For American business magnate Bill Gates, who is the chairman of software company Microsoft, June 27 2008 will be his last official day of work. After Gates’ retirement, three people will fill the void left behind in Microsoft which was co-founded by him and his friend Paul Allen in 1975. The ...

The United States has been witnessing a growing demand to make English its sole official language. As of now, the US does not have any official language of its own, though English is spoken as the native language by 82 per cent of the population. On the other hand, 96 per cent of the US people ...

US President George Bush complimented his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy for his taste in spouse. The most powerful man in the world, heaped praise on First Lady Carla Bruni, describing her as a really smart and capable woman. Bush further added that he could see why Sarkozy married her. The US ...

Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, a eunuch from India, is fighting for the rights and respect of the transgender community around the globe at the ongoing high-level UN meeting on HIV/AIDS. For this purpose, Tripathi has met and interacted with a number of ambassadors, diplomats, world leaders and social ...

The US President George W Bush went on his final Europe tour on Tuesday, June 10, hoping to garner support of allies for pressurizing Iran over its nuclear program despite still being at odds over the issue of climate change. The outgoing US President held pre-summit deliberations with Slovenian ...

The United States' first lady, Laura Bush on Sunday, June 08, 2008 visited Afghanistan to highlight her countries steadfast commitment to Afghanistan and to President Hamid Karzai. Mrs. Bush flew by helicopter deep into central Afghanistan for the one-day visit. Her visit assumes importance as ...

A day after claiming the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama’s comments in an address to the members of a pro-Israeli lobby has created a stir in both the US as well in the Middle East. Senator Barack Obama generated heat after remarking that Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it ...

The Human Rights Watch on Friday, June 06, 2008 revealed that the United States is the leading country in the world that has maximum number of people behind bars. According to HRW, the United States has more than 2.3 million people behind bars, more than any other country in the world and more than ...

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has finally laid claim to the Democratic Presidential nomination on Tuesday night. Obama has already made history by becoming the first African-American Presidential nominee of a major American party. The 46 year old Senator in his first appearance as the Democratic ...

Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have resigned from their membership at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The move is taken by Obama after controversial sermons from his former pastor created persistent political problems for his Presidential ...

The Cluster Bomb treaty was formally adopted by 111 nations across the globe to refrain from manufacturing and using cluster bombs. Those nations which signed the treaty on Friday, May 30, 2008 are expected to outlaw all current designs of cluster munitions and require destruction of stockpiles ...

A deadly tornado created havoc across a significant stretch of Iowa town in the United States on Monday 26 May. It left half of northern Iowa town either ruined or acutely destroyed. It is reported that six people were killed by the tornado in Iowa, four of them in Parkersburg and the remaining in ...

After US stockpiles unexpectedly dropped and traders closed losing trades, the Crude oil prices rose to a record high of $135 a barrel in New York. The Energy Department revealed that US crude inventories fell 5.32 million barrels to 320.4 million barrels last week, the biggest drop in last four ...

Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy on Tuesday 20 May was detected to be having a lethal brain tumor. This revelation could mark a final chapter in the life of the prominent senator, who has witnessed steep highs as well as lows. As per few health experts, Senator Edward M. Kennedy has even ...

The US President George W Bush concluded his five day Middle East tour on Sunday, May 18, by condemning the Arab nations for pursuing political oppression and goading them to take up economic reforms and women’s rights. His speech marked a stark contrast from his more effusive conduct during ...

Robert Mondavi, the founder of the world famous Robert Mondavi Winery in the Napa Valley of California, passed away in his Yountville home at the age of 94. Robert Mondavi set up the Robert Mondavi Winery in 1966 and saw it grow into a $500 million-a-year business. He is credited for introducing ...

The Supreme Court of California, on Thursday ruled that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. This judgment of the California Supreme Court strikes down two state laws that had earlier limited marriages only between a man and a woman. This makes California the second state after ...

Due to the adverse fallouts of global warming, the United States government has listed the polar bear as threatened specie on its Endangered Species Act. This move of the US government has been praised by the wildlife groups as it will play a crucial role in deterring the profitable sport hunt of ...

Low-income students can now dream to get admissions in the elite colleges of Harvard and Yale University, despite their financial status. Harvard University is now dispatching recruiters to not so well off US locales, courting low income applicants. This is a move aimed at diversifying the 6,715 ...

Wildfires in central Florida have caused extensive damage resulting in evacuation of hundreds of people. Interstate 95 and other major roads have been closed down as fires scorched two counties namely Volusia County and Brevard County. Throughout the night, the fire fighters, relief workers and the ...

National Weather Service has reported that at least 18 people are feared dead in Oklahoma and Missouri on Saturday, May 10, 2008 as tornadoes and severe weather hit the region. According to official sources, other tornadoes have been reported near McAlester and Haywood in southeaster Oklahoma. ...

New York Republican Vito Fossella is being asked by people to quit ever since he recently admitted fathering a three-year old child from an extramarital affair. Cornered finally, the New York Republican now must decide if he really wants to provide answers to all the queries that the scandal is ...

Jenna Bush, US President George Bush’s first twin daughter is set to walk the aisle with her long time boyfriend Henry Hager on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The 26 year old author and former school teacher will marry Henry in front of 200 guests in a private ceremony at her father’s Texas ...

The United States of America, according to a Congressional report released on Thursday, May 8, 2008 lacks planning to counter radical Islamic messages on the internet. Senior Senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee asserted that internet’s easy access makes it ...

While children are getting ready for camping and other such social activities, the United States, it is reported, has presently got seized with the most severe outbreak of measles in seven years. This report has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health officials ...

Magician David Blaine has stunned the world by setting a world record on Oprah Winfrey’s show by holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds in a water-filled sphere. Blaine, however after setting the record told Oprah that his stunts are not about magic but pushing the limits of human ...

Released documents published by The Archive, a non governmental research institute located at George Washington University have shown that the US Air Force had planned to drop nuclear bombs on China in 1958 following confrontations over Taiwan. According to AFP reports when President Dwight ...

On Tuesday, a video recording tape that claimed to show rock guitar star Jimi Hendrix, having sex with two women was brought out for sale on the Internet. The footage is 11 minute long which shows a man who looks like Jimi Hendrix, playing boisterously with two unidentified women in a dimly lit ...

A mild earthquake struck near the coastal town of Eureka in Northern California on Wednesday. According to sources, there were no immediate reports of damage.

The magnitude of the quake was 5.2 and it occurred at 8:03 PM (0303 GMT, Wednesday) 35 miles east of Eureka and the tremors were felt ...

The city of Virginia was ripped apart on Tuesday by 3 tornadoes which injured more than 200 people. The tornadoes tore through many neighborhoods destroying countless homes and property. Many roads were closed on Tuesday and traffic snarls was the order of the day as many cars were abandoned along ...