"Obama will face a rising China, an India that is now more confident in its relationship with the United States," Bush told in an interview to the 'Washington Times'. Visit this link to read more: Obama will face 'confident' India during his presidency: Bush

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have been ranked among the 50 most powerful people in the world by prestigious United States-based magazine 'Newsweek' magazine, in a list topped by President-elect Barack Obama.Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who controls the country's nuclear weapons, is placed 20th on the list of the global 'power elite', at the beginning of 2009 in the magazine's January issue. Visit this link to read more:

In a tough message to Pakistan, the United States has said that it is not satisfied with what Islamabad has done so far to eradicate terrorism from its soil after the Mumbai attack, which was not an ordinary event which can be "swept under the carpet." The message was conveyed by top American officials to Pakistani National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani, who was summoned to Washington as the US government was "getting increasingly frustrated." Visit this link to read more: Finally, US gets tough with Pakistan's 'shifty position'

The United States is aiming to send 20,000 to 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan by the beginning of next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday. Visit this link to read more: Up to 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan by summer

KABUL: The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Visit this link to read more: 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan by mid-2009

Mexico says it has extradited a record 85 criminal suspects to the United States so far this year. U.S. officials have praised the increase in extraditions, something Mexico was once loath to do. Mexico still refuses to extradite anyone who might face the death penalty. Visit this link to read more: Mexico extradites record 85 suspects to US in 2008

The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by next summer, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said. Visit this link to read more: 30,000 new US troops in Afghanistan next year: Admiral Mullen

A Russian warship sailed into Havana Bay on Friday for the first time since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union as Russia flexed its muscles close to the United States and showed off its warming relations with former Cold War ally Cuba. Visit this link to read more: Russia flexes its muscles as warship enters Havana Bay

Iraq's parliament for a second time rejected a draft law allowing foreign troops from countries other than the United States, including Britain, to remain after the end of the year, lawmakers said. Visit this link to read more: Iraqi parliament rejects law on non-US troops

Iraq's parliament for a second time rejected a draft law allowing foreign troops from countries other than the United States, including Britain, to remain after the end of the year, lawmakers said. Visit this link to read more: Iraqi parliament's no to non-US troops

NEW YORK: The United States circulated a UN resolution that would protect Iraqi assets from seizure by governments, companies or individuals after the Visit this link to read more: US circulates resolution to protect Iraqi assets

The United States has said India's move to bring in a new anti-terror law in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks was a "matter for the people and the government" of the country. Visit this link to read more: Anti-terror law matter for people and govt of India: US

The United States plans to deliver M-60 tanks to Lebanon in spring next year as part of a commitment to help the country's army, a senior US State Department official said in Beirut on Friday. David Hale, US deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, denied the US is in competition with Russia. Visit this link to read more: Hale says M-60 tanks will arrive in spring, make LAF heartier

The United States circulated a U.N. resolution that would shield billions of dollars of Iraqi assets from legal actions after the mandate for the U.S.-led multinational force ends, U.N. diplomats said Friday. Visit this link to read more: US circulates UN resolution to protect Iraq assets

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States dropped by 26 this week to 1,764. Of the rigs running nationwide, 1,366 were exploring for natural gas and 387 for oil, Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday. A total of 11 were listed as miscellaneous. Visit this link to read more: Number of active oil rigs drops by 26

ISLAMABAD: The United States has provided the aid of $43 million for the homeless people affected by floods and the operation in tribal areas. Visit this link to read more: US provides $43 million aid for homeless

An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis believe their country is moving in the wrong direction and 59 per cent would rather have Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz
Sharif as president instead of Asif Ali Zardari, a survey has said.
Eighty-eight per cent of the respondents in the poll conducted by United States-based International Republican Institute said Pakistan is moving in the wrong direction, while 73 per cent said the economic situation had worsened in the past year. Visit this link to read more:

A senior Russian general said on Friday the military will cut some weapons programs if the United States drops its missile defense plans, a news agency reported. The Interfax news agency quoted Col.-Gen. Visit this link to read more: Russia to cut arms if US drops missile defense

Many intellectuals feel that India cannot be too dependent on the United States to make Pakistan take action against the terrorists in that country. Visit this link to read more: India cannot rely on US to make Pakistan act, say Tharoor and Sibal

The United States and Ukraine are looking for ways to strengthen cooperation while rejecting Moscow's claim to a sphere of influence along its borders. Visit this link to read more: US, Ukraine look to strengthen ties

Alone among major Western nations, the United States has refused to sign a declaration presented Thursday at the United Nations calling for worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality. Visit this link to read more: US balks at backing condemnation of anti-gay laws

The US state department has rejected a Cuban proposal to exchange five Cubans convicted of spying in the United States for jailed dissidents in Cuba. Visit this link to read more: US not to exchange convicted Cubans

Cuban President Raul Castro has proposed a swap of prisoners with the United States as a goodwill "gesture" to pave the way for talks with incoming US President Obama. Visit this link to read more: Castro for prisoner swap with US

Tom Cruise's teenage son is about to make his film debut in the United States following in his father's starstudded footsteps. Visit this link to read more: Tom Cruise's son makes film debut

Cuban President Raul Castro has proposed a swap of prisoners with the United States as a goodwill "gesture" to pave the way for talks with incoming US President Obama. Visit this link to read more: Cuban President proposes prisoner swap for US talks

Brawling South Korean lawmakers tried to sledgehammer their way into a parliamentary meeting room barricaded by the ruling party as the country's National Assembly descended into chaos on Thursday over passage of a free trade agreement with the United States. Visit this link to read more: Seoul lawmakers brawl over US pact

Brawling South Korean politicians tried to sledgehammer their way into a parliamentary meeting room barricaded by the ruling party as the National Assembly descended into chaos on Thursday over a freetrade agreement with the United States. Visit this link to read more: South Korean politicians use fire extinguishers against opposition

Oman has criticized the United States for sponsoring a meeting on Persian Gulf security to which Washington did not invite Iran. Visit this link to read more: Oman reprimands US for anti-Iran confab

Radovan Karadzic cannot claim immunity for war crimes and genocide under a Bosnia peace agreement he has insisted was offered to him by the United States. Visit this link to read more: Radovan Karadzic 'cannot claim war crimes immunity'

It's easy to get depressed reading the news coming out of Afghanistan. The insurgents are getting stronger, the United States is sending another 20,000 troops there - and yet even Defense Secretary Bob Gates admits that American soldiers aren't a long-term solution. So what to do? Visit this link to read more: Afghanistan's principal hope is the rule of law