Colombia vote poses test for peace deal

Colombians was to vote yesterday in a divisive presidential election likely to impact on the government's fragile peace deal with the
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US warships in show of force

Two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China yesterday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move likely to
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump, Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship

Plans for a landmark summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un are moving "very nicely", US President Donald Trump says today, as the South's leader says Kim told him the talks would be a historic opportunity to end decades of confrontation.
27 May 2018, 05:52 AM

Alan Bean, moon-walking US astronaut dies in Houston

American astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission and commanded a crew on the Skylab space station in 1973 before giving up his career to become a full-time painter, dies in Houston on Saturday, officials said.
27 May 2018, 04:49 AM

US sanctions on Venezuela 'to stay' despite prisoner release

Despite the recent release of a US prisoner and his wife on Saturday, sanctions will continue to exist on Venezuela, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
27 May 2018, 04:46 AM

Samsung ordered to pay $533m for copying iPhone design

A federal court jury in the US orders Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.
26 May 2018, 04:40 AM

US House turns up pressure on Myanmar

Members of the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of legislation to pressure Myanmar, also known as Burma, to improve its record on human rights.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US backs Dutch, Aussie findings against Russia

The United States said yesterday it stood with the Netherlands and Australia after they blamed Russia for the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Movie mogul charged with rape, other sexual crimes

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was arraigned in a New York court Friday, charged with rape and a criminal sex act on two women, nearly eight months after his career imploded in a blaze of accusations that triggered the #MeToo movement.
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM

NKorea still open to US talks despite Trump summit cancellation

North Korea says today it is still willing to talk to the United States after President Donald Trump abruptly cancells a summit between the two countries, a decision that has thrown the Korean peninsula once more into uncertainty.
25 May 2018, 04:27 AM

Trump can't block critics on Twitter

President Donald Trump cannot legally block Twitter users who disagree with him, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case with potentially far-reaching implications for social media use by public officials.
24 May 2018, 18:33 PM

Trump son-in-law gets security clearance back

Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, has had his security clearance restored, allowing him
24 May 2018, 18:17 PM

US state dept expels 2 Venezuelan envoys

The US State Department said on Wednesday it has ordered two Venezuelan diplomats to leave the United States within 48 hours, a move
24 May 2018, 18:17 PM

Democrats not invited to review election probe files

Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for today to review classified information
23 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US parents win battle to evict 30-year-old son

A New York state judge backs a couple's battle to kick their 30-year-old son out of their home because he has not contributed toward household expenses or helped with chores and they wanted him to get a job.
23 May 2018, 15:55 PM

American literary giant Philip Roth dies at 85

Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of the 20th century, dies at the age of 85.
23 May 2018, 10:56 AM

2 sportscar-sized satellites in orbit to measure Earth's water

A SpaceX rocket blasts off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.
23 May 2018, 05:06 AM

First woman CIA director sworn in

Veteran CIA officer Gina Haspel was sworn in as the agency's first female director Monday. The 61-year-old Haspel, who spent her career
22 May 2018, 19:36 PM

Maduro expels US charge d'affaires

President Nicolas Maduro yesterday ordered the expulsion of the chief US diplomatic representative in Venezuela, rejecting economic
22 May 2018, 19:35 PM

DoJ agrees to probe

The Justice Department has agreed to investigate "any irregularities" in FBI tactics related to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign
22 May 2018, 18:00 PM