WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama today said that he would feel “deeply disturbed” if Donald Trump is sworn in as his successor and reiterated that the billionaire is not somebody who is fit to be president in any circumstances. Barack Obama said that Donald Trump is not somebody who’s fit to be president in any circumstances. “He (Trump) is not somebody who’s fit to be president in any circumstances. I would feel deeply... 

US backed India’s right to defend itself as with any other country, in view of recent surgical strikes. WASHINGTON: Supporting India’s “right to self-defence” in the aftermath of the Uri attack which it dubbed a “clear case of cross-border terrorism“, the US today dismissed the recent attempt by Pakistan to link peace in war-torn Afghanistan with Kashmir. The White House backed India’s right to defend itself... 

Cuba and the United States began normalizing relations in December 2014 after 18 months of secret talks FORT LAUDERDALE: The first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than half a century is set to depart on Wednesday, starting a new chapter in the Obama administration’s bid to open trade and travel with the former Cold War foe. The first of several U.S. carriers to begin serving Cuba in the coming... 

Washington: President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the “love and empathy of public servants” like the ones who were targeted in recent days. A file photo of Barrack Obama. In an open letter to the nation’s law enforcement officers, Obama said overcoming will also require resilience, the grace of loved ones and the good will of activists. The White House released the letter... 

Washington: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be endorsing Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president at an upcoming campaign event in New Hampshire on 12 July, the New York Times reported. After three weeks of private preparatory meetings, Sanders is slated to endorse his support for Clinton at a campaign event which the former secretary of state will be holding in New Hampshire. Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton... 

Washington: Terror outfits like the ISIS are “perverting” Islam to justify their “murderous, false agenda” as part of which they claim the mantle of the religion to describe themselves as “holy warriors” fighting with the US, the White House has said. Terror outfits ‘perverting’ Islam to justify agenda: White House “What is true that many of those organisations pervert the religion of Islam to...