Nathaniel Veltman, accused of murdering Canadian Muslim family, to face terrorism charges
15 June 2021, 04:06 AM
USA
20 killed as Mexico City rail overpass collapses
4 May 2021, 05:13 AM
USA
Mexican president defends 10-foot barriers to wall off women protesters
6 March 2021, 19:37 PM
USA
Canada's parliament passes motion saying China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide
23 February 2021, 07:17 AM
USA
Three Bangladeshi students die in Canada road crash
19 February 2021, 06:59 AM
USA
Mexico’s president says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
25 January 2021, 05:26 AM
USA
A new chapter opens in US politics: Vice-president Harris
20 January 2021, 17:39 PM
USA
Biden sworn in as US president, takes helm of deeply divided nation
20 January 2021, 15:54 PM
USA
Trump, in wave of Tuesday pardons, so far not planning to pardon himself: source
18 January 2021, 05:50 AM
USA
Law enforcement officials brace for pro-Trump protests at state capitol buildings
17 January 2021, 19:02 PM
USA
US resumes joint military operations in Iraq
The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, the New York Times reported.
16 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump trial likely to begin next Tuesday
The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
US slaps sanctions over N Korea workers
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
1,000 preparing new US-bound caravan
Close to 1,000 people have gathered in Honduras’ second city forming a migrant caravan that will soon head for the United States, a human rights activist told AFP.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Delta jet dumps fuel on US school playground
A Delta airliner experiencing mechanical trouble on Tuesday dumped jet fuel onto a school playground in the Los Angeles area, leaving 20 students and several adults with minor injuries.
15 January 2020, 18:00 PM
US sends home 21 Saudi trainees
The United States will send home 21 Saudi military trainees after an investigation into the “jihadist” killing of three American sailors last month, the Justice Department announced Monday.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump considering visit to India next month
US President Donald Trump is considering visiting India next month, for what would be his first visit to the world’s largest democracy since he took office three years ago, sources with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM
House votes to rein in Trump
US lawmakers concerned about rushing to war with Iran adopted a measure Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against the Islamic republic.
10 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Planes brought down by missiles since 1973
July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam.
10 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump sends N Korea’s Kim birthday wishes
US President Donald Trump wished North Korea’s Kim Jong Un a happy birthday, Seoul said yesterday -- with nuclear talks deadlocked and six years after former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman serenaded Pyongyang’s leader.
10 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Designed by clowns’
Boeing’s 737 MAX plane is “designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys”, a company employee wrote in one of a trove of newly published internal messages.
10 January 2020, 18:00 PM
US lawmakers set vote to curb Trump’s war powers
Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic US lawmakers, and some Republicans, on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the president’s ability to wage war.
9 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Facebook exec says it helped put Trump in White House
A senior Facebook executive on Tuesday said the world’s biggest social network unintentionally helped put Donald Trump in the White House but warned against dramatic rule changes.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Bolton ‘to testify’
Former White House national security advisor John Bolton, in a surprise announcement, said Monday that he is willing to testify if subpoenaed in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crimes charges
Harvey Weinstein was hit with new sex crimes charges in Los Angeles on Monday just as his high-profile trial in a separate case opened in New York, kicking off proceedings key to the #MeToo movement.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Zarif denied visa for UN summit
The United States has denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday, a US official said. Under the 1947 UN “headquarters agreement,” the United States is generally required to allow access to the United Nations for foreign diplomats.
7 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Weinstein sex crimes trial set to open
Harvey Weinstein’s high-profile sex crimes trial opened yesterday, more than two years after a slew of allegations against the once-mighty Hollywood producer triggered the #MeToo movement that led to the downfall of dozens of powerful men.
6 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Real likelihood’ Iran will try to hit US troops: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Iran will probably try to attack American troops after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander.
6 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Twitter, FB target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored US President Donald Trump, as part of a crackdown on state-sponsored propaganda efforts.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump and Ukraine: A chronology from phone call to impeachment
Here is a chronology of events leading to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. The matter now moves to a Senate trial to determine whether he will be removed from office, an unlikely event given that the chamber is controlled by his fellow Republicans.
19 December 2019, 03:40 AM