Clinton's support drops 16% among youth in a year: poll

Hillary Clinton's campaign has been losing favorability among America's youth, with the Democratic candidate's popularity dropping 16 percent from a year ago, according to the latest Gallup poll.
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Hillary Clinton campaign 'hacked'

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been hacked as part of a larger cyber attack against Democratic Party institutions, US media report. The latest hack follows two data breaches involving the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
30 July 2016, 04:31 AM

UN aid convoy in Nigeria ambushed

A United Nations humanitarian convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram jihadists Thursday in Nigeria's restive northeast,
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Unpopular' rivals hit the road

With 101 days to go before Americans elect a new president, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were to hit the
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'You have sacrificed nothing'

The father of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq accused Donald Trump of vilifying patriotic American Muslims while "sacrificing nothing" himself, in a steely rebuke that electrified the Democratic convention Thursday.
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Key quotes from Clinton's speech

"I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents. For the struggling, the striving and the
29 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Anything is possible'

US President Barack Obama yesterday warned Democrats that anything was possible in the US elections and to "stay
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

US warns North Korea of 'real consequences'

The United States yesterday warned North Korea of "real consequences" if it continues nuclear and missile tests in
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Clinton must become next president'

Democratic power players Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders offered contrasting heartfelt and hard-headed endorsements of Hillary Clinton Monday, imploring a riven and feisty party convention to unite against Donald Trump.
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Michael Jordan speaks against both police killings, targeting of police

Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks out on police violence and announces two $1 million grants, to civil rights group NAACP's Legal Defense Fund and to a group that works on improving police relations with communities.
26 July 2016, 06:18 AM

G20 countries face calls for action to boost growth

The world's leading economies must do more to boost slowing global growth, the International Monetary Fund and
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Trump's speech Key quotes

The following are key quotes from New York billionaire Donald Trump's speech on Thursday accepting the
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Ivanka Trump for president?

At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Guterres leads race to replace Ban Ki-moon

Antonio Guterres, Portugal's ex-prime minister who was UN refugee chief for 10 years, led the closely watched first straw poll vote
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Increase intel sharing'

US officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to focus on attacks beyond its shrinking self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Allies finalise plans to defeat IS

The United States gathered its allies in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group Wednesday and agreed on a plan to corner the jihadists in their final bastions.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Kickass Torrents boss arrested

The alleged boss of the world's biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, was hit with US criminal charges
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Indonesia guilty of genocide

An international panel of judges has concluded that Indonesia's mass killings of 1965 were crimes against humanity,
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Vote for someone you trust'

Onetime presidential challenger Ted Cruz shocked the Republican convention Wednesday by thumbing his nose at
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

US approves $785m bomb sale to UAE

The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM