US Muslim leaders sue Trump

US Muslim leaders filed suit against President Donald Trump Monday over an immigration order that they said was a "fear-mongering"
31 January 2017, 18:23 PM

Banned countries have no terror link in US, critics say

Critics are pointing out that Donald Trump’s immigration restriction has excluded countries where citizens have terrorism records in the US.
31 January 2017, 08:54 AM

Trump fires acting attorney general for defying migrant ban

US President Donald Trump fires the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders.
31 January 2017, 04:44 AM

Trump travel ban illegal

US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from mainly Muslim countries is illegal and "mean-spirited", the United Nations human rights chief Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein said yesterday.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Pressure grows on May

More than one million people had signed a petition yesterday demanding Britain cancel plans for a state visit by US President Donald Trump following his ban on travellers from mainly Muslim countries.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump puts lobbying ban on officials

President Donald Trump on Saturday put restrictions on the kind of lucrative lobbying gigs his White House aides and other
29 January 2017, 18:18 PM

Trump shakes up world in a week

Donald Trump hurtled through his first week in power, punching out at critics, dishing up "alternative facts," polarising public opinion
29 January 2017, 18:17 PM

Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures Nato allies

President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
29 January 2017, 18:16 PM

US embassy should be in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday called for US President Donald Trump to make good on his campaign pledge to
29 January 2017, 18:15 PM

Trump gives generals 30 days for anti-IS strategy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday giving the US military 30 days to devise a plan to "defeat" the Islamic State group.
29 January 2017, 18:12 PM

Opinion: Trump's first week marked by action and friction

President Donald Trump's first week in office has set the tone for his presidency, analysts say - and it points to a rocky road.
29 January 2017, 06:28 AM

'Don't build wall!'

The mayor of Germany's long-divided capital Berlin, Michael Mueller, on Friday offered some advice to US President Donald Trump: "Don't build this wall!"
28 January 2017, 18:27 PM

Visa holders, refugees face detentions at US airports

US authorities wasted no time implementing Donald Trump's order halting Muslim arrivals, detaining travelers arriving at American
28 January 2017, 18:21 PM

'Back US or we'll take names'

Washington's new ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, vowed Friday to show US strength, bluntly warning those who
28 January 2017, 18:21 PM

California moves to secede from US

A campaign for California to secede from the rest of the country over Donald Trump's election is gaining momentum, with supporters
28 January 2017, 18:19 PM

DONALD TRUMP'S REFUGEE POLICY

The “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” order imposes a 120-day suspension of the entire US Refugee Admissions Program.
28 January 2017, 18:12 PM

FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines

The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, legal experts say, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company published on Friday.
28 January 2017, 04:40 AM

Diagnosing skin cancer: Software as good as doctors, says study

Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists, according to a study.
26 January 2017, 04:21 AM

Bangladeshi Wahid’s visual FX team cheers as Doctor Strange gets Oscar nomination

If you have seen Marvel’s Doctor Strange (2016) last year, you already know how awesome its visual effects were. And the team in-charge of such mind-boggling visual effects (VFX) includes a Canada-based Bangladeshi manager -- Wahid Ibn Reza.
25 January 2017, 08:31 AM

Trump reverses abortion policy

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion, relaunching a battle that has long divided Americans.
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM