US imposes 'heaviest' sanctions

US President Donald Trump rolled out sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets Friday, hailing the package as the "heaviest sanctions ever" levied on the Pyongyang regime.
23 February 2018, 18:00 PM

US conservatives gather as Trump faces pressure on multiple fronts

Russian meddling, national mourning for school shooting victims, the chaotic state of Donald Trump's presidency: US political turbulence forms a dramatic backdrop as conservatives gather near Washington for their often controversial annual confab.
21 February 2018, 14:39 PM

Presidency is costing the family firm: Trump Jr

Donald Trump's presidency has cost the family firm "millions of dollars" in lost business, his son tells an Indian newspaper during a visit aimed at drumming up sales of new luxury apartment complexes.
21 February 2018, 12:14 PM

Did Modi govt snub Canada PM Trudeau?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's India trip that began on Saturday has been making the headlines in India for the wrong reasons.
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM

'I'm listening' for signs: Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview yesterday that he is "listening" for signs that North Korea is ready to engage in
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Melania shuns cameras after new allegation

US First Lady Melania Trump on Friday chose not to leave the White House with her husband as planned to catch a flight to Florida,
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM

FBI under fire for failure

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump visits Florida shooting survivors, FBI admits it missed tip

US President Donald Trump visits a Florida hospital to offer comfort to those wounded in a mass school shooting, after the FBI admitted it mishandled a tip about the troubled teen behind the massacre that left 17 dead.
17 February 2018, 07:03 AM

17 dead in Florida high school shooting

A former student opens fire at a Florida high school, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
15 February 2018, 01:21 AM

Trump threatens China sanctions

US President Donald Trump threatened retaliatory action against two major Asian trading partners Tuesday, warning of sanctions
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Moscow poses threat to 2018 elections too

US intelligence chiefs said Tuesday that Russian attempts to meddle in US politics are continuing unabated -- and pose a threat to
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Shooting outside NSA HQ injures 1

A shooting erupted yesterday outside the suburban Washington headquarters of the National Security Agency, a secretive intelligence
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump lawyer paid $130,000 to porn star linked to president

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer told the New York Times Tuesday he paid $130,000 of his own money to a porn star who
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

US Congress debates fate of 1.8m

The citizenship hopes of 1.8 million immigrants brought to the United States as children hung in the balance Monday as Congress
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea warms to South

North Korea's leader said he wants to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue" with South Korea after his high-level
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM

NY state sues Weinsteins over abuse complaints

New York state sued Harvey Weinstein, his brother and their production company on Sunday for failing to protect employees from
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Issue of Jerusalem off negotiation table: Trump

US President Donald Trump has reiterated that the issue of Jerusalem is off the negotiating table after his decision to declare the city
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Rule of law under siege in Maldives

A UN rights group said yesterday the detention of two Supreme Court judges in the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives was an
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

US launches fresh raids against Taliban

US bombers have struck multiple Taliban targets in a new air offensive over the past four days in far northeastern Afghanistan near the
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Musk's Tesla car heads to Mars

The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM