Pearl Harbour

Russian meddling, FBI probe led to losing US presidential election 2016, says Hillary Clinton

Clinton in a lengthy interview at a tech conference in California went into detail about the reasons behind her loss to Donald Trump

Mike Pence visits American Samoa: US vice-president cites challenging times to troops

US Vice President Mike Pence has thanked US service members based in America Samoa, citing "challenging times" for the military in the Asia-Pacific.

Donald Trump's travel ban: As US rights groups fight back, India must reflect on its own history

Many Americans felt offended by an order of their new president banning immigrants from seven nations. Donald Trump had made a campaign promise to end terrorism by stopping the entry of Muslims coming into the United States. He said this ban would remain till he could 'figure out what's going on'.

Shinzo Abe at Pearl Harbor: Japanese prime minister pays respect to war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials ahead of a visit today to the site of the 1941 bombing that plunged the United States into World War II

Japan's first lady, Akie Abe visits Pearl Harbour

Abe is seen in Japan as playing a political role that complements her husband, sometimes by softening his hawkish image and at others by soothing his nationalist supporters.

26 militaries from around the world gather in Hawaii for massive maritime exercises

Swift acknowledged some critics wanted the US to exclude China from the maritime exercise citing Beijing's militarisation in the South China Sea.

Barack Obama to become first US president to visit Hiroshima

The announcement comes after months of rumours in the US and Japan that Obama would make a visit to the city devastated in the final days of World War II.