Brazil judge overturns 'censorship' of paper

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday overturned a ruling that barred leading newspapers from publishing reports on an extortion attempt
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

US, Venezuela tensions soar as Trump, Maduro spar

Tensions flared once again Wednesday between the United States and Venezuela as Donald Trump called for the release of a jailed foe
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

DC restaurants to close in show of solidarity

Some of the US capital's finest restaurants are putting their money where their mouths are: shutting down for a day to protest President
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin urges 'restoring dialogue' between Russia and US intel

President Vladimir Putin yesterday called for Russian intelligence agencies to bolster ties with their US counterparts in the fight against terrorism.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump-Netanyahu news conference

"With this visit, the United States again reaffirms our unbreakable bond with our cherished ally Israel. …The state of Israel is a symbol
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Tillerson makes debut as top US diplomat

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday said his country will work with Russia if doing so benefits Americans, as Moscow pressed
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump presses showdown with intelligence agencies

President Donald Trump pressed his attacks on US intelligence agencies yesterday, vowing to catch "low-life leakers" amid a battle
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

US will not insist on two-state solution

President Donald Trump was set to welcome Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House yesterday after an
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

New UN peacekeeping chief named

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Lacroix of France to
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Immigration not linked to increased crime levels

There is no link between immigration and increased levels of crime, a study spanning four decades has concluded.
14 February 2017, 18:09 PM

Trump's 'outdoor Situation Room'

Social media posts of Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe huddling with aides in a public dining room after North Korea's missile test raised
14 February 2017, 18:08 PM

Mass evacuation ordered

Evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Margaret Atwood says Trump win boosted sales of her dystopian classic

Canada's best-known writer Margaret Atwood says it was largely worries about women's issues after the US election that made her book "The Handmaid's Tale" the latest dystopian novel to shoot back up bestseller lists.
12 February 2017, 05:34 AM

Trump charms Japan PM

President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a brotherly hug and warm words of admiration Friday, as he ditched previously hard-charging rhetoric toward Tokyo during a White House summit.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Canada court finds no proof of Padma bridge bribery conspiracy

Three former top executives of SNC-Lavalin have been acquitted in an international bribery case linked to Padma bridge construction project in Bangladesh. An Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed the case at the prosecution's request.
11 February 2017, 04:40 AM

Somalia's ex-PM elected president

Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who holds joint American citizenship, was elected
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

9/11 attacks were America's fault

The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks wrote to former president Barack Obama to tell him 9/11
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Veteran Qaeda leader killed in Syria

The US military said Wednesday that it had killed eleven al-Qaeda operatives, including a veteran leader and suicide
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Jeff Sessions confirmed as US attorney general

The US Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday, despite fierce debate about his civil rights
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

US, Turkey to work together

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM