US singer Paul Simon 'ready to give up music'

More than half a century after he wrote “The Sound of Silence,” American singer Paul Simon says he is ready to hang up his guitar and stop making music.
30 June 2016

Justin Trudeau gets comic book treatment in Marvel tale

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a boxer, a nightclub bouncer, a world leader - and now, a cartoon book character.
29 June 2016

Clinton swipes at Trump over Brexit

Democrat Hillary Clinton on Sunday took a swipe at Republican rival Donald Trump's stance on Brexit, saying that "bombastic comments" do more harm than good during such times.
27 June 2016

Robot handles wine glasses with ease, a big deal

Viewers over YouTube have found a video of a spot robot which runs, dances and even performs various act almost like other animals, most interesting.
26 June 2016

Led Zeppelin didn't steal 'Stairway' intro

A US jury yesterday found that British rock group Led Zeppelin did not steal the intro to their signature track "Stairway to Heaven"
23 June 2016

Police report shows 'dark side' of Michael Jackson

A newly surfaced police report related to a 2003 raid on Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch shows the late pop star's penchant for pornography and attraction to children.
23 June 2016

IMF warns the US over high poverty, inequality

The International Monetary Fund warns the United States over poverty and rising inequality in the country, saying both could hold back its economic potential.
22 June 2016

Solar plane sets off on Atlantic flight

The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft was soaring yesterday over the western Atlantic, one of the most difficult legs of its record-breaking
20 June 2016

Donald Trump drops campaign manager

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has dropped his controversial campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, a
20 June 2016

Trump says he is open to racial profiling

Donald Trump yesterday said he is open to racial profiling, touching another raw nerve on the issue of race in America.
19 June 2016

Chelsea Clinton gives birth to second child

Hillary and Bill Clinton welcomed the birth Saturday of their second grandchild, gushing that they are "over the moon" about the arrival to
18 June 2016

US diplomats urge military strikes against Syria's Assad

More than 50 State Department diplomats signs an internal memo sharply critical of US policy in Syria, calling for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop its persistent violations of a cease-fire in the country's civil war.
17 June 2016

US investigators question Orlando gunman's wife

US investigators questions the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the FBI say, and a law enforcement source says she could face criminal charges if there is evidence of any wrongdoing.
16 June 2016

Pacing feet, rants, executions - inside Orlando killer's rampage

Here are a few excerpts from the survivors of the Orlando shooting who share their nightmarish experience as Omar Mateen shot 50 people dead, in what is said to be the worst mass shooting in US history.
16 June 2016

US toddler's body found after gator attack at Disney resort

A US family's desperate search for their toddler son, who was snatched by an alligator off the shore of a lake at a Disney resort, ended when divers found the two-year-old's body in murky water.
16 June 2016

Wife of Orlando shooter could face charges soon

The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub could face criminal charges after a federal grand jury was convened to study possible wrongdoing by her, a law enforcement source says.
15 June 2016

Clinton wins final 2016 primary as debate turns to terror fight

Hillary Clinton captures the mostly symbolic Democratic primary in the US capital, the final vote of the 2016 presidential primaries, as the race shifts to her showdown with Republican rival Donald Trump.
15 June 2016

Vigils held for Orlando shooting victims

Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday's deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub.
14 June 2016

Fifty killed in Orlando gay nightclub shooting

Death toll of a shooting in a gay club in Florida's Orlando rises to 50. The local mayor declares a state of emergency.
12 June 2016

CIA: Secret 9/11 report not evidence of Saudi complicity

CIA chief John Brennan said secret findings of a 2002 congressional investigation into the 9/11 attacks should not be taken as evidence of official Saudi complicity.
12 June 2016