Final farewells to McCain begin at Arizona

Family, friends and constituents will gather at Arizona’s Capitol to pay their respects to Sen John McCain, the first of two days of services here before he departs the state he has represented since the 1980s.
29 August 2018, 07:10 AM

Trump bows to pressure over McCain

Donald Trump bowed to pressure Monday to honor the late John McCain, ordering that flags be lowered to half-staff across the country, as the late senator fired a parting shot at the president in a farewell message to the United States.
28 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media

President Donald Trump lashes out at tech companies, accusing Google and others of “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. He cited no evidence for the claim, which echoes both his own attacks on the press and a conservative talking point.
28 August 2018, 12:29 PM

How to prevent Google from recording your movements

Accused of continuing to track users' movements even when they have turned off their location history, Google is being sued in the United States for unauthorized location data collection.
26 August 2018, 06:39 AM

US cuts $200m in aid to Palestinians

The United States said Friday that it had canceled more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank,
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Not 'sufficient progress'

China yesterday called Donald Trump "irresponsible" after the US president cancelled his top diplomat's trip to North Korea and
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Deep magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Peru

A magnitude 7.1 quake struck nearly 250 km (155 miles) northwest of Puerto Maldonado, Peru, in the early hours of yesterday at a depth
24 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump plan rolls back Obama’s coal emissions standards

The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
21 August 2018, 06:18 AM

16 nurses get pregnant at Arizona hospital ICU

A baby boom is brewing at a suburban Arizona hospital where 16 intensive care nurses recently discovered they are all pregnant.
19 August 2018, 04:41 AM

US still holds 565 immigrant children

The US government continues to hold 565 illegal immigrant children in custody, three weeks after a court deadline to reunite them with
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM

UN chief proposes options to protect Palestinians

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four options aimed at boosting the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories, from sending UN rights monitors and unarmed observers to deploying a military or police force under UN mandate.
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US supplied bomb that killed children: report

The bomb that killed 40 children and 11 others in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen was sold by the
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump is 'drunk on power'

Former CIA Director John Brennan criticised President Donald Trump on Friday for revoking his security clearance and said the president is "drunk on power."
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump calls former aide a 'dog'

President Donald Trump lashed out at his former "Apprentice" and White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman Tuesday in especially angry terms, slamming her as a "dog" and a "crazed, crying lowlife" as her tell-all book hit stores.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM

No room for white supremacy, racism and neo-nazism in US says Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and a White House adviser, explicitly condemns "white supremacy, racism and neo-nazism" in a manner her father seems reluctant to do.
12 August 2018, 05:47 AM

US cuts military training prog for Pakistan

President Donald Trump's administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Court orders Monsanto to pay victim $290m

A California jury ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay nearly $290 million Friday for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Colombia recognises Palestine as a state

Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from the foreign ministry made public on Wednesday.
9 August 2018, 18:00 PM

No compromise on rights issues

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday refused to apologize for calling out Saudi Arabia on its human rights record, after Riyadh said it was considering further punitive measures against Ottawa over its criticisms of the kingdom.
9 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Can Canada swim against the tide?

Canada's determination to place human rights at the heart of its foreign policy could cost it billions in trade with an incensed Saudi Arabia -- the price of a diplomatic initiative that some observers say could pay off in the long run.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM