Islamic State militants launched their biggest attack in months on government-held areas of the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor yesterday,

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday downplayed talk of ideological splits within his incoming cabinet on Russia, torture and

The US House of Representatives on Friday joined the Senate in passing a critical measure that marks the first major step toward

A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics, health officials said this week, raising new

Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, held five phone calls with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the United States retaliated for Moscow's interference in the US presidential election, three sources familiar with the matter say.

Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden America's highest civilian honor on Thursday, in an emotional surprise

In a tough message to Pakistan, James Mattis, Donald Trump's pick for US defence secretary, has said that if

US President Barack Obama on Thursday ended a decades-old policy that allowed Cuban migrants who arrived

Toughness with Russia and China, support of the Iran nuclear deal, the quest for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian

The US Justice Department says it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed as a factor in her defeat.

Thousands of demonstrators are expected to turn out in Washington for protests aiming to "shut down" the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US president, organisers say.

Retired UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday returned to South Korea as momentum builds around his

Donald Trump said Wednesday he had handed complete control of his business to his adult sons but stopped short

The Republican-led US Senate held a procedural vote early yesterday which set in motion the eventual rollback of

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon yesterday told Congress that the United States must be

Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state signaled Wednesday he is prepared to diverge from the US president-

An explosive but unsubstantiated political research dossier on Donald Trump's links to Russia alleges that his

President-elect Donald Trump yesterday flatly denied "phony" explosive allegations about ties with Russia and lurid behavior on a trip to Moscow that have tainted his election victory and threatened to engulf his presidency.

Russia Tuesday criticised Washington's blacklisting of a high-ranking official and the suspects in the murder of ex-spy Alexander

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has threatened of stern actions if Muslims are attacked in hate crimes against them.