Facebook blocks Iran-linked bid to sway US, British politics

Facebook on Friday said it had taken down accounts linked to an Iranian effort to influence US and British politics with messages about
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US formally invites Putin

The White House has formally invited President Vladimir Putin to Washington, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said yesterday, returning to an idea that was put on hold in July amid anger in the US over the prospect of such a summit.
26 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Man arrested from Florida

The US government yesterday announced a suspect had been arrested in connection with 12 suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to critics of Donald Trump in a days-long spree that has inflamed the United States ahead of key midterm elections.
26 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Mexico braces for Hurricane Willa

Mexico braced for the worst Monday as Hurricane Willa -- upgraded to a maximum Category 5 storm -- bore down on the Pacific coast, where it is expected to produce life-threatening wind and flooding.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Rights group pushes for UN convention

A journalists' rights group on Monday launched a campaign at the United Nations seeking a convention to protect media workers' rights worldwide.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Migrant Caravan

Central American migrants, who are part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the United States, hitchhike on a truck along the highway as they continue their journey in Tapachula, Mexico, Monday.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US to build up nuke arsenal

President Donald Trump said the United States is ready to bolster its nuclear arsenal after announcing it is abandoning a Cold War-era nuclear treaty, as Russia warned the withdrawal could cripple global security.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Working with Trump not always simple

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said working with US President Donald Trump is "not always simple," as he welcomed the successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Migrant caravan 'nat'l emergency'

US President Donald Trump yesterday called the migrant caravan heading toward the US-Mexico border a national emergency, saying he has alerted the US border patrol and military.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

MIGRANT CARAVAN

Honduran migrants take part in a caravan heading to the US on the road linking Ciudad Hidalgo and Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico , yesterday.
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump-Kim summit likely 'early next yr'

The next summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to happen early next
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Bolton heads to Russia amid fears US leaving nuke treaty

US National Security Advisor John Bolton was to meet in Moscow with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, amid reports that
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US lottery jackpot hits $1.6 billion

Scores of American lottery players were disappointed they hadn't become an overnight billionaire yesterday -- but they'll get another
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Assange sues Ecuador for violating 'rights, freedom'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuador government on Friday for violating his "fundamental rights" and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy.
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US indicts Russian woman

The US government on Friday charged a Russian national with playing a key financial role in a Kremlin-backed plan to conduct
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US downgrades main Palestinian mission

The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.
19 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'He's my guy'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised a US congressman who assaulted a reporter, making light of the attack.
19 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US strike in Somalia 'killed 60 militants'

The United States conducted its largest air strike in nearly two years against militants in Somalia, killing about 60 Al-Shabaab fighters, the US military said Tuesday. The strike took place Friday in the Harardhere area along the central coast of the Horn of Africa country.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US sanctions paramilitary force in Iran

The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on an Iranian paramilitary group along with a network of businesses that were providing it financing, as part of Washington's campaign of maximum economic pressure against Tehran.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace

Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began in Newfoundland.
17 October 2018, 04:05 AM