Nikki Haley got the unanimous approval of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, clearing the first stage for becoming the first Indian American to be appointed to a cabinet-level post. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia during their phone conversation on Tuesday night and resolved that India and US will "stand shoulder to shoulder" to fight global terrorism, the White House said. ....

At least 150 inmates broke out of a prison in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, following a riot that set fire to part of the prison. ....

The leaders of the world's two greatest democracies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, spoke over phone on Tuesday in the fifth interaction by the newly elected US head with a foreign leader after he assumed office. ....

Japan on Tuesday launched a new communications satellite designed to promote the sharing of military information. ....

Newly-installed US President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak over phone with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night, four days after he was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. ....

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said that he and his team reserve the right to occasionally "disagree with the facts" asking for the same chance as the press to issue a "correction" if mistakes were made, a media report said on Tuesday. ....

The White House has launched an all-out war on the media, vowing to fight it "tooth and nail" after a row in which Donald Trump's press secretary made allegedly false claims about the crowds at his inauguration, which were later defended as "alternative facts". ....

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton stepped in to defend Barron Trump after cyber bullies targeted the 10-year-old boy. ....

Storms lashing the southern United States have killed 11 persons in the state of Georgia, local authorities reported on Sunday. ....