New Mexico Muslims in shock as Afghan man accused for murders

Muslims in New Mexico interviewed on Wednesday said they felt shock and shame at the arrest of a Muslim immigrant from Afghanistan in connection with the murders of four Muslim men.
11 August 2022, 03:20 AM

Nato membership: US ratifies bids by Finland, Sweden

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter Nato, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion one step closer.
10 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US uncovers Iran ‘plot’ to kill John Bolton

The US Justice Department yesterday said it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, and announced charges against a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
10 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Crude oil prices lower in US as stockpile rises

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, after industry data showed US crude inventories unexpectedly rose last week, signaling a potential hiccup in demand.
10 August 2022, 03:29 AM

Afghan man charged for killing Muslim men in New Mexico

Police announced a breakthrough Tuesday in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, charging a man from Afghanistan — himself a Muslim — with two of the slayings and identifying him as a prime suspect in the other killings that put the entire community on edge.
10 August 2022, 02:58 AM

Suspect in killing of Muslim men in New Mexico detained: Police

New Mexico police said on Tuesday they had detained a suspect believed to be involved in four fatal shootings of Muslim men in Albuquerque over the past nine months.
9 August 2022, 19:42 PM

4th victim identified in series of Muslim men murdered in USA’s New Mexico

Authorities on Monday identified the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the deaths sent ripples of fear through Islamic communities nationwide.
9 August 2022, 08:04 AM

Trump’s Florida home raid part of presidential records probe

Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump's removal of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida resort.
9 August 2022, 07:32 AM

Possible reasons for FBI raid at Trump’s estate

Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Law enforcement officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Trump's claims.
9 August 2022, 04:52 AM

Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home

Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe, possibly connected to a US Justice Department investigation of Trump's removal of official presidential records to the Florida resort.
9 August 2022, 02:12 AM

Twitter hacker steals 5m accounts’ personal info

A Twitter breach has allowed hackers to find the account names and email addresses associated with five millions of accounts.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa

The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers in vying for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM

9 injured in US gun violence in Cincinnati

At least nine people were wounded — none critically — in a shooting outside a Cincinnati bar early Sunday, police said.
8 August 2022, 12:27 PM

Bill to fight climate change approved in US Senate

The US Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes, a major victory for President Joe Biden that Democrats hope will aid their chances of keeping control of Congress in this year's elections.
8 August 2022, 03:42 AM

US, India to hold joint drills near China border

The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country’s disputed border with China.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Blinken starts Africa tour to counter Russian influence

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in South Africa yesterday, kicking off a three-nation African visit as Washington scales up diplomacy to counter Russian influence on the continent.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Alex Jones ordered to pay $45m

A Texas jury ordered US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary shooting was a “hoax.”
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Rare flooding traps 1,000 people in US Death Valley

Major flooding in California’s Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the famously parched national park.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Strategic ambiguity?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has provoked Beijing’s ire -- and brought into focus Washington’s deliberately ambiguous foreign policy stance toward the democratic, self-ruled island.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM

US-Sino rivalry trumps regional concerns

Tensions over developments in Taiwan overshadowed an Asian meeting of foreign ministers yesterday, diverting attention at a forum that had been expected to focus on efforts to end the crisis in Myanmar among other issues.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM