With 101 days to go before Americans elect a new president, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were to hit the

The father of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq accused Donald Trump of vilifying patriotic American Muslims while "sacrificing nothing" himself, in a steely rebuke that electrified the Democratic convention Thursday.

"I will be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents. For the struggling, the striving and the

"I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman -- not me, not Bill, nobody -- more qualified than Hillary

Donald Trump sensationally challenged Russia on Wednesday to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails as a furious Democratic

US prosecutors yesterday dropped all remaining charges against police in the death of Freddie Gray, an African American whose

Cartoonist Jack Davis, the "long-time legendary" artist on the US magazine Mad, has died at the age of 91. Davis, who also

Donald Trump has "actively encouraged" foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says.

US President Barack Obama yesterday warned Democrats that anything was possible in the US elections and to "stay

US President Barack Obama's half-brother yesterday said he was going to vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump in this

The United States yesterday warned North Korea of "real consequences" if it continues nuclear and missile tests in

Democratic power players Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders offered contrasting heartfelt and hard-headed endorsements of Hillary Clinton Monday, imploring a riven and feisty party convention to unite against Donald Trump.

US first lady Michelle Obama denounces Republican Donald Trump and passionately backs Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks out on police violence and announces two $1 million grants, to civil rights group NAACP's Legal Defense Fund and to a group that works on improving police relations with communities.

The Democratic Party kicked off its national convention yesterday to anoint Hillary Clinton its presidential nominee, as a row over leaked emails showing party leaders sought to undermine campaign rival Bernie Sanders threatened to upstage the gathering.

The world's leading economies must do more to boost slowing global growth, the International Monetary Fund and

The following are key quotes from New York billionaire Donald Trump's speech on Thursday accepting the

At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention.

Antonio Guterres, Portugal's ex-prime minister who was UN refugee chief for 10 years, led the closely watched first straw poll vote

US officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to focus on attacks beyond its shrinking self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria.