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Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is looking to get his groove back — at the beach. A post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast line

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US, China set the stage for Obama-Xi summit

BEIJING: An upcoming summit with President Barack Obama comes at a “critical juncture” in relations between China and the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday, underscoring the challenge they

Two dead, five hurt in Texas shooting spree

A gunman randomly firing from his pickup truck killed one person and wounded five, including the sheriff of Concho County, Texas, on Sunday before the suspect was killed in a

Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado : state agency

The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, thestate medical examiner’s office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

WASHINGTON: A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his

US diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case

MOSCOW: A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin’s security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that

Bomb kills five U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan

KABUL: Five U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the U.S. Armed Forces said on Saturday. The Taliban launched their annual spring offensive on Sunday, saying it would take aim

US military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a U.S. military plane has crashed in the country. Kyrgyzstan hosts a U.S. base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan

US holds what could be last Green Card lottery

WASHINGTON: Around 100,000 people were chosen from several million Wednesday to get a head-start on a US Green Card, in what could be the last such annual lottery, slated to

Mother of bomb suspects found deeper spirituality

BOSTON: In photos of her as a younger woman, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva wears a low-cut blouse and has her hair teased like a 1980s rock star. After she arrived in the