US President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey

US President Donald Trump ignites a political firestorm by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to influence the election outcome.
10 May 2017, 04:18 AM

US hesitates as talks hit limbo

UN climate negotiators in Bonn were left frustrated yesterday as the White House postponed a meeting to determine whether America will stay in the 196-nation Paris Agreement to curb planet-harming fossil fuel.
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Watch 'Wonder Woman' final trailer

The final trailer for 'Wonder Woman - Rise of the Warrior' is released before the epic action adventure hits the theaters on June 2.
9 May 2017, 08:57 AM

Trump to work with 'whoever' elected

US President Donald Trump will work with "whoever the people of France decide to elect" as their leader, his
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM

US soldier killed in Somalia mission

An American soldier was shot dead and two others wounded in Somalia during a joint operation with Somali forces
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump, Turnbull mend ties

Donald Trump met Australia's Malcolm Turnbull for a patch-things-up summit in New York Thursday, when the US
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump to wade into Mideast politics on first foreign trip

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Tillerson urges SE Asia allies to shun N Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged his South East Asian colleagues on Thursday to take further steps to isolate
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities

US Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators.
5 May 2017, 05:45 AM

Facebook hires 3,000 to review content

Facebook Inc will hire 3,000 more people over the next year to speed up the removal of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Two dead in US college shooting

A gunman on Wednesday shot and killed a woman on a college campus in the Dallas area, before committing suicide, police said, two
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

It makes me mildly nauseous: Comey

FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday it made him "mildly nauseous" to think his announcement of the reopening of an
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump vows to broker Israel-Palestine peace

President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to do "whatever is necessary" to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians as he
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

US's diplomatic priorities

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out his plans Wednesday for tackling world issues including the standoff with North Korea,
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'No charges' for two white cops in US shooting

The US Department of Justice reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed a black man in
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM

FBI, Putin cost her election: Clinton

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday laid the blame for her defeat in last year's White House race squarely at the feet of FBI
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM

'Saudis have not treated US fairly'

President Donald Trump has complained that US ally Saudi Arabia was not treating the United States fairly and Washington was losing a
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM

2 US troops killed in Afghanistan

Two US troops were killed and another wounded while fighting an Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan, the US
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Venezuela snubs regional powers

Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM

'Ridiculous ruling'

President Donald Trump yesterday slammed as "ridiculous" a US judge's ruling blocking an executive order that
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM