Washington: Say there was a way to create a half-million American jobs over the next two years without adding a dime to the debt or deficit. And say it would also revive moribund Rust Belt factories,

OSAKA(Japan), Sept. 7: From 9 to 5, Hiroko Yokogawa toils at a small architectural design firm, doing clerical work and managing accounts. But even when her shift is over, her day’s work is nowhere ne

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1: US President Obama declared an end on Tuesday to the seven-year American combat mission in Iraq, saying that the United States has met its responsibility to that country and that

NEW YORK, Sept. 1: On Monday morning, Mr Mike Wise, a sports columnist at the Washington Post, published to his Twitter account that the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be sus

New York, Aug. 30: Free open-source software began with high-tech tinkerers and researchers. Sharing code and ideas was their priority, not profits. In the tech industry, they were sometimes compared

Washington, Aug. 30: The latest target for the United States, as it tries to tighten the screws on North Korea, is a shadowy party organisation, known as Office 39, which raises hard currency to buy f

New york, Aug. 29: Vacations have become a luxury for many Americans trying to make ends meet in this economic downturn, but there are signs that people are slowly, even timidly, on the move again.

New York, Aug. 27: Scientists working with Nasa’s Kepler satellite reported on Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times the diametre of Earth around a Sun-like star 2,000 light-ye

Aug. 26: Call it India’s engineering paradox. Despite this nation’s rise as a technology titan with some of the world’s best engineering minds, India’s full economic potential is stifled by potholed

Washington, Aug. 24: Everything was rolling along traditional lines. A bank broke the rules. The government found out. The company agreed to pay a fine and improve its behaviour. And then the judge as