The US on Thursday welcomed the cricket diplomacy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying expansion of dialogue between India and Pakistan is a welcome and encouraging development for the region and

Nasa scientists pored on Wednesday over stunning new images of Mercury as their Messenger probe began a year-long mission to map the surface of the solar system’s least-understood planet.

The CIA has deployed covert operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and initiate contacts with rebels seeking to oust leader Muammar Gaddafi, The New York Times reported.

US defence secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that economic and political pressure and Libya's people — not ongoing military strikes — will eventually drive strongman Muammar Gaddafi from power.

Scientists have created the world’s first practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy, which they claim could pave the way for a cheaper source of power in developing countr

NATO will take command of the military operations currently underway in Libya on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama has said.

In his address to the nation on his policy on Libya, Obama yester

Tiny amounts of an isotope, Iodine 131, from Japan have been detected in rainwater samples collected from the roof of a campus building in Cleveland, US.

Worried about terrorist attacks against India, the United States has been "very encouraged" by the anti-terrorism cooperation between Bangladesh and India to thwart plans of groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba to "inflitrate into India", a senior US official has said.

The United States used low-flying combat aircraft against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's ground troops, the Pentagon said on Monday, but denied it was directly supporting the rebels.

US President Barack Obama prepared on Monday to give a prime-time address to the nation aimed at winning the support of a war-weary American public for the military intervention in Libya.