Pentagon chief speaks with Nato chief

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis reassured Nato allies on Monday that Washington had an "unshakeable commitment" to the military
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Pompeo sworn in as new CIA director

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Mike Pompeo as CIA director and advanced the nomination of Rex Tillerson to be secretary of
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM

'La La Land' leads Oscar nominations

Romantic musical "La La Land" led the Oscar nominations yesterday with 14 nods, including the top prize of best picture and best actor
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Storms in US South kill at least 18

A dangerous weekend weather system killed at least 18 people in the US South, with Georgia officials reporting more than a dozen
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Storms in US South kill at least 18

A dangerous weekend weather system killed at least 18 people in the US South, with Georgia officials reporting more than a dozen
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

President Trump's first weekend

The White House vows to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what officials see as unfair attacks on President Donald Trump,
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump eyes control after tumbles

President Donald Trump gets down to work yesterday, signing a slew of executive orders to start rolling out his policy agenda after a tumultuous start put his administration on the back foot.
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

US moves to shift embassy to Jerusalem

The White House yesterday said that it is in the early stages of talks to fulfil President Donald Trump's pledge to move the American embassy in
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Madonna defends scathing White House remark

Pop singer Madonna, who said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday's Women's March in Washington, DC, that she had thought about
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump to cherish a 'beautiful' Obama letter

US President Donald Trump made an emotional mention Sunday of a "beautiful letter" that he said Barack Obama had left for him in the
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Give him a chance

Give Donald Trump a chance, incoming first daughter Ivanka has asked fellow Americans as her father became the president of a sharply divided country.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

OBAMA'S LEGACY

If historians were to write only one thing about Barack Hussein Obama, they would likely note that -- 143 years after slavery was
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump's shock rise to presidency

Less than 17 months -- that's how long it took Donald J Trump to reach the White House, besting rivals who had been chasing that dream for years. But his political ambitions go back nearly three decades.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Orlando shooter's wife pleads not guilty

The widow of the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges she
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Bush senior in ICU, wife also hospitalised

Former president George H W Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit Wednesday suffering from pneumonia, highlighting concerns
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Senate clears Mattis to be Pentagon boss

James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, breezed through a Senate committee vote Wednesday, paving the way for his full confirmation and quick swearing-in after Trump takes office.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Key quotes

US President Barack Obama faced the media for the last time on Wednesday, two days before Donald Trump takes office. Here are the key quotes from what he said:
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Hope, despair of Obama yrs

If Barack Obama was elected on a wave of optimism, eight years later, hopes of a post-racial America have soured amid recognition that it takes more than a black president to overcome centuries of racism.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump 'needs to learn how to cry' from Obama: experts

Donald Trump has one big lesson to learn from outgoing US President Barack Obama -- he needs to learn to be cool about crying.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

2016 breaks record for hottest yr ever

Last year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row, US scientists said yesterday,
18 January 2017, 20:55 PM