US Capitol attack: 4 members of Proud Boys convicted of sedition

A jury on Thursday convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group including its former leader Enrique Tarrio of seditious conspiracy, finding they plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory
4 May 2023, 15:25 PM

Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta hospital

Police have arrested a former US Coast Guardsman suspected of killing one person and wounding four, all of them women, in a shooting on Wednesday at a medical building in Atlanta, then carjacking a vehicle to flee the scene, authorities said
4 May 2023, 04:17 AM

US pick Ajay confirmed as next WB chief

The World Bank’s 25-member executive board yesterday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president, effective June 2, ushering in an Indian-born finance and development expert charged with revamping the lender to tackle climate change and other global crises.
3 May 2023, 18:00 PM

'No writers. No TV': Hollywood scribes strike over pay

Hollywood film and television writers went on strike on Tuesday, shutting down late-night TV shows, and took their demands for higher pay to the doors of major studios in a labor dispute that hinges on how the streaming boom is changing show business
3 May 2023, 04:13 AM

US panel again takes aim at India

A US government panel renewed calls Monday to blacklist India over religious freedom, saying that treatment of minorities has continued to worsen under
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

100K Russian troops dead, hurt: US

More than 20,000 Russian troops have died and another 80,000 were wounded in five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Bakhmut, a White House official said Monday.
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

US, Philippines reaffirm ‘ironclad’ alliance

President Joe Biden told his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday that the US commitment to the defense of its ally was “ironclad,” including in the South China Sea where Manila is under pressure from China.
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google

A computer scientist often dubbed “the godfather of artificial intelligence” has quit his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology, US media
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

US to end Covid-19 vaccination requirements for int’l visitors on May 11

The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travellers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy
2 May 2023, 07:30 AM

JPMorgan Chase to buy First Republic Bank after regulators seize control

The second-largest bank in US by assets, First Republic, collapses nearly two months after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank
1 May 2023, 11:08 AM

Biden aims dirts at Fox News

US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power” to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News. Speaking
30 April 2023, 18:00 PM

US demands China stop ‘provocative, unsafe’ acts

The United States called on China to stop “provocative and unsafe conduct” in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House.
30 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden attacks news outlets for 'lies of conspiracy and malice'

US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used "lies told for profit and power" to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News
30 April 2023, 05:49 AM

5 dead in Texas shooting

US Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including an eight-year-old child at a house in Texas, the local sheriff said yesterday, in the latest mass shooting to hit the United States.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Five killed in Texas mass shooting

Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities
29 April 2023, 14:41 PM

Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Two soldiers were declared dead at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, while a third died en route to the hospital, the 11th Airborne Division said in a statement
28 April 2023, 03:03 AM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking "hostage" Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month
27 April 2023, 19:18 PM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking “hostage” Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden shrugs off age concerns

Joe Biden has addressed the elephant in the room of his 2024 re-election bid: the fact that he is already the oldest ever president and would be 86 when he stepped down if he wins.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden, Yoon warn N Korea of nuclear response

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM