Jay Carney

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  Amazon's Top Communications Executive Jay Carney to Join Airbnb as Head of Policy

  Jay Carney, the top policy and communications executive at Amazon and one-time White House spokesman, has been named the head of policy at Airbnb, marking another high-profile departure for Amazon as it faces a shifting consumer landscape and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

• Election Results 2014: Barack Obama Congratulates Narendra Modi, Invites Him to US

  In the end it just took a phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi with an invitation to visit Washington to reset a US policy that had shunned India's next prime minister for over a decade.

• White House Calls China's Actions in Vietnam Dispute Provocative

  China's decision to place an oil rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea is a provocative act and raises tensions in the region, the White House said on Friday.

• US Supports Journalists in Reporting Freely on Countries: White House

  The US supports the ability of journalists to freely report on countries around the world, the White House said yesterday on being asked about the Pakistan government's decision asking the two Indian journalists based in Islamabad to leave the country within a week.

• Fears rise for missing in South Korea ferry sinking

  Strong currents and bad visibility hampered rescuers on Thursday in the search for 287 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped onto its side and filled with cold water off the southern coast of South Korea, causing fury among families waiting for word of passengers who were mostly high school students.

• White House expresses displeasure at Red Sox 'selfie'

  The White House warned on Thursday against using President Barack Obama's image for commercial gain, after a top baseball star snapped a "selfie" with the US leader on a Samsung phone.

• US rejects dropping nomination of Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General

  The US on Wednesday rejected reports that it is abandoning the nomination of Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, saying his name was approved with bipartisan support.

• John Kerry likens Crimea 'fervor' to WWII build-up

  US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Tuesday against any military incursion into eastern Ukraine and likened the "nationalistic fervor" fueled by the Crimea crisis to the build-up before World War II.

• US rejects Crimea vote, says Russian actions 'dangerous'

  The United States on Sunday strongly rejected a vote in Crimea on breaking away from Ukraine, and called Russian actions in the crisis "dangerous and destabilizing."

• Mexican drug lord moves to block US extradition

  Mexico's powerful drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sought on Monday to prevent extradition bids by the United States, where he faces charges for smuggling massive amounts of cocaine.

• Not involved in any negotiations with Taliban: US

  The US has said that it is not involved in active negotiations with the Taliban, but would want to discuss the fate of its soldier held hostage by insurgents since 2009 if the talks were to resume.

• Barack Obama to spell national security priorities in his speech

  In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama is expected to spell out his national security priorities, in particular those on Afghanistan.

• White House beard meets razor's edge

  The most tweeted-about beard in the Obama White House left the way it came in - with wisecracks.

• US urges Hamid Karzai to sign bilateral security agreement without any delay

  The US has asked Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to quickly sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), saying the delay in signing will affect its allies' ability to plan a potential follow-on mission.

• Barack Obama to unveil spying reforms on January 17

  US President Barack Obama will unveil reforms to the country's spying activities on January 17, his spokesman said today, following a review of the National Security Agency (NSA).