US allows limited access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model
AFP, San Francisco
27 June 2026, 09:05 AM USA
Trump unveils new US passport -- with picture of himself
AFP, Washington
27 June 2026, 08:58 AM USA
Trump teases F-35 access for Turkey
AFP, Washington
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
America's 250th anniversary celebrations get Trumped
AFP, Washington
23 June 2026, 08:35 AM USA
China imposes export controls on 10 US companies: govt
AFP, Beijing
22 June 2026, 08:41 AM World
US slams Cuba reforms as ‘superficial’
AFP, Washington
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
‘Worst foreign policy blunder’
Reuters, Washington
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Aibo, the AI-powered pooch you'll forget is a robot, goes stateside

Sony's intelligent robot dog bonds with and recognises owners just like a real one-you may not even notice the difference between this him and the neighborhood happy hound -- and he has just arrived in the US.
19 September 2018, 13:19 PM

Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she will testify

A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a US Senate hearing, her lawyers say.
19 September 2018, 04:55 AM

Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal ecosystem

Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink.
19 September 2018, 04:41 AM

US to take in 30,000 refugee in 2019

The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Philippines storm toll climbs to 74

The death toll in Typhoon Mangkhut hit 74 yesterday, Philippine authorities said, as rescuers used their bare hands to sift through a massive landslide in which dozens were feared killed in the worst-hit region.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: Salacious detail and claims of cheating

In a tell-all memoir, the pornographic actor Stormy Daniels details salacious descriptions of her time with Donald Trump, wonders if he is fit to be president and claims he offered to cheat for her in his reality TV show, reports The Guardian.
18 September 2018, 13:55 PM

Bangladeshi scientist leads discovery of novel quantum state of matter

A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be 'tuned' at will - and it's 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain.
18 September 2018, 06:59 AM

Children buy back car dad sold to pay mom’s cancer treatment 17yrs ago

Two siblings decided to give their father the surprise of his lifetime when they bought back the beloved Ford Mustang he sold over 17 years ago to pay for his wife’s mounting cancer bills.
18 September 2018, 05:07 AM

Killer storm stalks US

Catastrophic floods raised the threat of landslides and dam failures across the southeastern United States yesterday, prolonging the agony caused by a killer hurricane that has left more than a dozen people dead and caused billions of dollars in damage.
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Accuser of US high-court nominee Kavanaugh goes public

A woman who had anonymously accused President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s goes public.
17 September 2018, 05:09 AM

Storm far from over

A killer storm that left up to 13 people dead weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, but US authorities warned the devastation it caused -- including catastrophic flooding -- is far from over.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump lashes John Kerry for Iran meetings

President Donald Trump lashed out at former secretary of state John Kerry for his meetings with Iran's foreign minister after the Obama-
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Manafort to cooperate in probe

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate in the Russia collusion investigation in
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Optimism trumps despair, division

Mayors, governors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors and celebrities delivered a double-edged message Friday at the close of a climate
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

New tech creates Hurricane Florence simulation

The Weather Channel is using a new form of reporting with the help of "immersive mixed-reality technology" to keep its viewers updated on tropical storm Florence.
15 September 2018, 07:15 AM

US wants to toughen UN response to peacekeeper misconduct

The United States has presented a draft Security Council resolution aimed at toughening the UN response to failures by peacekeepers in their mission to protect civilians, US Ambassador Nikki Haley says.
15 September 2018, 06:16 AM

Florence makes landfall

Hurricane Florence crashed into the Carolinas yesterday, knocking down trees and swamping streets with torrential rains and a powerful storm surge, before slowing to a pace that meant it would plague the area with days of flooding.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Aiming for zero

Zero fossil fuel energy, zero gas-guzzlers on the road, zero waste, zero CO2 emissions -- dozens of cities, regions and companies made "zero" pledges Thursday at a global climate summit in San Francisco.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Manafort to plead guilty to conspiracy charges

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was set to plead guilty to two criminal counts as part of a deal with prosecutors yesterday, court documents showed in what could be a blow to Trump in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Gunman kills 5 in US, then himself

A man went on a shooting rampage in California on Wednesday, killing five people including his wife, before taking his own life.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM