US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
AFP, Washington
7 HOUR(s) United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
AFP, New York
8 HOUR(s) United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
Reuters, New York
15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
AFP, Washington
15 August 2026 United States
11 arrested in US over alleged sham marriage scheme
AFP, Washington
14 August 2026 United States
Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to step down
AFP, Washington
13 August 2026 United States

Nobel Prize another step towards Bob's immortality

Joan Baez, one of the closest collaborators and former partner of Bob Dylan, on Thursday hailed his Nobel Prize for Literature as a step
14 October 2016

Washington Post backs Clinton for president

The Washington Post yesterday became the latest US newspaper to emphatically endorse Hillary Clinton for the White
13 October 2016

TB epidemic larger than thought: WHO

The tuberculosis epidemic is larger than previously thought, infecting 10.4 million people last year, while research into
13 October 2016

UN appoints Guterres as new chief

The UN General Assembly yesterday appointed Antonio Guterres as the new secretary-general of the United Nations,
13 October 2016

Bob Dylan Ten key dates

Here are 10 key dates in the life of US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who yesterday won the Nobel Literature Prize.
13 October 2016

Multiple women claim Trump groped them as campaign crisis deepens

Two women accused Donald Trump of inappropriate touching in interviews with the New York Times, claims his spokesman called fiction but which may further damage the Republican presidential candidate's chances of winning the November 8 election.
13 October 2016

Football: Brazil beat Venezuela to go top of South American group

Brazil go to the top of the South American World Cup qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Venezuela in a match played in torrential rain and halted for almost half an hour when the floodlights failed in Merida.
12 October 2016

Football: Argentina sorely miss Messi in Paraguay defeat

Argentina, lacking the inspiration of injured captain Lionel Messi, suffer a humiliating setback in their World Cup qualifying campaign when they lose 1-0 at home to Paraguay.
12 October 2016

I won't defend Donald Trump

Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the US Congress, took the extraordinary step on Monday of distancing himself from Donald Trump, stirring a backlash from some lawmakers and deepening a crisis over his party's struggling presidential nominee.
11 October 2016

Trump turns on Republicans

Embattled White House hopeful Donald Trump lashed out at "disloyal" Republicans in a ranting tweetstorm yesterday, saying they are to blame if his faltering campaign comes up short.
11 October 2016

Colombian president donates Nobel money

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Sunday that he would donate his $925,000 in Nobel Peace Prize
10 October 2016

Clinton, Trump claims reviewed

TRUMP, asked whether the predatory behaviour with women that he described in a 2005 video amounted to sexual
10 October 2016

Matthew hits N Carolina, Virginia

Matthew was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone yesterday as it struck North Carolina and Virginia with a
9 October 2016

Trump Vs Clinton: the second TV debate

Trump Vs Clinton: the second TV debate
9 October 2016

No blank cheque to Saudi Arabia

The US said yesterday its security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a "blank cheque" as the Obama Administartion
9 October 2016

Trump's offensive women comments

“She's actually always been very voluptuous. She's tall, she's almost six feet tall and she's been, she's an amazing beauty.”
9 October 2016

Trump faces uphill battle at second showdown with Clinton

White House candidate Donald Trump desperately needs a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton with stakes sky-high amid intense scrutiny of his treatment of women, and a damaging video of him boasting that he beds married ones.
9 October 2016

US formally eases Myanmar sanctions

President Barack Obama on Friday formally eased sanctions on Myanmar, fulfilling a pledge made to the country's de facto leader Aung
8 October 2016

US formally accuses Russia of meddling in election

US officials formally accused the Russian government Friday of trying to "interfere" with the American presidential election, and vowed to respond at an undisclosed time and place.
8 October 2016

Obama casts early ballot in 2016 polls

President Barack Obama on Friday cast his ballot for the Nov. 8 election during a trip to his hometown of Chicago.
8 October 2016