Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies

Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer. He was 65. Allen died just two weeks after publicly revealing that the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago had returned. The incurable cancer affects white blood cells.
16 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US judge dismisses porn star's case

President Donald Trump scored a legal victory Monday against porn star Stormy Daniels when a federal US judge rejected her defamation suit against him.
16 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'India will soon find out'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that India "will soon find out" about his decision on the punitive CAATSA sanctions after India signed a $5 billion deal to purchase the much-vaunted S-400 air defence system from Russia.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'Michael' wreaks havoc in Florida

Michael weakened to a tropical storm yesterday after wreaking havoc along Florida's Gulf Coast, flooding homes and streets, ripping away roofs and snapping trees and power lines as it roared ashore as a raging Category 4 hurricane.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Victims must show proof: Melania

US First Lady Melania Trump has spoken out about the #MeToo movement, saying she supports women who have come forward with claims of sexual misconduct, but wants them to offer "hard evidence."
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

War chances with Iran rising

Former secretary of state John Kerry voiced fear Friday of conflict with Iran after the United States pulled out of a denuclearization
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Kavanaugh all set for US SC

The US Senate is expected to confirm conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice yesterday -- offering
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US declares full-on rivalry with China

In the buzzwords of George W Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Pompeo to meet Kim in fresh visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un, the State Department said.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US warns India of sanctions

The United States has warned India against a planned purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missiles from Russia when President Vladimir Putin's visits New Delhi this week, saying such an acquisition would attract sanctions under US law.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi king wouldn't last two weeks without US backing

President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia's King Salman he would not last in power "for two weeks" without the backing of the US military.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'Ricin-laced mail' sent to Trump

Mail addressed to President Donald Trump and the Pentagon was suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, officials said Tuesday. The US Secret Service said it had obtained a "suspicious envelope" addressed to Trump on Monday, the same day at least two suspicious packages were intercepted at a screening center for Pentagon mail, according to a Defense Department spokesman.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Canada revokes Myanmar leader’s honorary citizenship

Canada’s Parliament formally strips Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship for complicity in the atrocities committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya people.
3 October 2018, 03:48 AM

Mexico disarms entire police force

Authorities in southern Mexico disarmed and placed under investigation the entire police force in the once-glittering resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, claiming the local cops were infiltrated by drug gangs.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM

'Another cruel step'

Rights groups in the United States have slammed a plan by the Trump administration to deny green cards to immigrants who receive public benefits such as food stamps.
23 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump mulling US base in Poland

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is seriously considering a request from Poland for US troops to be permanently based in the strategically important country on Europe's flank with an "aggressive" Russia. At a press conference, Trump said Poland is offering to pay US $2 billion to help meet the costs of the base.
19 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal ecosystem

Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink.
19 September 2018, 04:41 AM

Trump lashes John Kerry for Iran meetings

President Donald Trump lashed out at former secretary of state John Kerry for his meetings with Iran's foreign minister after the Obama-
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Manafort to cooperate in probe

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate in the Russia collusion investigation in
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Optimism trumps despair, division

Mayors, governors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors and celebrities delivered a double-edged message Friday at the close of a climate
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM