Us Iraq Ties

Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.

The United States will return to Iraq some 17,000 archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years and looted in recent decades, an "unprecedented" restitution, the culture minister in Baghdad said Wednesday.

The US announced a sharp cut Wednesday to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honor his pledge to halt the country's "endless wars" overseas with just two months to go until the election.

Iraq's government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran group sparked anger on the streets, with protesters torching US flags.

Less than three weeks before the first wave of US sanctions against Iran kicks in, India today made it clear that its bilateral relations with Tehran stand on their own and are not influenced by its ties with any third country.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said today that "relationship between India and US has never been stronger in our eyes". In her 16-minute-long interview, Ms Haley, who is on a two-day visit to India, discussed the reasons for having to postpone the "2+2 dialogue", India's ties with Russia, US' funding to Pakis...

A day after the US abruptly postponed crucial dialogue with India scheduled in Washington next week citing "unavoidable reasons", Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "knows exactly why" and the reason had nothing to do with India.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that India and Pakistan should resolve their differences through talks between themselves. Lashing out at National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah who had suggested India should seek help from "friends" such as the US for talking to Pakistan, she asked if he wanted Jammu and Kashmir to be...

The gunman who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was a former US Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and made the dean's list in college, government officials with knowledge of the case said.

In a bid to keep ISIS supporters out, the US has tightened its visa waiver programme for nationals of certain countries, making it harder for them to enter America if they had dual citizenship of Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria or visited one of them in the last five years.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today as part his three-day trip to India that aims to improve defence and strategic ties between New Delhi and Washington.

Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq's descent in chaos, co-production and development of military hardware and exploring convergence of interests of India and America is high on the agenda of US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, who reached India today on a three-day visit.

Iraqi soldiers and policemen vote on Monday ahead of the country's first national election since US troops left with worsening sectarian ties and fears the country is slipping into all-out conflict.

US Vice President Joe Biden has called Iraq's prime minister and parliamentary speaker as leaders in both countries fret about escalating sectarian violence and its ties to al-Qaida.

Computer forensic experts testified on Monday that they traced a break-in to a secret US government website to Bradley Manning, the US soldier charged with the biggest leak of classified files in the nation's history.

Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.

The United States will return to Iraq some 17,000 archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years and looted in recent decades, an "unprecedented" restitution, the culture minister in Baghdad said Wednesday.

The US announced a sharp cut Wednesday to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honor his pledge to halt the country's "endless wars" overseas with just two months to go until the election.

Iraq's government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran group sparked anger on the streets, with protesters torching US flags.

Less than three weeks before the first wave of US sanctions against Iran kicks in, India today made it clear that its bilateral relations with Tehran stand on their own and are not influenced by its ties with any third country.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said today that "relationship between India and US has never been stronger in our eyes". In her 16-minute-long interview, Ms Haley, who is on a two-day visit to India, discussed the reasons for having to postpone the "2+2 dialogue", India's ties with Russia, US' funding to Pakis...

A day after the US abruptly postponed crucial dialogue with India scheduled in Washington next week citing "unavoidable reasons", Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "knows exactly why" and the reason had nothing to do with India.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that India and Pakistan should resolve their differences through talks between themselves. Lashing out at National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah who had suggested India should seek help from "friends" such as the US for talking to Pakistan, she asked if he wanted Jammu and Kashmir to be...

The gunman who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was a former US Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and made the dean's list in college, government officials with knowledge of the case said.

In a bid to keep ISIS supporters out, the US has tightened its visa waiver programme for nationals of certain countries, making it harder for them to enter America if they had dual citizenship of Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria or visited one of them in the last five years.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today as part his three-day trip to India that aims to improve defence and strategic ties between New Delhi and Washington.

Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq's descent in chaos, co-production and development of military hardware and exploring convergence of interests of India and America is high on the agenda of US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, who reached India today on a three-day visit.

Iraqi soldiers and policemen vote on Monday ahead of the country's first national election since US troops left with worsening sectarian ties and fears the country is slipping into all-out conflict.

US Vice President Joe Biden has called Iraq's prime minister and parliamentary speaker as leaders in both countries fret about escalating sectarian violence and its ties to al-Qaida.

Computer forensic experts testified on Monday that they traced a break-in to a secret US government website to Bradley Manning, the US soldier charged with the biggest leak of classified files in the nation's history.