James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the score for the Oscar-winning film hit Titanic, has died in a California plane crash aged 61.

Son of Osama Bin Laden asks the US for a death certificate for his father, according to the whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks.

US acknowledges Bangladesh’s strides against terrorism saying its continued efforts makes it more difficult for transnational terrorists to operate in the territory.

US President Barak Obama offers his “warmest greetings” to the Muslims who are observing the holy month of Ramadan in the United States and abroad.

The US embassy in Dhaka is undergoing technical anomaly which has compelled a halt in its visa processing for those in Bangladesh.

Artificial trans fat will have to disappear from the American diet, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, reports CNN.

With President Obama’s trade agenda in jeopardy in Congress, the nations of Asia are weighing the potential impact of a failed deal on local jobs and exports, but also something else: American influence in the region.

The US will make a decision soon to store heavy weapons including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in Poland, the Polish defence minister says.

Reports from Yemen say that the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in a US drone strike.

A top Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant two years ago has been killed in a US air strike in Libya, officials say.

A French court acquits former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties in France, Belgium and the US.

Parts of the White House and a Senate office building evacuated after telephone bomb threats.

United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.

An US state court orders the release of an inmate who has been in solitary confinement for more than 40 years.

After reigning on the big screen with their acting prowess, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra have now taken over the virtual world, coming out as the King and Queen of Social Media.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption at the world football body.

Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football's governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal.

The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.

New York City is putting up warning signs at all public pools prohibiting prolonged breath holding as a part of a movement to raise awareness of the peril.

Usain Bolt wins his first race of the year in Europe, but fails to break 20 seconds in the 200m at the Golden Spike meet.