US says Assad has to go

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday said Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure should be
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ahmed transferring to another school: Family

US teen Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested in his school for bringing a clock, is not going back to MacArthur High School.
19 September 2015, 08:26 AM

California wildfires death toll rises to 5

The death toll from monster wildfires raging in northern California has risen to five with the discovery of two new victims, authorities said on Thursday. oth
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Texas cops knew it wasn't a bomb

The Texas police officers who arrested teenager Ahmed Mohamed over his homemade clock knew the device was not a bomb — but detained him anyway.
18 September 2015, 18:00 PM

2 more fatalities from California wildfires

Two more people were confirmed dead on Wednesday in the massive wildfires raging through northern California, with authorities expressing hope that rain
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

CIA releases Cold War intel briefs

On October 30, 1962 President John F Kennedy received a secret CIA briefing on the first results of his diplomatic dance with Nikita Khrushchev to end the Cuban missile crisis.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ahmed’s ‘bomb’ clock

A clock made by a 14-year US boy became a hot topic worldwide.
17 September 2015, 07:21 AM

9 ways the world is supporting Ahmed Mohamed

Scientists, politicians, and other STEM advocates have taken to Twitter to express their support and encouragement for 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed's ingenuity.
17 September 2015, 06:42 AM

Meet the woman behind #IStandWithAhmed

A hashtag created by a Texas college student, Amneh Jafari, starts a movement on supporting Ahmed Mohamed.
17 September 2015, 04:58 AM

US teenager arrested over clock mistaken for bomb

A Muslim teen in the US was led out of a Texas school in handcuffs after a teacher mistook his homemade digital clock for a bomb.
16 September 2015, 20:05 PM

Three killed in Alaska plane crash

A small plane transporting tourists on a fishing trip crashed in Alaska on Tuesday killing three passengers and injuring seven, authorities said. Allen Kenitzer, a
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

US confirms state visit for China's Xi

President Barack Obama will offer his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a full state welcome at the White House on September 25, amid deep and growing
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Teen held in US over clock mistaken for bomb

14-year-old boy arrested by police in Texas after a homemade clock he wanted to show his school teachers was mistaken for a bomb.
16 September 2015, 11:59 AM

5 things Indians want Modi to ask Zuckerberg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's impending visit to Facebook headquarters has generated massive buzz in India.
15 September 2015, 05:53 AM

Governor Jerry declares state of emergency

The governor of California has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of the state. Governor Jerry Brown said the fires had destroyed buildings in the Napa and Lake counties and threatened hundreds of others.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

California fire: ‘State of emergency’ declared

The governor of California declares a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of the state.
14 September 2015, 05:46 AM

US, Cuba set agenda on future talks

Cuba and the United States on Friday set an agenda for improving relations, putting a priority on more easily attainable agreements while leaving aside difficult
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Video shows US police tackle tennis star

New York police releases video footage of the mistaken arrest of retired professional tennis player James Blake.
12 September 2015, 06:30 AM

US ambassador attacker gets jail in S Korea

The South Korean man behind a shocking knife attack that left the US ambassador in Seoul needing 80 stitches to a deep gash on his face, was convicted of
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran nuke deal survives US Congress test

President Barack Obama's Democrats have staved off a united Republican effort to sink the Iran nuclear deal, handing him a welcome foreign policy victory.
11 September 2015, 18:00 PM