US researchers said on Monday they have discovered how to keep tumour cells alive in the lab, generating buzz in the scientific community about a potential breakthrough that could transform cancer tre

President Asif Ali Zardari's return to Pakistan from Dubai could be just a "cameo appearance" before his wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's death anniversary December 27 and after that he would be probably leave for a long convalescene in London or Dubai, a media report said.

The US economy is projected to grow at a slow pace because of ongoing challenges, American experts said on Monday.

A US lawmaker who plays a lead role on Asia policy on Sunday called late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il the ‘epitome of evil’ and hoped his death would mark a new chapter for the authoritarian state.

The United States said Sunday it was ‘closely monitoring’ reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's death and said it was committed to stability on the Korean peninusula and the security of its all

US President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak spoke by telephone on Monday and agreed on close national security coordination after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il died, the Whit

The US Federal Reserve is expected to embrace a new global framework that requires giant financial institutions to hold extra capital, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Citing unnamed peop

The US Senate greenlighted a deal on Saturday to avoid a federal shutdown, approving a spending bill worth more than $1 trillion to fund the government through fiscal year 2012.

Senators voted 67 to

Nancy J. Powell, a career diplomat, who has earlier held diplomatic positions in India and also served as the American envoy to Pakistan, has been named the next US ambassador to New Delhi.

US President Barack Obama on Sunday faced a new congressional gridlock over a payroll tax cut after he signed into law a USD 1 trillion spending bill, averting a government shutdown.

The US Senate p