US sends special envoy to South Sudan
Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that he has sent a special envoy to South Sudan to help end violence in the country. Kerry said that US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth left Friday to “support regional efforts already underway” to... read more »
Obama nominates Senator Max Baucus as ambassador to China
President Barack Obama nominated Senator Max Baucus on Friday as US ambassador to China. “Max Baucus is going to be an outstanding ambassador to China, and I’d like a swift confirmation,” Obama said Friday during a year-end press conference at the White House. The nomination must be confirmed... read more »
US action against Indian diplomat: Classic American double standards?
By Arun Kumar Washington – Is the US decision to arrest and strip search Indian diplomat Devyani Khobrgade on charges of visa fraud, sparking a major diplomatic row with what it calls an “incredibly important” partner, a case of classic American double standards? It would appear... read more »
US judge rules NSA data collection unconstitutional
By Arun Kumar Washington – In what the media here called a “powerful rebuke” to the Obama administration, a US federal judge has ruled the US National Security Agency’s once-secret mass collection of domestic phone records is most likely unconstitutional. Describing its... read more »
