Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on Wednesday after a week of raw emotional testimony by scores of women he sexually abused for years under the guise of medical treatment.

The United States insisted yesterday it was not turning its back on the world as President Donald Trump prepared to sell his "America

Democrats said on Tuesday they had withdrawn an offer to fund US President Donald Trump's border wall, as tough negotiations over the

A court in the United States yesterday dismissed all felony charges (33 counts) against Bangladesh's deputy consul general in New York, seven months after he was indicted in a case filed by the diplomat’s former domestic help.

Facebook acknowledged Monday that the explosion of social media poses a potential threat to democracy, pledging to tackle the

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned last week for several hours by investigators probing possible collusion between

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Alaska early yesterday, prompting tsunami warnings or watches as far

A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun in his high school in western Kentucky yesterday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before being arrested, the state's governor and police said.

A last-ditch battle to avert a looming US government shutdown moved to the Senate yesterday, where Democrats angered by the

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis yesterday said that America is facing "growing threats" from China and Russia, and warned that the US

US President Donald Trump yesterday said his concept of a wall along the US border with Mexico "has never changed or evolved,"

US President Donald Trump complained on Wednesday that Russia was helping North Korea to evade international sanctions, signaling

President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that the planned relocation of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would take place

A US plan to form a new border security force in the northeast of Syria has drawn condemnation from major powers in the region,

A California couple has been arrested on charges of torture after authorities on Monday said their 13 malnourished children were held

US President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday "I'm not a racist" in response to reports that he had described immigrants from Haiti

US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, saying he no longer

Rescuers used dogs and helicopters to search for victims on Wednesday of powerful mudslides which left at least 17 people dead in a

US President Donald Trump yesterday blasted the US court system as “broken and unfair” after a federal judge blocked his move to end the programme protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The US has apologised to Japan over a recent series of accidents involving US military equipment that have sparked anger over American