Trump reverses on elephant trophy

President Donald Trump said Friday he will uphold a ban on importing trophies of elephants hunted and killed in
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump starts paying his own legal bills

US President Donald Trump has begun paying his own legal bills related to the Russia investigation and will no longer
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

UN probe to end as Russia vetoes again

An international investigation into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria will end on Friday after Russia blocked for the third time in a month attempts at the United Nations to renew the inquiry, which Moscow has slammed as flawed.
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Climate talks becoming irrelevant!

There was a telling moment at the 23rd edition of UN climate talks that underscored both the life-and-death stakes in the fight against global warming, and how hard it is for this belaboured forum to rise to the challenge.
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Most female Rohingyas survivors or witness to sexual violence: UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie

Pointing at the Rohingya exodus taking place in Rakhine state of Myanmar, Hollywood star and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie says that almost every female refugee is a survivor of or witness to sexual violence including rape.
16 November 2017, 06:47 AM

Gunman kills four in US shooting spree

A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opened fire at multiple locations across a small
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Sessions vows Clinton probe on emails

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress Tuesday that the Justice Department could soon appoint a special
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump returns with 'America first' ringing in Asian ears

As Air Force One took off from Manila on Tuesday at the end of the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than quarter of a century, at least two of the region's leaders had good reason to feel satisfied.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump takes verbal jousting to 'new level'

US President Donald Trump took his verbal jousting with Kim Jong-Un to a new level yesterday, taunting the North
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM

US offers to mediate in South China Sea row

US President Donald Trump offered yesterday to mediate in a territorial dispute over the resource-rich South China
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump, Putin agree no military solution in Syria

The United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was "no military solution" to the war
11 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Ex-Trump aide probed over secret Turkey dealings

Investigators are probing whether former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn discussed expelling a
11 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Ex-Trump adviser met Russian officials

A second foreign policy advisor to Donald Trump's presidential campaign has admitted to contacts with Russian
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Nike used Dutch loophole to cut taxes

US sportswear giant Nike used a loophole in Dutch fiscal law to reduce its tax rate in Europe to just two percent,
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Come to table, make a deal

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea he was prepared to use the full range of US military power
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

UN climate talks open in Bonn

Following a cascade of grim reports on the gathering pace of global warming, Fiji's prime minister yesterday
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM

WHAT DO THEY TELL US?

More than 13 million leaked secret corporate files, about half of which belong to offshore law and corporate services
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM

'Not a gun situation'

President Donald Trump said the United States was living in "dark times" as it grieved yesterday a shooting massacre at a
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM

US senator attacked, injured by neighbour

Republican Senator Rand Paul suffered minor injuries after being attacked at his home in Kentucky by a neighbor who
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump enters diplomatic minefield

North Korea and trade talks will top US President Donald Trump's agenda on his marathon tour of the region, as Air
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM