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US court order 'buys time' for separated immigrant families: lawyers 17 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm

NEW YORK: Lawyers for immigrant families separated by the U.S. government at the border with Mexico said a federal judge's order barring rapid...

Commission probing Cuba plane crash says it is premature to define cause 17 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm

HAVANA: The commission investigating the May plane crash in Cuba that killed 112 people said on Tuesday that any report on possible causes...

Mayor Lloyd Blankfein? Jon Corzine says he’d be ‘very good’ 17 Jul 2018 - 08:44 pm

Few executives wield more power over global capitalism than the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Fewer know what it’s like to leave...

Trump says Putin summit 'even better' than NATO meeting 17 Jul 2018 - 06:31 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempted to...

Shock, alarm as Trump backs Putin on election meddling at summit 17 Jul 2018 - 12:45 am

HELSINKI: Standing side by side with Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump refused on Monday to blame the Russian leader for meddling in...

US judge delays El Chapo trial two months to November 16 Jul 2018 - 10:04 pm

New York: The US judge overseeing the case against Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, accused of running one of the world's...

US intel chief defends 'clear' conclusion Russia meddled in election 16 Jul 2018 - 09:43 pm

Washington: The US intelligence judgment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election is "clear," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Monday after...

At historic summit, Trump refuses to confront Putin on vote row 16 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm

Helsinki: President Donald Trump appeared to accept Russian denials of any meddling in US elections at a historic summit with Vladimir Putin on...

Trump sees no reason to believe Russia behind election meddling 16 Jul 2018 - 07:24 pm

HELSINKI: U.S. President Donald Trump emerged from a meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday saying he saw no reason to believe Russia had...

Obama visits Kenyan home to launch youth centre 16 Jul 2018 - 04:06 pm

Kogelo, Kenya: Former US president Barack Obama recounted fond memories of his family home in Kenya on a visit Monday to launch a...

Suspect in shooting of 3 Kansas City cops dies in standoff 15 Jul 2018 - 11:26 pm

KANSAS CITY: Police shot and killed a man Sunday suspected of shooting and wounding three Kansas City police officers, authorities said. The suspect...

Inmate accused of killing woman escapes from Arkansas jail 15 Jul 2018 - 11:26 pm

MARSHALL, Ark.: Authorities say an inmate who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured, but a second inmate accused of killing a...

Police officer, bystander die from gunshot wounds 15 Jul 2018 - 10:51 pm

BOSTON: A Massachusetts police officer and bystander died Sunday from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer's gun and fired following...

Trump has "low expectations" for Helsinki summit with Putin 15 Jul 2018 - 04:13 pm

TURNBERRY, Scotland: US President Donald Trump said he had low expectations for the Monday summit with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin just days after...

Violent protests in Chicago after man shot dead by police 15 Jul 2018 - 11:55 am

A violent clash broke out late Saturday in Chicago's predominately black South Side neighborhood after police shot and killed a man whom they...

Haiti prime minister resigns after deadly unrest 15 Jul 2018 - 09:27 am

Port-au-Prince: Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday following deadly violence and looting sparked by a now-abandoned plan to raise...

More violence rings out in Nicaragua after nation-wide strike 14 Jul 2018 - 10:21 am

MASAYA, Nicaragua: Violent clashes in Nicaragua flared on Friday night at a church in the capital where several people were seriously injured, following...