Trump blasts Russia probe

US President Donald Trump sought to insert himself into congressional probes on Russia yesterday, urging
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump's comms director resigns

US President Donald Trump's communications director, Mike Dubke, is set to leave after three months in his White House post, White
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Brilliant Brickyard debut whets Alonso's appetite for more

Fernando Alonso's Indianapolis 500 dream goes up in the smoke of a blown engine that ends a brilliant Brickyard debut by the Formula One star.
29 May 2017, 10:52 AM

US considers banning laptop on int'l flights

US Homeland Security John Kelly said yesterday that he was considering banning laptop computers on international flights into and out of the country, amid signs of "a real threat."
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump to leave Paris climate deal: report

US President Donald Trump has told "confidants," including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave a landmark international agreement on climate change, Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing three sources with direct knowledge.
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

8 killed in Mississippi shooting, suspect held

A Mississippi sheriff's deputy and seven other people are killed in multiple locations in rural Lincoln County before a suspect was taken into custody by police, local newspaper reports.
28 May 2017, 14:50 PM

US military to test anti-ICBM system

The US military will try to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile in a landmark test of a defense system that comes amid broad
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Carter's strategist Brzezinski dies

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the hawkish Polish-born Cold War strategist and former top aide to US president Jimmy Carter, has died, his family
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

IS claims attack on Egypt Christians

The Islamic State group yesterday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt, an attack that
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Stormy climate at G7 summit

G7 nations yesterday hit deadlock over climate change and strived to finesse divisions over trade, as US President Donald Trump
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

US challenges Beijing claims

China yesterday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea,
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM

This isn't fair

US President Donald Trump on Thursday berated Nato allies for not doing enough on terrorism and spending, while stopping short of
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM

US plans deep cuts to foreign aid, diplomacy

The US State Department laid out plans Tuesday to put "America first" and to slash Washington's budget for diplomacy and foreign aid by
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'Madman with nukes'

President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call with
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM

University students walk out on US VP

Dozens of students walked out of Notre Dame University's commencement exercise on Sunday to protest a speech by
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Flynn to defy Senate Russia probe: report

Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will decline to comply with a subpoena from the Senate
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran must never be allowed to have nuke

US President Donald Trump travelled to Jerusalem yesterday to seek ways to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, but
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM

China killed, jailed 20 US spies in 2 yrs

Beijing systematically dismantled CIA spying efforts in China beginning in 2010, killing or jailing more than a dozen
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Dismantle 'network of terrorism'

US President Donald Trump yesterday held talks with leaders of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies, a day after Washington
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'Annihilate' IS fighters

President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to "annihilate" the Islamic State group in Syria in a bid to prevent escaped foreign
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM