Thomas Shannon

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon on Thursday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed wide-ranging issues including investment in the state.

Thomas Shannon, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said today the United States would use its veto power in the UN Security Council to block any sale of Su-30 fighter aircraft to Iran.

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will have a historic face-to-face encounter at the Summit of the Americas this week, breaking the ice after decades of glacial relations.

The US ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President Dilma Rousseff, an official said.

Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of US spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage its standing in the region.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon on Thursday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed wide-ranging issues including investment in the state.

Thomas Shannon, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said today the United States would use its veto power in the UN Security Council to block any sale of Su-30 fighter aircraft to Iran.

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will have a historic face-to-face encounter at the Summit of the Americas this week, breaking the ice after decades of glacial relations.

The US ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President Dilma Rousseff, an official said.

Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of US spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage its standing in the region.