US renews Iran sanctions act

Iran said yesterday that Congress's decision to renew US sanctions for 10 years was a violation of last year's nuclear agreement
2 December 2016, 18:11 PM

Trump praises Pak PM

US president-elect Donald Trump offered to help solve Pakistan's problems and praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Plane crashed without fuel

The plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian soccer team had no fuel on impact,
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Colombia peace deal ratified

Colombia's Congress has given its stamp of approval to a peace accord aimed at ending a 52-year-old armed conflict with FARC
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Reunited in death: Fidel Castro's remains rest at Che Guevara mausoleum

One of history's best known double acts was temporarily reunited, when Fidel Castro's ashes arrived at a mausoleum housing the bones of his fellow revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, part of a three-day cortege for the Cuban leader.
1 December 2016, 06:31 AM

Plane skipped refuel stop

The plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people including Brazilian footballers had skipped a scheduled refueling stop,
30 November 2016, 20:42 PM

Colombia accord wins Senate approval

Colombia's Senate has approved a revised peace accord between the government and the FARC rebel group, taking a
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Investigation launched as Brazil mourns

Colombia was investigating yesterday what made a charter plane crash into its northwestern mountains, killing 71
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Viva Fidel

Viva Fidel
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Experts trash Trump claim

Experts and elected officials on both sides of the political aisle on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's claim that
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Knife attack at Ohio State injures 11

A car and knife attack by an Ohio State University student that injured 11 people on Monday before the suspect was
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Eight hurt in Ohio State campus attack

At least eight people were injured in an apparent car-ramming and knife attack at Ohio State University yesterday, triggering
28 November 2016, 19:52 PM

Three UN workers abducted in Darfur

Armed men have abducted three UN refugee agency staffers, including two foreigners, from Sudan's strife-torn Darfur
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bomb defused near Manila US embassy

Police defused a bomb near the US embassy in the Philippine capital yesterday, with militants who had declared
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him US popular vote

US President-elect Donald Trump says in a tweet that he won the popular vote in the November 8 election "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally", though he provides no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
28 November 2016, 05:22 AM

3 California mosques receive hateful letters mentioning Trump

Hateful letters have been sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims.
27 November 2016, 06:42 AM

Clinton team to take part in US state vote recount

Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the US presidential race, an effort Republican winner Donald Trump called "ridiculous" on Saturday.
27 November 2016, 04:54 AM

Trump's shifting positions since US election win

After firing up crowds with boisterous and sometimes divisive campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump has appeared to moderate some stances since he won the US presidential election on November 8.
27 November 2016, 04:41 AM

Wisconsin agrees to recount vote

Wisconsin's election board agreed on Friday to conduct a statewide recount of votes cast in the presidential race, as requested by a
26 November 2016, 18:17 PM

I haven’t seen Himalayas but have seen Sheikh Mujib: Castro in 1973

Embracing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Non-Aligned Summit in Algiers in 1973, Fidel Castro remarked: "I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage, this man is the Himalayas. I have thus had the experience of witnessing the Himalayas."
26 November 2016, 06:30 AM