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Snowden not a whistleblower, says US panel

A US congressional intelligence committee on Thursday issued a scathing report accusing former National Security
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US signs deal to give Israel $38b

The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in US history, under a landmark agreement signed on Wednesday.
15 September 2016, 18:14 PM

Rivals in virtual tie in nat'l poll

Less than two weeks before their first debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a very tight race for the White House, a national poll showed Wednesday.
15 September 2016, 18:14 PM

Powell reveals disgust with Trump, distaste for Clinton

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell revealed distaste for both US presidential candidates, but leveled his most pointed criticism at Republican Donald Trump in hacked emails leaked by a group American intelligence officials suspect is linked to Russia.
15 September 2016, 18:12 PM

US to lift Myanmar sanctions

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi called on Wednesday for the lifting of economic sanctions against her country, and President Barack Obama, in their first White House meeting since she became leader, said the United States was ready to do so.
15 September 2016, 18:10 PM

Obama joins world leaders to create ocean sanctuaries

The United States yesterday joined more than 20 countries in creating 40 new marine sanctuaries around the world to protect oceans from the threat of climate change and pollution.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Campaign launched for Snowdens pardon

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union launched a campaign Wednesday to push
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Woman in famous WWII kiss photo dies at 92

The woman dramatically kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph seen around
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

In silence, in prayers

Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks yesterday with a moment of silence,
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

102 minutes that changed America

An American Airlines Boeing 767 making a Boston-Los Angeles connection with 92 people on board -- including
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Clinton: Half of Trump backers belong in 'basket of deplorables'

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday that half the supporters of her Republican rival
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Families now can sue Saudi

The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would allow the families of victims of the Sept 11 attacks to sue
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'We must keep US free'

President Barack Obama yesterday urged Americans to remain united in the face of terrorist attacks, in a barely-veiled jab at Republican
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

FBI takes threat of US election hack 'seriously'

The FBI is taking "very seriously" the possibility a foreign country is trying to meddle with America's electoral process and even
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Obama, Duterte clash over human rights

US President Barack Obama yesterday urged Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to conduct his crime war "the right way", as the pair clashed at an Asian summit over the crackdown that has claimed 3,000 lives.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

It is scary, it is dangerous

Hillary Clinton yesterday sought to polish her image as a strong leader with a command of major global challenges -- the IS jihadist group first among them -- while discrediting Republican rival Donald Trump as unfit for the White House.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months

US swimmer Ryan Lochte is slapped with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics.
8 September 2016, 07:32 AM

US likely to sell drones to India

The US is likely to respond positively to India's request for 22 unarmed high-tech multi-mission Predator Guardian drones for
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Annan meets Rohingya community

People forced from their homes by religious violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state gathered yesterday to meet former
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

50m children 'uprooted'

Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their home countries by
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM