Former US President George W Bush on Wednesday condemned the "wholly unjustified and brutal" invasion of Iraq before correcting himself to declare he meant Ukraine.
These men and women would go on to influence the course of history after planes were crashed into landmark buildings in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. Some have gone on to be heroes and some lost their hallow rather quickly
In the aftermath of the planes falling from the sky, America and the world were introduced to an array of personalities. Some we had known well, but came to see in different ways. Others were thrown into public consciousness by unhappy happenstance.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, was handcuffed and pinned to the ground in Minneapolis on May 25 by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath.
The Trumps made a brief visit to the Capitol rotunda, where Bush's flag-draped coffin was resting as part of tributes to honour the 41st US president and commemorate his extraordinary life.
The U-shaped grandstands around the first tee at Liberty National were at capacity more than an hour before the first tee time Thursday. Most of the players were warming up on the range.
"Whichever party wins, be it democrat or republican, there won't be any impact on the Indo-US relationship. The Indo-US relation has become more and more strong over the years," Hall said while addressing a discussion programme here.
The point is, too much need not be read into the utterances of the current lot of US presidential hopefuls, more so when the uncertainties surrounding the nomination (whether Republican or Democrat) appear to be deepening.
Dimon said the economy would have grown faster without the Washington gridlock, but said he did not blame the government as it is elected by the people.
This is a time for Muslims to introspect and figure out how they are going to deal with the scourges called the Taliban, the Boko Haram, the al-Qaeda or ISIS. No one else can take them on.
Among the more contestable U-turns are the alleged BJP promise to bring back black money in 100 days, failure to check cross-border incursions by China, resuming talks with Pakistan and then calling them off, and having a jumbo-sized ministry.
Indians living the American Dream apparently buy into the partial myth that somehow their society is more inclusive than ours. As a corollary, they believe that if you are inclusive, anyone turning to terrorism must be an exception – a deviant.
Three years after being feted by star-struck Latin American leaders, U.S. President Barack Obama faces skepticism and disappointment at this week's Summit of the Americas for failing to meet promises of a new era in relations with the region.
Muammar Gaddafi's forces struck at rebel control of oil export hubs in Libya's east for a second day on Thursday as Arab states weighed a plan to end turmoil Washington said could make the nation a giant Somalia.