No Violence

Dressed in identical printed skirts, a hundred Liberian women knelt in prayer after another long day in three weeks of
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Tropical storm Nate kills 22 in C America

Tropical Storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America with torrential rains that forced thousands from
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

NRA urges new rules to curb 'rapid fire' tools

The US gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, expressed a willingness to support a restriction
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kim Jong-Un 'very rational' actor: CIA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is a rational politician and the US needs to understand that to deal with the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

US backs India on OBOR

The Trump administration on Tuesday threw its weight behind India's opposition to the China-Pakistan Economic
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

'He's the love of my life'

A Las Vegas bartender held the hand of a young Canadian man as he died and then stayed with him for hours after
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Mattis backs Iran deal

President Donald Trump's respected defense secretary Jim Mattis added his heavyweight support to retaining the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

US President Donald Trump places blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics and the mayor of San Juan complained his administration’s response to the US territory’s plight was insufficient.
1 October 2017, 04:31 AM

US slashing of embassy staff will affect ties

Cuba on Friday slammed as "hasty" a US decision to withdraw more than half of its embassy staff from Havana due to
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Referendum 'lacks legitimacy'

The Trump administration has said it does not recognise the independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdish region – as
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Respect all, or get out

The head of the US Air Force Academy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to bigots after the discovery of racist
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump-backed Republican defeated

Donald Trump's pick in the Alabama Republican Senate runoff crashed to defeat Tuesday against a populist former
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

US, Nato renew Afghan commitment

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg renewed their commitment to Afghanistan yesterday, as insurgents fired
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Force not preferred option

President Donald Trump warned North Korea that any US military option would be "devastating" for Pyongyang, but said the use of
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

US Republican health plan likely dead

The latest bid backed by US President Donald Trump to dismantle his predecessor's health care law likely unraveled
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM

North Korea accuses US of declaring war

North Korea's foreign minister said yesterday that US President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump announces new travel ban

President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM

US strikes IS camp in Libya, killing 17

US forces carried out six "precision air strikes" against an Islamic State camp in Libya, killing 17 people, the US Africa
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump clashes with US sports world

US President Donald Trump yesterday urged fans to boycott National Football League games to pressure the league
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM

'Victory is now within reach'

Syria's foreign minister yesterday told the United Nations that a military victory in the six-year war was "now within
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM