Asian media decry isolationist Trump

A day after Donald Trump became U.S. President and vowed to put "America First", Asian media decried his
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump leads standing ovation for Clinton

US President Donald Trump on Friday led a standing ovation for his defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, saying
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Give him a chance

Give Donald Trump a chance, incoming first daughter Ivanka has asked fellow Americans as her father became the president of a sharply divided country.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

OBAMA'S LEGACY

If historians were to write only one thing about Barack Hussein Obama, they would likely note that -- 143 years after slavery was
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump's shock rise to presidency

Less than 17 months -- that's how long it took Donald J Trump to reach the White House, besting rivals who had been chasing that dream for years. But his political ambitions go back nearly three decades.
20 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Hope, despair of Obama yrs

If Barack Obama was elected on a wave of optimism, eight years later, hopes of a post-racial America have soured amid recognition that it takes more than a black president to overcome centuries of racism.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump 'needs to learn how to cry' from Obama: experts

Donald Trump has one big lesson to learn from outgoing US President Barack Obama -- he needs to learn to be cool about crying.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Orlando shooter's wife pleads not guilty

The widow of the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges she
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Bush senior in ICU, wife also hospitalised

Former president George H W Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit Wednesday suffering from pneumonia, highlighting concerns
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Senate clears Mattis to be Pentagon boss

James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, breezed through a Senate committee vote Wednesday, paving the way for his full confirmation and quick swearing-in after Trump takes office.
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Key quotes

US President Barack Obama faced the media for the last time on Wednesday, two days before Donald Trump takes office. Here are the key quotes from what he said:
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM

2016 breaks record for hottest yr ever

Last year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row, US scientists said yesterday,
18 January 2017, 20:55 PM

Snowden 'has right to become Russian citizen'

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has legal right to become a Russian citizen after he was given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years.
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Russia is threat to liberal order: Biden

US Vice President Joe Biden, in his last major speech before leaving office, yesterday described Russia as the biggest threat to the
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Woman sues Trump for defamation

President-elect Donald Trump was hit with a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday by a former contestant on his reality television show "The
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Last man to walk on moon dies at 82

US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82, Nasa and his family said.
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Yemen war death toll hits 10,000

The United Nations' humanitarian aid official in Yemen has said that the civilian death toll in the nearly two-year
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Obama warns Trump not to jettison Iran nuke deal

US President Barack Obama on Monday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran by emphasising its
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump lashes out at US civil rights icon

President-elect Donald Trump lashed out Saturday at a prominent civil rights icon and lawmaker who said he is
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump's shocking rise to the presidency

Less than 17 months -- that's how long it takes Donald J Trump to reach the White House, besting rivals who had been chasing that dream for years.
15 January 2017, 05:48 AM