There’s a short stretch of road in the “Little India” section of Jersey City bearing a name unfamiliar to most Americans. But for some Indian Americans, Ambedkar Avenue is almost a pilgrimage spot, for it commemorates their greatest hero — and one with an American connection at that.
First, get out of bed. Yes, we are wired to hibernate, even during wimpy winters, writes Arun Rath. But working out and post-holiday socializing help us deal with a lack of sunlight.
The prosecution in the court martial of Bradley Manning rested its case this week. The World's Arun Rath breaks down what that means and how the prosecution's arguments might fare.
The court martial against Bradley Manning is in its second week. The Army private has already admitted leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents and US State Department cables. He is still facing charges that could result in a life sentence.
Bradley Manning is on trial for a massive leak of classified documents to WikiLeaks. Edward Snowden is the former CIA employee who's in the news now for admitting he leaked documents revealing the government's surveillance of phone and Internet records.
The court-martial of Army private Bradley Manning continued Wednesday. On the agenda: testimony from an intelligence analyst who worked with Manning at the time when hundreds of thousands of classified documents were leaked to WikiLeaks.
The court-martial of Private First Class Bradley Manning has started in Fort Meade. Manning is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified US documents. The former Army intelligence analyst has admitted that he gave the documents to WikiLeaks.
The Boston bombs suspects first planned to attack Independence Day celebrations, but finished the devices more quickly than expected, US media report.
People across Boston and surrounding suburbs have been told to stay indoors amid a massive police manhunt for one of two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings.
Media reports in the United States say investigators have identified a suspect in the Boston marathon bombings from video footage. Host Aaron Schachter gets an update from The World's Arun Rath.
President Barack Obama says the attack had been a "heinous and cowardly act," but said it was not yet known who carried out the attack and why.