US Government

US watching trust vote with fingers crossed, lips sealed (Hindustan Times)

20 Jul 2008

With the fate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government hanging in balance over the India-US civil nuclear deal, the Washington establishment is keeping its fingers crossed and lips sealed before Tuesday's trust vote.

Obama breakfasts with US troops, to meet Afghan president (AFP via Yahoo! News)

20 Jul 2008

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama had breakfast with US troops in Kabul on Sunday ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai likely to focus on international efforts against extremists.

Thousands protest over US warship plan in Japan (Gulf Times)

20 Jul 2008

TOKYO: More than 10,000 people marched by a US navy base near Tokyo yesterday, calling for the Japanese government to stop the deployment of a nuclear-powered warship for the first time to Japan, rally organisers said.