A mayor from West Virginia has resigned amid a furor over a racist Facebook post that described First Lady Michelle Obama as an

Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner is at the center of the "infighting" inside President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, multiple sources tell CNN.

Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a "course correction" to address growing inequality, US President Barack Obama said yesterday on his European farewell tour.

Downing Street has slapped down Nigel Farage after his visit to see Donald Trump, by declaring there will be no “third person”

Hate crimes against Muslims in the United States shot up 67 percent in 2015 to their highest levels since the aftermath of the

Chicago on Monday joined several major US cities in affirming that it will remain a "sanctuary city" for immigrants, in defiance

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Monday evening and agreed on the need to

The Nato alliance is "absolutely vital" to US interests, President Barack Obama said yesterday, as he flew in to Europe to

French President Francois Hollande urged US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to respect a global agreement to limit

Those who wish to see the US continue to be the pre-eminent power must wish President-elect Trump success in making America great again.

President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama says.

The year 2016 will "very likely" be the hottest on record, the UN said yesterday, warning of calamitous consequences

After Donald Trump's surprising win on Election night, thousands of Americans took to the streets and protested his

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move aggressively on a conservative agenda in filling Supreme Court vacancies,

President-elect Donald Trump names anti-establishment firebrand Steve Bannon his top strategist and top Republican Reince Priebus his White House chief of staff.

Millions of Americans are now wondering can Hillary Clinton still win the presidency. The only way is: a stunning surprise on December 19 and if more than two dozens presidential electors on that day do not cast their votes to formally elect Trump as the next president and vote for Clinton.

US President-elect Donald Trump requests that a trial over a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University be put on hold until after the presidential inauguration, according to a motion filed by his lawyer.

From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump's shock US presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters to their battlefields.

US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping establish a "clear sense of mutual respect" in a telephone call, Trump's presidential transition office say.

Demonstrators in major US cities take to the streets for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager says President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to support a peaceful transition.