Jessica Chastain’s Mama and Zero Dark Thirty easily surpassed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback movie The Last Stand and Mark Wahlberg-Russell Crowe’s Broken City to claim first and second spots at the weekend box office in the US.

Selecting Joe Biden as vice president was the right decision as there could not have been a better partner during the presidency, US President Barack Obama has said after being sworn in for a second term.

Indian-Americans today held the first-ever inaugural ball to celebrate US President Barack Obama’s second term in office, signalling the coming of age of the three million-plus influential community that voted overwhelmingly for him.

With sentiments running high in favour of stricter gun control laws, US President Barack Obama today asked the Congress to speed up legislations for universal background checks for people trying to buy guns, and restoring a ban on military-style assault weapons.

India is hesitant to implement all aspects of US and European Union sanctions against Iran, a Congressional report has said, attributing this to New Delhi’s reliance on Tehran with regards to Afghanistan and the historic, cultural and economic ties between the two nations.

A flu epidemic gripping the United States is more severe than usual, striking the elderly especially hard, health authorities as they also announced 29 child victims.

The US today said it would continue its hunt for dreaded terrorist Illyas Kashmiri, LeT handler Sajid Mir and four others involved in the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

US presidential drama Lincoln led the pack of Oscar nominees on Thursday with 12 nominations, including a nod for best picture, in the race for the world’s top film honours.

Even almost two years after the world’s most wanted terrorist was slain by American special forces, President Barack Obama’s administration is refusing to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s dead body, warning that this would risk “grave damage” to national security.

Two more light earthquakes have been recorded near the spot where a major temblor struck over the weekend in Southeast Alaska.