reported Thursday....
Noisy and cramped conditions in trains, planes and airports are discouraging many commuters and business people from working while travelling, new research shows....
Citing the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack and four other cases, a report has concluded the US FBI has made strides in the past decade but needs faster reforms to transform itself into a threat-based, intelligence-driven organisation....
US President Barack Obama has claimed the health-care law which took effects five years ago worked "better than expected."...
Seventy-six percent of all international students were from Asia. The top 10 countries of citizenship for international students included: China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Mexico and Brazil....
Six members of Congress spoke out regarding the tracking of anti-Hindu, anti-Arab, and anti-Sikh hate crimes at a press conference on Capitol Hill. The conference, organized by Congressman Joe Crowley of New York, was also attended by Representatives Ami Bera, John Garamendi, Mike Honda, Grace Meng, and Bill Pascrell. Also in atte...
‘This landmark judgment has restored our faith in the system and it is time that the power centers stop the intimidation and harassment of ordinary citizens, especially the young people, for genuinely expressing their opinions on the online media’ the statement continued....