Migrant Caravan

Central American migrants, who are part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the United States, hitchhike on a truck along the highway as they continue their journey in Tapachula, Mexico, Monday.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US to build up nuke arsenal

President Donald Trump said the United States is ready to bolster its nuclear arsenal after announcing it is abandoning a Cold War-era nuclear treaty, as Russia warned the withdrawal could cripple global security.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Working with Trump not always simple

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said working with US President Donald Trump is "not always simple," as he welcomed the successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Migrant caravan 'nat'l emergency'

US President Donald Trump yesterday called the migrant caravan heading toward the US-Mexico border a national emergency, saying he has alerted the US border patrol and military.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US to exit Russia nuke arms treaty

President Donald Trump said Washington will exit the Cold-War era treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons due to Russian violations, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow.
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

MIGRANT CARAVAN

Honduran migrants take part in a caravan heading to the US on the road linking Ciudad Hidalgo and Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico , yesterday.
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi account of Khashoggi's death meets growing scepticism

Saudi Arabia faces a growing chorus of incredulity over its belated explanation of how critic Jamal Khashoggi died inside its Istanbul consulate, as world powers demand answers and the whereabouts of his body.
21 October 2018, 05:40 AM

US lottery jackpot hits $1.6 billion

Scores of American lottery players were disappointed they hadn't become an overnight billionaire yesterday -- but they'll get another
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Assange sues Ecuador for violating 'rights, freedom'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuador government on Friday for violating his "fundamental rights" and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy.
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US indicts Russian woman

The US government on Friday charged a Russian national with playing a key financial role in a Kremlin-backed plan to conduct
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump-Kim summit likely 'early next yr'

The next summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to happen early next
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Bolton heads to Russia amid fears US leaving nuke treaty

US National Security Advisor John Bolton was to meet in Moscow with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, amid reports that
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM

WhatsApp dirty tricks alleged in Brazil polls

Allegations of a dirty tricks campaign on WhatsApp dominated Brazil's presidential election race on Thursday, turning attention to social media manipulation following abuses uncovered in the US election and Britain's Brexit referendum two years ago.
19 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US downgrades main Palestinian mission

The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.
19 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'He's my guy'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised a US congressman who assaulted a reporter, making light of the attack.
19 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Arsonist gets 24 yrs in jail

An arsonist convicted of burning down a Texas mosque last year was sentenced Wednesday to more than 24 years in prison for a crime prosecutors said was motivated by hate.
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM

The Trump effect

Hundreds of everyday Americans with zero political experience are jumping into the fray for the mid-term congressional elections in a country that has become ever more polarized since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016.
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Khashoggi pleas for free press in Arab world in his 'last piece'

Two weeks after he disappeared, The Washington Post on Wednesday published what it said appears to be Jamal Khashoggi's final column, in which the missing Saudi journalist writes of the importance of a free press in the Arab world.
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Freed Vietnamese dissident arrives in US

A dissident Vietnamese blogger known by her pen name 'Mother Mushroom' has arrived in the United States after her surprise release
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US strike in Somalia 'killed 60 militants'

The United States conducted its largest air strike in nearly two years against militants in Somalia, killing about 60 Al-Shabaab fighters, the US military said Tuesday. The strike took place Friday in the Harardhere area along the central coast of the Horn of Africa country.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM