US now can detain migrant families indefinitely

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States, abolishing a previous 20-day limit.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US military attacked four Iraq paramilitary bases

Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary group yesterday said it held the US responsible for a string of mysterious blasts in recent weeks at its bases, renewing fears of a possible proxy war.
21 August 2019, 19:48 PM

G7 should be G8

US President Donald Trump expressed support Tuesday for Russia’s return to the G8, saying it would be “much more appropriate” for Moscow to be in the club of world powers.
21 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US ‘prepared to engage’ with N Korea

The United States is ready to sit down with North Korea to resume long-awaited working-level nuclear talks, a US envoy said yesterday.
21 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump scraps visit after Danes say Greenland not for sale

US President Donald Trump Tuesday postponed a planned visit to Denmark after Danish officials insisted its autonomous territory of Greenland was not for sale.
21 August 2019, 18:00 PM

‘I can’t breathe’ US cop fired

A US police offer was sacked Monday for putting a black man in a banned chokehold just before he died five years ago in a case that fueled
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM

UP woman burnt alive for triple talaq complaint

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district on Friday evening,
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump hails ‘very good’ discussions with Taliban

US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed progress in negotiations on an Afghanistan peace deal, saying that talks with both the Taliban and the Afghan government are going well.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump confirms interest in buying Greenland

US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in buying Greenland, but said it was not a priority for his administration.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Seizure of Iranian tanker: Gibraltar rejects US demand

Gibraltar yesterday rejected a US demand to seize an Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute as it prepared to leave the British overseas territory after weeks of detention.
18 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Security scare in New York, empty rice cookers found

New York went on alert for two hours Friday during the morning rush hour because of three suspicious objects that turned out to be
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Jeffrey Epstein death ruled as suicide by hanging

An autopsy on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell, has concluded that he committed suicide by hanging, US media reported Friday. The ruling, first reported by The New York Times, comes six days after the 66-year-old, who was accused of
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

‘May God ruin Trump’

US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib‘s grandmother has condemned Donald Trump over his comments about the congresswoman’s proposed trip to Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories. “Trump tells me I should be happy Rashida is not coming,” Muftia Tlaib said. “May God ruin
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US’s N Korea envoy to visit Japan, South

The US special envoy for North Korea will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to coordinate efforts to secure the denuclearization of North Korea, the State Department said on Friday.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

White House signals progress on peace deal with Taliban

The White House signaled progress Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisors went “very well.”
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

A US court issues a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last month in Gibraltar, a court document shows.
17 August 2019, 04:27 AM

Man executed by electric chair in US

A man put to death in the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for murdering a woman and her daughter chose in his final hours to be
16 August 2019, 18:00 PM

6 cops hurt, suspect taken into custody

Six police officers were shot and wounded in the US city of Philadelphia on Wednesday during an hours-long incident that began when police tried to execute a narcotics warrant, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
15 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US bid to seize Iranian tanker halts its release from Gibraltar

The United States applies to seize an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar, halting its expected release at the last minute and preventing a possible swap for British-flagged tanker held by Iran.
15 August 2019, 11:14 AM

US public opinion of China sours: Pew

The US public’s opinion of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center
14 August 2019, 18:00 PM