Only six Americans enrolled on 'Obamacare' first day

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 10:06

Just six people managed enroll in Obamacare on day one of the health plan's troubled rollout, documents released by Republican lawmakers showed, in a new embarrassment for the White House.

Letter bomb targets top UK official in N Ireland

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 01:21

A letter bomb addressed to Britain`s top official in Northern Ireland has been defused after being detected inside Stormont Castle, the government center in Belfast.

India Inc expresses relief over end of US shutdown

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 22:09

The US Congress today passed a bipartisan bill to end a 16-day government shutdown and avert a historic debt default by the world's largest economy that could have had global repercussions.

US government reopens for business after two week shutdown

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 15:16

The US government reopens for business Thursday after a two-week shutdown and a dangerous flirt with running out of cash to pay its bills and avert a calamitous, unprecedented default.

Obama signs bill ending US shutdown, raising debt ceiling

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 10:13

In all likelihood the government shutdown is now expected to end today when over five lakh furloughed federal employees are expected to return to their service.

US Congress ends debt impasse, Obama vows to sign bill

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 08:55

Obama vowed to sign the bill and begin reopening the government "immediately."

Senate in spotlight as US on brink of possible default

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 19:43

US lawmakers embarked on another day of high-stakes political brinkmanship Wednesday, battling to scrape together an eleventh hour deal to protect Washington`s battered financial standing.

US debt default imminent as frantic political attempts fail

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 18:00

Frantic attempts to persuade House Republicans to lift the federal debt limit collapsed Tuesday night, leaving Washington careering toward a critical deadline of October 17 to raise the country's debt ceiling.

US lawmakers begin last-ditch effort on debt ceiling

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:13

The US Senate prepared for a last ditch effort Wednesday to avoid a historic lapse in the government`s borrowing authority, a breach that President Barack Obama has said could lead to default and deliver a damaging blow to the global economy.

Obama rejects House Republican debt plan, shutdown continues

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 22:09

Efforts to end the US government shutdown and avoid a debt default before the October 17 deadline remained elusive as the White House Tuesday dismissed the latest House Republican proposal to resolve the impasse, alleging it was tantamount to "ransom".