NKorea still open to US talks despite Trump summit cancellation

North Korea says today it is still willing to talk to the United States after President Donald Trump abruptly cancells a summit between the two countries, a decision that has thrown the Korean peninsula once more into uncertainty.
25 May 2018, 04:27 AM

Trump can't block critics on Twitter

President Donald Trump cannot legally block Twitter users who disagree with him, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case with potentially far-reaching implications for social media use by public officials.
24 May 2018, 18:33 PM

Trump son-in-law gets security clearance back

Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, has had his security clearance restored, allowing him
24 May 2018, 18:17 PM

US state dept expels 2 Venezuelan envoys

The US State Department said on Wednesday it has ordered two Venezuelan diplomats to leave the United States within 48 hours, a move
24 May 2018, 18:17 PM

2 sportscar-sized satellites in orbit to measure Earth's water

A SpaceX rocket blasts off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.
23 May 2018, 05:06 AM

First woman CIA director sworn in

Veteran CIA officer Gina Haspel was sworn in as the agency's first female director Monday. The 61-year-old Haspel, who spent her career
22 May 2018, 19:36 PM

Maduro expels US charge d'affaires

President Nicolas Maduro yesterday ordered the expulsion of the chief US diplomatic representative in Venezuela, rejecting economic
22 May 2018, 19:35 PM

New UN special envoy of secretary-general may visit Myanmar in June

Newly appointed United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Myanmar Christine Schraner might visit the country in June.
22 May 2018, 04:48 AM

Trump urges China to clamp down on North Korea border

US President Donald Trump on Monday urges China to maintain tight control of its border with North Korea until he signs a denuclearization deal with Kim Jong Un.
21 May 2018, 13:41 PM

Trump, Moon discuss NKorea's threat to scrap summit

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday discuss North Korea's recent threats to cancel its unprecedented summit with Washington, Seoul's presidential office says.
20 May 2018, 07:29 AM

Texas school shooting kills at least 8

At least eight people were killed when a student opened fire at his Texas high school yesterday, as President Donald Trump expressed "heartbreak" over the latest deadly school shooting in the United States.
18 May 2018, 18:00 PM

'With friends like Trump, who needs enemies'

The European Union's top official yesterday launched a stinging attack on President Donald Trump, slamming his "capricious assertiveness" and saying the US leader acted more like an enemy than a friend.
17 May 2018, 18:51 PM

'Still no collusion'

Donald Trump yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into ties between the president's campaign team and Russia with a trademark tweet, reiterating "there is still No Collusion."
17 May 2018, 18:48 PM

Oddly Enough

US President Donald Trump described some migrants as "animals" Wednesday, in a charged discussion about the border wall and law
17 May 2018, 18:35 PM

South offers to mediate

South Korea said yesterday that it intended to mediate talks after North Korea threatened to pull out of a summit with the United States aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, reported Reuters. The announcement was made by Seoul's National Security Council, according to AP.
17 May 2018, 18:31 PM

US demanded NKorea ship some nuclear warheads, ICBM abroad within 6 months-Media

The United States demands North Korea ship some nuclear warheads, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and other nuclear material overseas within six months, the Asahi newspaper says on Thursday, citing several sources familiar with North Korean issues.
17 May 2018, 05:02 AM

China to deliver world's largest amphibious aircraft by 2022: Xinhua

China expects to deliver its domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, to customers by 2022, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports citing the plane's manufacturer.
14 May 2018, 06:03 AM

NKorea to destroy nuclear site ahead of US summit

North Korea to destroy its nuclear test site later this month, ahead of a summit with the United States, it says Saturday, pledging to blow up its tunnels in front of invited foreign media.
13 May 2018, 04:41 AM

Bangabandhu-1 satellite on its way to orbit after launch into space

The nation's dream satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is now on its way to orbit after its perfect and successful launching, making Bangladesh's debut in the global space society.
11 May 2018, 19:58 PM

EU can't save Iran deal

European countries are powerless to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran after the United States pulled out, the deputy head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said yesterday.
10 May 2018, 18:00 PM