US offers $25m for IS leader

The United States on Friday more than doubled its previous reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,
17 December 2016, 18:10 PM

All eyes on Ivanka role in Trump White House

A month before Donald Trump becomes president, chattering classes in New York and Washington are abuzz with signs that
17 December 2016, 18:08 PM

Obama vows retaliation

Barack Obama vowed the United States would retaliate against Russian hacking after the White House accused Vladimir Putin of direct involvement in cyberattacks designed to influence the US election.
16 December 2016, 18:19 PM

Trump picks Friedman as Israel envoy

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated David Friedman -- an attorney and campaign adviser who backs moving
16 December 2016, 18:06 PM

Trump taps Kelly to lead Homeland Security

Donald Trump announced yesterday he will nominate retired general John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security.
12 December 2016, 18:07 PM

'I don't believe it'

US President-elect Donald Trump rejected the CIA's reported conclusion that Russia intervened to help him win the US
11 December 2016, 18:10 PM

'Long live French fries!'

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart
11 December 2016, 18:05 PM

Trump narrows search for US's top diplomat

Donald Trump plunged his quest for America's next top diplomat back into the spotlight Friday by confirming that one
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

US boosts Syria anti-IS forces

The United States will send 200 additional military personnel including special forces to the campaign against Islamic State in
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Trump fills major US posts

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another
8 December 2016, 18:22 PM

Surprise fall in US life expectancy

Life expectancy in the United States dropped last year for the first time since the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis more than 20 years
8 December 2016, 18:04 PM

No 'intervention and chaos'

President-elect Donald Trump laid out a US military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

NYT sees digital subscriptions surge

The New York Times has seen an exceptional surge in digital subscriptions in the period just before and after the November
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Biden to run for US presidency

US Vice President Joe Biden has revealed he intends to mount a presidential bid in 2020. Biden has been jointly elected twice as
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Trump, China on collision course?

Donald Trump is a "diplomatic rookie" who must learn not to cross Beijing on issues like trade and Taiwan, Chinese state
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Trump names Carson as housing secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday chose Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who challenged him for the Republican
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Barack Obama bids farewell, for now, to art world

President Barack Obama attended his last Kennedy Center Honors gala Sunday night, making some of his final goodbyes to
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Big data helped Trump even after he scorned it

Donald Trump derided the use of data and technology tools for his presidential campaign -- but those techniques might well have propelled him to victory.
5 December 2016, 04:20 AM

US Greens take recount bid to upper court

Green Party candidate Jill Stein late Saturday vowed to bring her fight for a recount of votes cast in Pennsylvania in the US
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Up to 40 feared dead in California fire

Fire crews in California were yesterday searching the charred remains of a warehouse gutted by a blaze during a rave party, with
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM