‘Human error’ caused Cuba plane crash

A plane crash that killed 112 people in Cuba on May 18 was caused by human error, the Mexican company that owned the jet said Monday.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Obama warns of 'uncertain times'

Former US president Barack Obama yesterday used a tribute to Nelson Mandela to warn of "strange and uncertain times", a day after Donald Trump refused to challenge Vladimir Putin over interference in US elections.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US judge suspends deportation of reunited migrant families

A federal judge in San Diego issued an order on Monday barring officials from deporting newly reunited immigrant families for up to one week.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Pressure mounts on 'isolated Trump'

Donald Trump was fired up. When the US president set off for Europe one week ago he was bent on knocking heads with Washington's allies and finding friendship with Russia.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Obama warns of 'strange and uncertain times' in Mandela tribute

Former US president Barack Obama uses a tribute to Nelson Mandela to warn of "strange and uncertain times", a day after Donald Trump refused to challenge Vladimir Putin over interference in US elections.
17 July 2018, 16:01 PM

Trump says Putin summit ‘even better’ than NATO meeting

President Donald Trump cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempts to discredit the widely held perception that the day he spent with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, is detrimental to the United States.
17 July 2018, 15:08 PM

Summit fever: Trump reaches for big moment with Putin

Although President Donald Trump has met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin twice before, he is eager to recreate in Finland the heady experience that he had last month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore: a summit that became a mass media event complete with powerful presidential images.
15 July 2018, 07:25 AM

Toll from Nicaragua unrest hits 264: Rights body

The known death toll from a four-month crackdown on anti-government protests in Nicaragua rises to 264, says the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
12 July 2018, 11:28 AM

Trump claims victory after forcing Nato crisis talks

US President Donald Trump hails a personal victory at a Nato summit, saying allies had sharply increased defence spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders.
12 July 2018, 11:04 AM

Trump confident of US-N Korea deal

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he has "confidence" that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will honor the denuclearization
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US, China tensions mount

Two United States warships entered the Taiwan Strait on Saturday at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea sanctions to stay

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday shrugged off North Korean accusations of "gangster-like" behaviour and said sanctions
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Canada heat wave death toll hits 54

The death toll in a week-long eastern Canadian heat wave has reached 54, officials said on Friday. Most of the victims linked to the
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Woman breaks silence on Trudeau groping allegation

A former journalist breaks her silence to stand by her allegation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau groped her nearly two decades ago, when he was not politically involved.
7 July 2018, 09:10 AM

Trump rescinds racial diversity guidelines for US colleges

The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded an extensive set of guidelines put in place under President Barack Obama that had
4 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US foils July 4 terror plot

The FBI has arrested a man who it said planned to bomb Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go
2 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Bolton offers timeframe

White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea's weapons programmes could be
2 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Tearful reunion for mom, daughter separated at border

It had been nearly two months since Buena Ventura Martin Godinez has seen her 7-year-old daughter after the frightened young mother was separated from her family trying to cross from Mexico into the US.
2 July 2018, 07:21 AM

End separations policy

Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Saturday against President Donald Trump's hardline
1 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Leftist 'AMLO' favorite as Mexico heads to polls

Fed up with corruption and violence, Mexicans will elect their next president, deciding whether to believe in the change promised by the anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the heavy favorite.
1 July 2018, 05:04 AM