USA

John Kerry urges phasing-out of toxic greenhouse gases

VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged signatories of an international ozone pact… Read More

IMF chief Lagarde to stand trial over $400 mn payout

WASHINGTON: IMF chief Christine Lagarde was ordered Friday to stand trial in France over a… Read More

US Police shoot autistic man’s black caretaker lying on ground

MIAMI: A unarmed black man trying to help a patient with autism was shot and wounded… Read More

China slams US Republicans for ‘groundless accusations’

BEIJING: China has warned the Donald Trump-fronted US Republican Party against making "groundless accusations" after it accused… Read More

Trump staffer apologises for Melania plagiarism row

CLEVELAND, USA: A Trump staffer apologized  for using remarks by Michelle Obama in a speech… Read More

‘Lock her up,’ shout Republicans denouncing Clinton

CLEVELAND, USA: Republican delegates savaged Hillary Clinton by breaking into angry chants of "lock her up"… Read More

Erdogan foe Gulen urges US to reject extradition bid

WASHINGTON: US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen urged Washington to reject Turkey's efforts to extradite him and rejected… Read More

Netflix plan to conquer world stumbles, for now

SAN FRANCISCO: The plan by Netflix to conquer the world with its streaming video service… Read More

Three US police officers shot in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, USA: Three police officers were shot to death and several others wounded in… Read More

Coronation in Cleveland: Republicans prepare to nominate Trump

CLEVELAND: With his running mate squared away and the Republican Party more or less behind… Read More

Turkey has made clear to U.S. that Gulen behind coup plot

ISTANBUL: Turkey's foreign minister said that he had made clear in a call with U.S. counterpart John… Read More

Obama convenes national security team amid Turkey unrest

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama was huddling with top national security advisers in the White… Read More

Long-classified section of U.S. 9/11 report made public

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress on Friday released a long-classified section of the official report on… Read More

Donald Trump announces Mike Pence as his running mate

WASHINGTON: Republican Donald Trump announced Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on… Read More

FBI warns about ‘terrorist diaspora’ after ISIS defeat

WASHINGTON: Senior US national security officials warned about a possible rise in extremist violence with the… Read More

US launches quiet diplomacy to ease South China Sea tensions

WASHINGTON: The United States is using quiet diplomacy to persuade the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and… Read More

Clinton says Trump is most divisive candidate ‘in our lifetimes’

SPRINGFIELD: In a speech weighted with America’s complicated racial history, Democrat Hillary Clinton laced into… Read More

Obama attends memorial for slain Dallas cops

DALLAS: President Barack Obama attended a somber memorial Tuesday to five police officers slain in a… Read More

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton at joint campaign rally

PORTSMOUTH:Bernie Sanders finally offered his long-awaited endorsement to presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, saying… Read More

A year later, U.S. lawmakers still take aim at Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers this week will consider three Republican-backed measures targeting the Obama administration's nuclear agreement… Read More