Trump asks US SC to block travel ban ruling

The US Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge's ruling that prevented President Donald Trump's travel ban from being applied to grandparents of US citizens and refugees already being processed by resettlement agencies.
15 July 2017, 18:00 PM

CBS, BBC announce newsgathering tie-up

CBS News and the BBC yesterday announced a new editorial and newsgathering partnership that aims to boost their global strength
13 July 2017, 18:42 PM

'I love it'

US President Donald Trump's eldest son yesterday released emails showing he embraced Russia's efforts to support his father's
11 July 2017, 18:25 PM

US moves to defuse row

Qatar and the United States yesterday signed a deal on combatting "terrorism" as visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pursued
11 July 2017, 18:23 PM

US deploys Patriot missiles in Lithuania

The United States deployed a battery of Patriot ground-to-air missiles in Lithuania yesterday as part of multinational Nato exercises in
11 July 2017, 18:18 PM

Trump visit to UK delayed until 2018

US President Donald Trump's state visit to Britain is being planned for next year, a senior British government source said yesterday. Prime
11 July 2017, 18:18 PM

16 dead in military plane crash in US

A US military aircraft crashed Monday in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 people, US media reported. The US Marine Corps
11 July 2017, 18:16 PM

Time to work 'constructively'

US President Donald Trump yesterday said it was time to work "constructively" with Russia but ruled out easing sanctions while the countries remained at odds over the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.
9 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US to test THAAD amid North Korea tensions

The US Missile Defense Agency said Friday it would soon test an anti-ballistic missile system, days after North Korea demonstrated its
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US reviews ties with UNESCO

The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old City of Hebron to be
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump eyes swift UK trade deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday said his controversial state visit to Britain will go ahead, adding that he was hoping for a "very
8 July 2017, 18:00 PM

I do not draw red lines

US President Donald Trump chided North Korea for its recent missile tests, saying it is "behaving in a very very dangerous manner."
6 July 2017, 18:57 PM

Russia 'could have' interfered: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Thursday conceded that Russia may have interfered in the 2016 election that brought him to power but
6 July 2017, 18:55 PM

US, S Korea send North Korea missile warning

South Korea and the United States fired off missiles yesterday simulating a precision strike against North Korea's leadership, in response to a landmark ICBM test described by Kim Jong-Un as a gift to "American bastards".
5 July 2017, 18:10 PM

NY cop shot, killed in police vehicle

A New York officer was shot and killed yesterday while sitting in a marked police vehicle in what authorities called an "unprovoked attack"
5 July 2017, 18:08 PM

American Muslims decry Trump harsh travel ban

American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's travel ban
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

'Dumb as a rock' journalist

President Donald Trump yesterday fired off another volley in his escalating feud with the US media, aiming a Twitter tirade at CNN,
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US appeals court throws out lawsuit

A US federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by the families of two Yemeni men allegedly killed as innocent bystanders in a
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

17 wounded in US nightclub shooting

Seventeen people were wounded in a nightclub shootup in the southern US state of Arkansas, police said yesterday.
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

'Patience is over' with N Korea

President Donald Trump declared that the US had run out of patience with North Korea over its nuclear drive Friday as he welcomed
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM