A woman has been sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison in the western US state of Colorado for attempted murder of unborn child, it has been reported. The woman was found guilty during a court hearing for cutting a seven-month-old foetus from the womb of an expectant mother. The convict, Dynel Lane, was found guilty by a ...

WASHINGTON: Afghan American Zalmay Khalilzad, who is the highest ever ranking Muslim in any presidential administration, on Wednesday introduced Donald Trump, the GOP presidential front runner as he unveiled his foreign policy vision. “Today, as the primaries wind down, Donald Trump delivers a much anticipated speech on his foreign policy philosophy. This is a critical moment for America and for ...

HANOVER: President Barack Obama said Monday the US would send up to 250 more special forces and other military personnel to Syria to help rebels fight the militant Islamic State (IS) group. Obama was in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and both later met the British, French and Italian leaders to discuss the battle against IS in its ...

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers. The documents, kept in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol, contain information from the joint congressional inquiry into “specific sources of foreign support for ...

NEW YORK: The United States said on Friday it would buy heavy water from Iran despite angry claims at home that it has already gone too far in granting Tehran nuclear sanctions relief. Officials said the purchase would cost $8.6 million, even as Republican lawmakers pressed for Iran to be excluded from any use of the US dollar or financial ...

US Marines carry a wounded comrade in Afghanistan PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: A Pakistani intelligence officer paid $200,000 to an extremist network to facilitate a deadly suicide bomb attack on CIA operatives at a base in Afghanistan in 2009, according to a declassified US government document obtained by an independent research group. The heavily redacted document obtained by the National Security Archive, ...

US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch says Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans are often the target of threats because of their appearance or religion.─AFP/File WASHINGTON: Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans are often the target of threats because of their appearance or religion, according to US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch. On Wednesday, the US Department of ...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the current human rights situation in Afghanistan, noting widespread disregard for the rule of law and official impunity for violators of human rights in 2015. “Widespread disregard for the rule of law and official impunity for those who committed human rights abuses were serious problems. The government did not consistently prosecute ...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was a lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, with the country spiralling into chaos and grappling with violent extremists. Asked in a Fox News interview aired Sunday to name the “worst mistake” of his presidency, the US leader said it ...

The US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed US support to Afghanistan during a surprise visit to Kabul today. In a press conference with his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani, Kerry said the US support to Afghanistan will continue in a bid to prevent Afghanistan become a safe haven of the terror groups. Kerry arrived in Afghanistan today to meet with ...