Joe Biden
Biden nominates first human rights envoy for N Korea since 2017
The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme..President Joe Biden nominated Julie Turner, a lon
24 January 2023, 03:47 AM
Biden fails to secure commitments to Middle East security axis, oil output rise
President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.
17 July 2022, 06:03 AM
Biden to host K-pop stars BTS, discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
K-pop superstars BTS will head to the White House next week to address hate crimes targeting Asians and people of Asian descent with U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
27 May 2022, 03:55 AM
Shooting tragedy shows the fault lines of US gun policy
Stricter gun law is the only solution to such violence
26 May 2022, 11:46 AM
Dhaka-Washington ties will flourish further in next 50 years, Biden writes to Hasina
US President Joe Biden has expressed optimism that Dhaka-Washington partnership would flourish further in the next 50 years and beyond.
4 April 2022, 10:39 AM
Biden wins Washington primary, capturing 5 out of 6 states
Joe Biden has been declared the winner of last week’s Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10.
18 March 2020, 04:55 AM
Biden scores early wins over Sanders on Super Tuesday
Joe Biden has notched up startling wins over leftist rival Bernie Sanders in the Democrats' Super Tuesday contest to challenge President Donald Trump, with a torrent of projected victories showing his surprising muscle after what had appeared to be a failing campaign.
4 March 2020, 04:27 AM
Democrats call US killing of Iranian general ‘reckless’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump has “tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox” with the targeted killing of Iran’s top general in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport.
3 January 2020, 08:51 AM
Former US VP Biden announces 2020 run for White House
Former US vice president Joe Biden jumps into the race for the White House, becoming the frontrunner in a crowded field challenging Donald Trump in 2020 -- and hoping to be the oldest leader in American history.
25 April 2019, 14:03 PM
First funerals to be held for Charleston victims
The first of the funerals for victims of the Charleston church shooting will be held on Thursday in the South Carolina city.
25 June 2015, 05:38 AM
Joe Biden's son dies of brain cancer
Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, dies Saturday after battling brain cancer.
31 May 2015, 04:58 AM