US, Cuba to sign deal resuming flights

The United States and Cuba will sign a bilateral agreement tomorrow to restore regular flights between the two countries after more than half a century, the
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

US approves F-16 sale to Pakistan

The United States said Friday it had approved selling up to eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, along with training, radar and other equipment, worth a total of $699 million.
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Zika virus may hide in organs protected from immune system

The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.
13 February 2016, 06:31 AM

21st Century US 'dustbowl' risk assessed

US scientists have modelled how a 1930s-like "dustbowl" drought might impact American agriculture today, and found it to be just as damaging.
13 February 2016, 04:46 AM

Rubio assailed by rivals

Surging Republican hopeful Marco Rubio wilted under sustained attack in the latest US presidential debate, denting his stature going into tomorrow's New Hampshire primary dominated by frontrunner Donald Trump.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

'3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus'

Over 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos says.
7 February 2016, 09:48 AM

US military abuse scandal: Pentagon releases 198 prisoner photos

The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago.
6 February 2016, 11:13 AM

Twitter suspends 125,000 'terrorism' accounts

Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts".
6 February 2016, 05:15 AM

S America holds crisis meeting as Zika 'nightmare' spreads

South American health ministers hold an emergency meeting on slowing the spread of the Zika virus, dubbed a "nightmare" by hard-hit Brazil, where it is blamed for brain damage in babies.
4 February 2016, 05:26 AM

US election: Ted Cruz wins Iowa Republican vote

Ted Cruz fells long-time Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton was battled into a virtual tie with rival Bernie Sanders on Monday, as Iowans held the inaugural vote of the 2016 White House race.
2 February 2016, 05:22 AM

WHO mulls global health emergency declaration on Zika

The World Health Organization's emergency committee will debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.
1 February 2016, 07:58 AM

Zika virus spreads fear among pregnant Brazilians

For scores of women in the epicenter of the Zika outbreak in Brazil, the joy of pregnancy has given way to fear.
1 February 2016, 04:58 AM

2,100 pregnant Colombian women infected with Zika virus

More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute says, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas.
31 January 2016, 06:59 AM

Facebook and Instagram ban private gun adverts

Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
30 January 2016, 05:28 AM

Brazil's Rousseff vows to win Zika 'war'

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to "win the war" against the Zika virus, but some experts criticized her government's response and warned the Olympics could fuel the disease's spread.
30 January 2016, 04:24 AM

Trump boycotts next GoP debate

White House hopeful Donald Trump will not participate in today's Republican debate, bowing out of a nationally
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM

The next ‘Einstein’ according to Harvard is not an old, white man

For her lengthy list of achievements in science, a Cuban-American woman is speculated to be the next Albert Einstein, reports Vibe.
27 January 2016, 07:33 AM

15 dead as colossal blizzard shuts down eastern US

A near record blizzard smothers the eastern United States, shutting down New York and Washington in a colossal storm that leaves 15 people dead and affects some 85 million residents.
24 January 2016, 04:58 AM

US nuclear missile damaged in silo by airmen in 2014

Maintenance errors by three airmen damaged a nuclear-armed missile in its silo in 2014, the US Air Force says.
23 January 2016, 06:30 AM

Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets Washington

A monster blizzard threatening the US East Coast slams into Washington, blanketing the nation's capital in snow as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst was yet to come.
23 January 2016, 05:56 AM