Facebook, Google set to change handling of political ads

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives says.
26 September 2017, 05:14 AM

Nikki Haley's 'no'

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tried to scotch speculation Thursday that she is gunning to become secretary of state,
22 September 2017, 18:00 PM

What's a 'dotard'?

Responding to Donald Trump's bellicose warning to North Korea about it's nuke programme, leader Kim Jong Un yesterday called the US
22 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Hurricane Maria toll climbs to 33

Puerto Rico battled dangerous floods yesterday after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, as rescuers raced against time to reach
22 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump serious about peace

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a peace agreement with Israel this year and
21 September 2017, 19:32 PM

NY's 'Village Voice' in last print edition

New York's venerable "Village Voice" newspaper delivered its final print edition on Wednesday after six decades as a cultural touchpoint
21 September 2017, 19:26 PM

Clouds hover over accord

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said its nuclear accord with world powers cannot be renegotiated, after the Trump
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Hope fades for survivours

Rescuers labored against the odds as dawn broke yesterday to save a 12-year-old schoolgirl and other possible survivors trapped
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Maria ravages Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed near its east and north coasts
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Nations join forces to stop alarming trend

World leaders meeting at the United Nations on Wednesday launched a half-billion dollar effort to end violence against women and
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Mexicans spooked by repeat quake

When a devastating earthquake rocked Mexico City on Tuesday, 32 years to the day after another deadly temblor, the city's
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Mike Pence

US President Donald Trump is urging the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to bring Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to an end, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
20 September 2017, 16:56 PM

US has 'many' military options

The United States has "many" military options against North Korea, including some that don't put Seoul at risk, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.
19 September 2017, 18:30 PM

Trump lawyer denies Russia collusion

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen said yesterday he had no ties to Russian interference in the 2016 election and
19 September 2017, 18:28 PM

US may close Cuba embassy: Tillerson

The United States may again close its embassy in Cuba, which reopened two years ago after a half-century stand-off, following a series
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump, Xi discuss N Korea

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping committed to "maximizing pressure on North Korea", the White
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM

US bans govt use of Russian Kaspersky

The US government banned the use of Kaspersky security software in federal offices Wednesday, saying the Russian company has risky
14 September 2017, 18:36 PM

Fairly close to deal with Democrats: Trump

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he and lawmakers are close to a deal on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the
14 September 2017, 18:21 PM

US-led forces hold two-thirds of Raqa

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, now controls more than two-thirds of the Islamic
14 September 2017, 18:18 PM

One dead, three injured in US school shooting

A student shot and killed another student and wounded three others Wednesday at a high school in the northwestern state of
14 September 2017, 18:12 PM