United States

Clinton paid staffer to maintain email server

Hillary Clinton says she and her family paid a State Department staffer with personal funds to maintain a private email server that she used for both personal and government matters while secretary of state.
6 September 2015

Sergio Aguero superb as Argentina beat Bolivia 7-0

A virtuoso performance from Sergio Aguero led Argentina to a 7-0 friendly win over Bolivia in Houston.
5 September 2015

Obama reassures Saudis on Iran deal

Saudi Arabia says it is happy with President Obama's assurances that the recent nuclear deal with Iran will not imperil the Gulf states.
5 September 2015

Dhaka now more prepared to face major earthquake: US

Appreciating the progress made in Bangladesh, the United States says the country is more prepared for a major earthquake in Dhaka city today than in the past.
3 September 2015

Everest epic gets Venice film fest off on a high note

"Everest", an account of a 1996 disaster on the world's most famous mountain, got the 72nd Venice film under way on a high note.
2 September 2015

US box office receipts on course to set record

2015 is on course to be the biggest grossing year in movie history in the United States and worldwide.
2 September 2015

Myanmar sets $2.80 daily minimum wage in bid to boost investment

Myanmar has set a minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day.
29 August 2015

I never said I'd quit Argentina: Lionel Messi of Barcelona FC

Lionel Messi has hit out at reports he was set to take a break from international football after failing to lift the Copa America.
28 August 2015

Misplaced sympathy breeds criminality

The name Barrack Obama will remain etched in history as the first black President of the United States (POTUS). Soon, with a little more help from Donald Trump (Conservative/Independent), the US might be having its first woman president.
25 August 2015

Justin Wilson: British IndyCar driver dies after crash

British driver Justin Wilson has died after being struck by flying debris and suffering a serious head injury in Sunday's Pocono IndyCar 500 race.
25 August 2015

Police probe Mel Gibson's 'angry tirade' at Australian photographer

Police are investigating claims that Hollywood star Mel Gibson allegedly shoved and verbally abused an Australian photographer.
24 August 2015

Britain to reopen Tehran embassy: Iranian official

Britain will reopen its embassy in Tehran during a visit to Iran by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond due to start on Sunday.
20 August 2015

‘Female Viagra’ gets US approval

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed "Female Viagra".
19 August 2015

China devalues yuan after poor economic data

China devalued its currency after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform.
11 August 2015

Six children found shot dead in Texas, US

Six children and two adults have been found handcuffed and fatally shot in the head in a Texas home, following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police.
10 August 2015

Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.
9 August 2015

US cinema shooter spared death penalty

A jury in the US state of Colorado spares gunman James Holmes the death penalty for killing 12 people at a screening of a Batman film in 2012.
8 August 2015

Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb

Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft.
6 August 2015

Drones, a new way for drug trafficking

While some tech companies have their sights set on commercial deliveries by drone, the black market is already one step ahead.
5 August 2015

US civil rights march sets out from historic Selma

Civil rights campaigners in US start a 40-day march to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans.
2 August 2015