Study shows sharp decline in language numbers
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Mass shooting kills two in Seattle: US media
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ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
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US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
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US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment
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RED SEA FLASHPOINT / Houthi threat tests stretched US military
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23 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire
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New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
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US-Turkey ties hit new low

Turkey was yesterday drawing up retaliatory measures after Washington slapped sanctions on two Turkish ministers in the one of the biggest crises between the two Nato allies in recent years.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM

All 103 on board survives

An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said Tuesday.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Threats won't work, try respect

Iran waved away US President Donald Trump's claims that talks with the country's leaders were imminent, saying "threats, sanctions and PR stunts won't work". With Washington pulling out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal and set to reimpose full sanctions on Iran from August 6, Tehran has responded coolly to Trump's offer on Monday to talk "any time" without preconditions.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US judge blocks release of 3D gun blueprints amid uproar

A US judge temporarily blocked the online publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, in a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the company releasing the digital documents.
1 August 2018, 05:40 AM

Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms

Facebook says it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement.
1 August 2018, 05:29 AM

85 injured after Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm

85 people are injured after an Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, officials say.
1 August 2018, 04:31 AM

Trump 'looking into' rules on printed guns

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was "looking into" whether Americans should be able to print their own guns, dipping his
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump insists White House a 'smooth-running machine'

President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that his daughter played no role in the abrupt departure of his top lawyer and pushed back at the notion of a White House in chaos, calling it "a smooth-running machine with changing parts."
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump ‘looking into’ 3D guns issue

President Donald Trump tweets he is consulting with the National Rifle Association over whether it makes sense for a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun.
31 July 2018, 15:43 PM

6 people killed as California wildfire spreads

A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren are among six people killed when a wildfire engulfed entire communities in northern California, officials and family members say.
31 July 2018, 11:53 AM

US citizens have rights to make guns!

Dozens of US legislators are demanding that the Trump administration explain a recent agreement to allow the free distribution of plans for using 3D printers to make plastic handguns that will be easy to hide and almost impossible to control.
29 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Ballet to cure the Mexico City traffic blues

Remedios Rosas was walking down a Mexico City street Saturday when she saw seven tutu-clad dancers tiptoe to the sidewalk, their chins held high, and join pedestrians waiting to cross the road. When the light changed, music started and the dancers leaped into the street, twirling and twisting in front of surprised drivers.
29 July 2018, 06:29 AM

Hun Sen set to extend rule

At the Toul Kork Primary School in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh volunteers swept classrooms and laid out wooden desks yesterday, transforming rooms into polling booths ahead a general election Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to easily win.
28 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Don't 'walk away' on AIDS

Bill Clinton pleaded with the world Friday not to abandon the campaign to rein in the HIV virus which still kills nearly a million people every year and infects twice as many.
28 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Burglar wakes up homeowner couple, asks for Wi-Fi access

An elderly couple in California of the US are surprised by a burglar who asked for their Wi-Fi password.
28 July 2018, 06:41 AM

Trump delays second Putin summit to next yr

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday delayed a second summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, while his top diplomat insisted there was no let up against Moscow following the two leaders' controversial meeting in Helsinki.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM

White House under fire for barring CNN reporter from event

The White House was under fire for barring a CNN reporter from attending an event with the president, allegedly for having asked questions that officials objected to.
26 July 2018, 14:39 PM

'Be cautious!'

Iran on Monday dismissed an angry warning from US President Donald Trump that Tehran risked dire consequences "the like of which
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Gunman kills two, injures 12 others

A 29-year-old gunman opened fire on pedestrians in a bustling Toronto neighborhood, killing two and wounding a dozen others, police in Canada's largest city said yesterday, adding the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM

'Never, ever threaten' US

US President Donald Trump told Iran it risked consequences "the like of which few throughout history have suffered before" if the Islamic Republic made more threats against the United States.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM