Security scare in New York, empty rice cookers found

New York went on alert for two hours Friday during the morning rush hour because of three suspicious objects that turned out to be
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Jeffrey Epstein death ruled as suicide by hanging

An autopsy on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell, has concluded that he committed suicide by hanging, US media reported Friday. The ruling, first reported by The New York Times, comes six days after the 66-year-old, who was accused of
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

‘May God ruin Trump’

US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib‘s grandmother has condemned Donald Trump over his comments about the congresswoman’s proposed trip to Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories. “Trump tells me I should be happy Rashida is not coming,” Muftia Tlaib said. “May God ruin
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US’s N Korea envoy to visit Japan, South

The US special envoy for North Korea will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to coordinate efforts to secure the denuclearization of North Korea, the State Department said on Friday.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

White House signals progress on peace deal with Taliban

The White House signaled progress Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisors went “very well.”
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

A US court issues a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last month in Gibraltar, a court document shows.
17 August 2019, 04:27 AM

Man executed by electric chair in US

A man put to death in the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for murdering a woman and her daughter chose in his final hours to be
16 August 2019, 18:00 PM

6 cops hurt, suspect taken into custody

Six police officers were shot and wounded in the US city of Philadelphia on Wednesday during an hours-long incident that began when police tried to execute a narcotics warrant, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
15 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US bid to seize Iranian tanker halts its release from Gibraltar

The United States applies to seize an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar, halting its expected release at the last minute and preventing a possible swap for British-flagged tanker held by Iran.
15 August 2019, 11:14 AM

US public opinion of China sours: Pew

The US public’s opinion of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Fossil fuels? Plastic?

President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US allies fear that overuse of fossil fuels is driving the planet into crisis, the US president sees only opportunity.
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Greta Thunberg sets sail for NYC

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg yesterday set sail for New York, heading for a UN summit on a zero-emissions yacht skippered by a member of Monaco’s ruling family.
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Jeffrey Epstein kills himself in US prison

Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial on charges that he trafficked girls as young as 14 for sex, US news media reported yesterday.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Republicans ready to impose background checks: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that fellow Republicans will set aside resistance to restricting access to firearms by supporting background checks for people buying weapons in the wake of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Kim wants to resume talks

US President Donald Trump yesterday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to resume denuclearization talks after US-South Korean war games end.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump names new acting intel chief

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US ‘not ready’ to make trade deal with China

President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not ready to finalize a trade deal with Beijing and signaled he might cancel talks set for September, raising the stakes in the intensifying US-China trade war.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump says another meeting with Kim Jong Un possible

President Donald Trump yesterday said he has received a “very beautiful letter” on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Pelosi slams US treatment of migrants

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticised US treatment of migrants during a visit to Guatemala, and raised doubts about whether the Central American country could cope with a migration deal agreed with the Trump administration.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Raids sweep up hundreds

US officials said that some 680 undocumented migrants were detained in a major series of raids Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States, part of President Donald Trump’s announced crackdown on illegal immigration.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM