No Violence

Dressed in identical printed skirts, a hundred Liberian women knelt in prayer after another long day in three weeks of
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Tropical storm Nate kills 22 in C America

Tropical Storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America with torrential rains that forced thousands from
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

NRA urges new rules to curb 'rapid fire' tools

The US gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, expressed a willingness to support a restriction
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Cambodian govt moves to dissolve opposition party

Cambodia's government yesterday asked the country's top court to dissolve the main opposition party, which is
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

No rift with president

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson firmly denied Wednesday that he had fallen out with Donald Trump and vowed to remain in post,
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Vegas attack meticulously planned: cops

The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history stockpiled weapons and
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kim Jong-Un 'very rational' actor: CIA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is a rational politician and the US needs to understand that to deal with the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

US backs India on OBOR

The Trump administration on Tuesday threw its weight behind India's opposition to the China-Pakistan Economic
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

'He's the love of my life'

A Las Vegas bartender held the hand of a young Canadian man as he died and then stayed with him for hours after
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Mattis backs Iran deal

President Donald Trump's respected defense secretary Jim Mattis added his heavyweight support to retaining the
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM

15 Cuba diplomats expelled from US

The United States yesterday ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats, accusing Havana of failing to protect US diplomats following a
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

The Vegas mass shooter

Stephen Craig Paddock, the retired accountant who smuggled an arsenal into a swank Las Vegas hotel and mowed down concert-
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Hunt for motive on

Police yesterday sought clues to explain why a retiree who enjoyed gambling but had no criminal record set up a vantage point in a
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

'Save your energy Rex'

US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the prospect of talks with North Korea as a waste of time a day after his own
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Worst shooting incidents in US

A heavily-armed gunman opens fire inside a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando on June 12, 2016 and kills 49 people.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

US President Donald Trump places blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics and the mayor of San Juan complained his administration’s response to the US territory’s plight was insufficient.
1 October 2017, 04:31 AM

US slashing of embassy staff will affect ties

Cuba on Friday slammed as "hasty" a US decision to withdraw more than half of its embassy staff from Havana due to
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Referendum 'lacks legitimacy'

The Trump administration has said it does not recognise the independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdish region – as
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Respect all, or get out

The head of the US Air Force Academy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to bigots after the discovery of racist
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump to attend Asean summit in Philippines

President Donald Trump has backed away from a threat to skip the summit with South East Asian leaders in the Philippines later this
29 September 2017, 18:00 PM