WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin professor- turned businessman in the US has been found guilty of hiring hitmen to murder his black daughter-in-law a month after she wed his son as he opposed their inter-racial marriage.

WASHINGTON: Voicing concern over the political uncertainty plaguing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the US has said every passing day was making it "harder" for the Bush administration to get Congressional approval for the landmark agreement. "Every day that goes by is one less day on the legislative calendar for us to be able to have congressional action take place. So it certainly gets harder every day that this is delayed," State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said.

WASHINGTON: "Musharraf did a great thing for...His country, he took off the uniform, he brought them back to civilian rule. He really did set them on a course that was not an extremist course," Rice said. Rice said that threats by Afghanistan to pursue Taliban insurgents across the border into Pakistan were "not wise" and instead called for cooperation between the two nations.

HOUSTON: Police arrested activist Diane Wilson on June 23, at the Indian Consulate in Houston. Wilson is on an indefinite fast in solidarity with nine survivors of the Union Carbide Gas Disaster in New Delhi, India.

WASHINGTON: Terming the "historic transformation" of the US' ties with the "rising democratic power" India as among its key strategic accomplishments, the Bush administration has said it will enable Washington to advance its "interests and values" in the region in future.

WASHINGTON: China, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh have been identified as among the worst violators of refugees' rights in a global survey released ahead of World Refugees Day on June 20.

NEW YORK: Two Indian Americans have been appointed to senior positions in Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama's camp.

NEW YORK: In what CFO.Com calls an "astonishing sentence for an astonishing scam", a US court has sentenced Indian mastermind Chief Financial Officer of New Jersey-based Allied Deals Inc. Anil Anand to pay $1.3 for participating in the international Ponzi scheme.

NEW YORK: This summer students will fly halfway around the world to experience education — Disney-style. For the first time, school groups from India will take part in the numerous educational offerings of Disney Youth Education Series (Y.E.S.) at the Walt Disney World Resort.

WASHINGTON: In a significant move to bring on board India and China over tackling climate change, the US has said that it was not pressing for "one-size-fits-all" framework on cutting emissions as it realized that the two countries will not "stop growing" to check greenhouse gases.