Trump to host Ramadan dinner Wednesday: CNN

After cancelling the traditional 'iftaar' or Ramadan dinner last year, US President Donald Trump resumes the celebration of Muslim holy month by hosting a dinner at the White House on Wednesday, reports CNN.
4 June 2018, 09:38 AM

FBI agent's gun discharges during dance floor backflip

Police are investigating an off-duty FBI agent's apparently accidental shooting of a man when the agent did a backflip at a Colorado night club, local media reports on Sunday.
4 June 2018, 05:18 AM

US-led coalition raids kill 12 civilians in Syria

At least 12 civilians -- members of the same family -- have been killed in US-led coalition raids on the Islamic State group in
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Google retreating from US military AI project

Google workers on Friday got word that the internet titan will retreat from a deal to help the US military use artificial intelligence to analyze drone video following an outcry from staff, according to reports.
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

US will veto UN draft on protecting Palestinians

The United States will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said on the eve of yesterday's Security Council vote.
1 June 2018, 18:00 PM

NKorean leader Kim sends letter to Trump

A senior North Korean official will hand over a letter from the country's leader Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump in a rare visit to the White House on Friday as the two sides try to put a derailed summit meeting back on track.
1 June 2018, 05:42 AM

Film producer Weinstein indicted for rape

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein is indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance says, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
31 May 2018, 07:59 AM

High-level US-North Korea nuclear talks get underway in New York

High-ranking officials of the United States and North Korea meet in New York late on Wednesday in the first of two days of talks about the future of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program and a possible summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un.
31 May 2018, 04:49 AM

UN probes attacks on Syria hospitals after location shared with Russia

The United Nations investigates attacks on hospitals and clinics in Syria that are carried out after information on their location was shared with Russia, the United Nation (UN) aid chief said today.
29 May 2018, 15:20 PM

George HW Bush hospitalised again

A little more than three weeks after he was released from hospital, former US president George H W Bush was re-admitted on Sunday
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

India to ignore US

India will keep trading with Iran and Venezuela despite the threat of fallout from US sanctions against the two countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said yesterday.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US, N Korea gear up for talks

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in yesterday said there could be more impromptu talks and summits with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as US officials prepare for a historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida

Thousands of Florida residents evacuates homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto picked up strength as it heads north through the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could bring life-threatening inundation to Southern coastal states.
28 May 2018, 04:56 AM

Trump, Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship

Plans for a landmark summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un are moving "very nicely", US President Donald Trump says today, as the South's leader says Kim told him the talks would be a historic opportunity to end decades of confrontation.
27 May 2018, 05:52 AM

Alan Bean, moon-walking US astronaut dies in Houston

American astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission and commanded a crew on the Skylab space station in 1973 before giving up his career to become a full-time painter, dies in Houston on Saturday, officials said.
27 May 2018, 04:49 AM

US sanctions on Venezuela 'to stay' despite prisoner release

Despite the recent release of a US prisoner and his wife on Saturday, sanctions will continue to exist on Venezuela, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
27 May 2018, 04:46 AM

Samsung ordered to pay $533m for copying iPhone design

A federal court jury in the US orders Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.
26 May 2018, 04:40 AM

US House turns up pressure on Myanmar

Members of the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of legislation to pressure Myanmar, also known as Burma, to improve its record on human rights.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US backs Dutch, Aussie findings against Russia

The United States said yesterday it stood with the Netherlands and Australia after they blamed Russia for the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Movie mogul charged with rape, other sexual crimes

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was arraigned in a New York court Friday, charged with rape and a criminal sex act on two women, nearly eight months after his career imploded in a blaze of accusations that triggered the #MeToo movement.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM