United States President Barack Obama has convened a summit of UN Security Council in New York today to discuss tough measures including sanctions against foreign fighters and Islamist extremists. According to reports, there are nearly 11,000 foreign fighters from different parts of the world including more than 3000 from European nations alone operating in Syria … Read more
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that would give the city the highest minimum wage in US. Socialist City Council Member Kshama Sawant, who after the council meeting called on the people of America to elect more independent and socialist candidates, said the push for a higher minimum wage is spreading across the … Read more
US President Barack Obama has acknowledged that even today a number of people of South Asian origin particularly those from Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities are becoming victims of hate crimes in America. In a presidential proclamation recognising the contribution of Asian-Americans in the socio-political and economic milieu of the country, Obama said generations of … Read more
The 2014 Oso mudslide swept down Skaglund Hill, just east of Oso, Washington on March 22, 2014, killing at least 14 people and causing the disappearance of many more. At about 11 a.m., the mudslide flowed across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, through a neighborhood of some 30 homes, and crossed Highway 530, … Read more
US President Barack Obama has said that businesses have created over eight million new jobs in America due to his new economic policies in the aftermath of the collapse of the country’s economy. “Now what we’re seeing is businesses having created more than 8 million new jobs since we hit bottom. Manufacturing is growing, led … Read more
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a spending bill of over one trillion dollars that also includes conditions on continuation of aid to Pakistan. Amendments attached to the bill require a certification from the secretaries of State and Defence that Pakistan is cooperating with the US in counter-terrorism efforts against domestic and foreign terrorist organizations. … Read more
A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif. on Thursday, Jan 16. Southern California authorities have ordered the evacuation of homes at the edge of a fast-moving wildfire burning in the dangerously dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. A fast-moving wildfire in the hills above … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered American Express to pay more than $75 million to settle claims that it charged improper fees and misled its credit card customers over so-called add-on products like identity fraud protection. American Express will have to refund $59.5 million to more than 335,000 consumers over what the bureau called … Read more
The San Diego Zoo said Monday that a female Malayan tiger was fatally mauled by her intended mate during an attempt to breed. The female tiger, named Tiga Tahun, died Saturday of neck injuries and breathing difficulties, the zoo said. It was the first breeding encounter for either animal, the only Malayan tigers at the … Read more
On December 1, 2013, a Metro-North Railroad passenger train derailed near Spuyten Duyvil station in New York City, killing 4 people and injuring 63 others. At 07:22 Eastern Standard Time (12:22 UTC) on December 1, 2013, the 05:44 Poughkeepsie-to-Grand Central Station passenger train derailed 100 yards (91 m) north of Spuyten Duyvil station. It had … Read more