Pelosi says Trump 'just not worth' impeaching

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America's most powerful Democrat, said in remarks published Monday that she does not support impeaching Donald Trump, arguing the Republican president is "just not worth it."
12 March 2019, 18:00 PM

US to withdraw all diplomatic staff

The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas as the crisis in Venezuela deepens, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday.
12 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Some time may pass before third N Korea summit: US

US President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by before this takes place, Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump would be disappointed if North Korea resumed testing

US President Donald Trump says he would be disappointed if Pyongyang were to resume weapons testing and reiterated his belief in his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite the collapse last week of their second summit.
9 March 2019, 06:01 AM

You've got to be kidding! US town elects goat as 'mayor'

In a divided America where politics seems increasingly to get people's goat, a small town in Vermont has taken the concept to heart -- this week electing one as mayor.
9 March 2019, 05:01 AM

MBS gone 'full gangster'

Retired General John Abizaid, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, defended the US-Saudi relationship on Wednesday as lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going "full gangster."
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

House launches Trump probe

The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organizations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, the panel's chairman said on Sunday.
4 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bill Clinton has 2020 advice

Nearly 20 years after he left the White House, Bill Clinton is still sought after for advice by some Democrats running for president. But the names on his dance card in recent months underscore how much his standing in the party has changed.
4 March 2019, 11:35 AM

23 dead in Alabama tornado

At least 23 people, some of them children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble of destroyed homes, authorities say.
4 March 2019, 04:28 AM

N Korea has no economic future with nuke weapons

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that North Korea does not have any economic future with nuclear weapons as the Pentagon confirmed the United States and South Korea had agreed to end joint large scale spring military exercises.
3 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech

US President Donald Trump attacks Special Counsel Robert Mueller ahead of his report on alleged Russia collusion by the Trump campaign in 2016.
3 March 2019, 04:29 AM

'He lied' and 'no collusion'

US President Donald Trump sought again to discredit Michael Cohen yesterday after his former long-time lawyer's bombshell congressional testimony in which he called Trump a racist and a conman.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM

NKorea's Kim says ready to denuclearise, discussing concrete steps

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons and he would not be holding a second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam if he were not.
28 February 2019, 03:37 AM

Trump a 'racist', 'conman'

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen told Congress that the president is a "racist" and "conman" and knew in advance that WikiLeaks would publish dirt on Hillary Clinton, US media reported.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

House strikes down Trump's emergency

The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican border wall through his declaration of a national emergency.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

US urges India, Pakistan to avoid military action

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks separately with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan and urges them to avoid “further military activity” following an air strike by India inside Pakistan.
27 February 2019, 06:27 AM

US won't rush on denuclearisation

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un hold a second summit this week with no real expectation of a final deal on ridding the North of nuclear weapons but hope raised yesterday for an official peace on the peninsula at long last.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM

California parents of 13 plead guilty to torture, abuse

A California couple pleads guilty to torture and years of abuse that included shackling some of their 13 children to beds and starving them to the point they stopped growing.
23 February 2019, 09:52 AM

Russia indicts US investor for fraud

Russian investigators yesterday formally charged US investor Michael Calvey with fraud following his controversial arrest, his lawyer said.
21 February 2019, 18:06 PM

Police arrest US actor charged with making bogus assault report

US police arrests a TV actor charged with lying to authorities about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack on the streets of Chicago.
21 February 2019, 13:58 PM