US, S Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill

The US, South Korea and Japan yesterday carried out joint exercises to track missiles from North Korea, as China
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Keep channels open

The United Nations political affairs chief told senior North Korean officials during a visit to Pyongyang this week that
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM

US issues Pakistan travel advisory

The United States on Friday advised its citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan, saying that foreign and
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump's senior ME adviser to resign

Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser and a key player in US diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Dina
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Time honours abuse 'silence breakers'

Time magazine has named the social movement aimed at raising awareness about sexual harassment and assault,
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korea tensions soar

A US B-1B bomber yesterday joined large-scale US-South Korean military exercises that North Korea has denounced
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

World's position on Jerusalem

In 1947, the United Nations devised a plan to divide British mandate Palestine into three entities: a Jewish state, an
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Mueller seeks German bank data on Trump

US special prosecutor Robert Mueller has subpoenaed German lender Deutsche Bank for information on Donald
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump defies world over Israel

President Donald Trump faced down warnings of widespread Middle East unrest and untold damage to the peace process yesterday, telling anxious Arab leaders he still intends to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM

US, S Korea begin largest-ever drill

The United States and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills yesterday, a move North Korea had
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump tweets prompt warnings from lawmakers

A series of tweets by US President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM

US pulls out of UN's global migration pack

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks to quash Tillerson sacking rumour

President Donald Trump on Friday tried to shut down reports that he is on the verge of sacking or forcing out his
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump in deep trouble

US President Donald Trump yesterday denied having asked then FBI director James Comey to stop investigating ex-
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM

US general sees no change in Pakistan's behavior

The top US general in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan's support for militants
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump 'actively considering' move

US President Donald Trump is "actively considering when and how" to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM

US warns Pakistan, says bilateral ties at stakes

Pakistan-US ties could be affected if Islamabad does not act to rearrest and prosecute a mastermind of the deadly
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump says he turned down Time's 'Person of the Year'

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being named Time's "Person of the Year" after the
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Notorious gang 'behead man' near Washington

An ultra-violent Latino street gang named MS-13 that President Donald Trump has vowed to wipe out beheaded a man
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Airlines settle 9/11 attacks claim

American Airlines and United Airlines have agreed to a $95.1 million settlement with the developer of the World Trade
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM