US fighter jets pounded al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day yesterday, security and tribal sources said, as Washington

US actor Tom Hanks gave White House journalists a new espresso machine Thursday, calling their caffeine-addled plight to cover the

The Federal Bureau of Investigation yesterday arrested a man in St Louis, Missouri suspected of phoning in bomb threats to Jewish

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was under fire yesterday after it was revealed he met twice last year with Russia's ambassador to

A US drone yesterday killed two men riding a motorbike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, officials said, the first such attack in the

President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a

US-backed Iraqi army units yesterday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in

Russia and the United States headed for a clash at the UN Security Council yesterday as Moscow prepared to veto a draft resolution

The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after President

Wilbur Ross sails through Senate confirmation to become the new commerce secretary, despite tough questions about his possible ties with Russian oligarchs through his position on the board of the Bank of Cyprus.

US President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy withdrew from consideration on Sunday, the second time a

President Donald Trump yesterday promised a "historic" increase in the US defense budget as he met with state

Rio de Janeiro's famed Carnival bacchanalia hit full stride on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands roared into the streets for one of the city's oldest and by far its biggest "bloco" street party, the Bola Preta.

Democrats choose Tom Perez, a former Barack Obama cabinet member, as their new leader, tapping an establishment candidate to lead the fight against US President Donald Trump and claw back the ground lost to Republicans in Congress.

A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica

A lawyer says the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration officials at a Florida of the United States airport.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the US nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack," saying the United

US officials promised Mexico no "mass deportations" or use of military force to expel immigrants, moving to calm tensions over

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Mexican leaders on Thursday to try to calm a row over President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies.

China's defence ministry said yesterday it was aware of the presence of a US aircraft carrier strike group in the South China Sea and China