Search For "us state"
Five people seriously injured in Texas shooting
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Texas [US], June 21 (Sputnik/ANI): Five people sustained serious wounds as a result of a shooting in the capital city of the US state of Texas, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said on Sunday.
Read More
Pompeo meets Chinese top diplomat, stresses need of information sharing to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday met Yang Jiechi, a Communist Party Politburo member and stressed the need for full transparency and information sharing to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More
Despite rise in COVID-19 cases in many US states, Trump going ahead with r
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is continuing with his rallies even as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country.
Read More
US report on religious freedom accuses China of intensifying repression of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falu
Read More
US State Department condemns desecration of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 04 (ANI): US State Department spokesperson on Thursday condemned the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue situated outside Embassy of India's office in Washington, calling it a "disrespectful act".
Read More
Minnesota Governor extends curfew by day after fifth night of violence
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): The Governor of the US state of Minnesota has extended until Monday the curfew that was imposed on Friday in response to violent protests in Minneapolis and its nearby cities, following the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody.
Read More
FBI names shooter in terrorist attack on Navy Base in US state of Texas
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The suspect killed in Thursday's botched terrorist attack on a US naval base in Texas was identified as Adam Salim Alsahli, the FBI said on Friday.
Read More
Fear of second wave of Covid-19 looms over southern US states
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 22 (ANI): The states lying-in the south of the United States, like Alabama and Texas, which are rapidly reopening their economies, are in danger of a second wave of COVID-19 in the next four weeks, according to The Washington Post.
Read More
US blocks Russia-sponsored UNSC statement on incursion in Venezuela: Dmitr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States blocked a Russia-proposed UN Security Council draft press statement on the recent incursion into Venezuela, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said in a statement.
Read More
US State Dept. IG's removal puts Pompeo under scrutiny over use of taxpaye
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Accusations that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo improperly used government resources, including asking diplomatic security agents to run personal errands, have come under new scrutiny after President Donald Trump ordered to oust the department's inspec
Read More
US could reassess Hong Kong's status: Pompeo warns China
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo warned China on Sunday that the United States could review Hong Kong's status in view of alleged interference by the Beijing with the work of American journalists in Chinese autonomous region.
Read More
Trump fires State Department official Steve Linick
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): US State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was ousted on Friday evening, becoming the latest government watchdog to be removed from his post by the Donald Trump administration.
Read More