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US Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump's travel ban 25 Apr 2018 - 07:22 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a huge legal victory, signaling on Wednesday it was...

Macron vows Iran will 'never' possess nuclear weapons 25 Apr 2018 - 07:13 pm

Washington: French President Emmanuel Macron told the US Congress Wednesday that Iran will "never" be allowed to develop atomic weapons, as the fate...

Macron calls on US to engage world, reject nationalism 25 Apr 2018 - 06:58 pm

WASHINGTON: French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject narrow nationalism and engage the world, telling U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that...

Melania Trump takes her moment to sparkle in the spotlight 25 Apr 2018 - 12:01 pm

WASHINGTON: There were no celebrity guests, Hollywood entertainers or superstar chefs. But as she stepped out of the background to host her first...

George HW Bush responding, recovering 24 Apr 2018 - 10:22 pm

HOUSTON: A family spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is still "responding and recovering" as doctors treat him for an infection that's...

Trump wipes dandruff off visiting French President Macron 24 Apr 2018 - 07:04 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a show of flicking dandruff from the suit collar of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, saying...

Toronto van attack suspect expected in court on Tuesday 24 Apr 2018 - 01:45 pm

TORONTO: A driver suspected of killing 10 and injuring 15 others when he plowed a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto will make...

Dinner over, Trump and France's Macron get down to business 24 Apr 2018 - 10:11 am

Washington, After a friendly dinner at a US landmark, US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were to get down...

Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk 24 Apr 2018 - 10:01 am

TORONTO: Police in Canada's biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented...

Nicaragua pension changes ignite fiery protests 23 Apr 2018 - 06:40 pm

MANAGUA, Nicaragua: Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly...

Passenger fined after keeping free airline apple 23 Apr 2018 - 04:44 pm

DENVER: The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has fined a woman $500 for not declaring she was bringing a free apple into the...

Shipwreck found in Lake Erie could be nearly 200 years old 23 Apr 2018 - 04:31 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio: Shipwreck hunters are planning to excavate around a Lake Erie wreck this summer that they think could be the remains of...

Obama to deliver Mandela lecture in S.Africa in July 23 Apr 2018 - 01:35 pm

Johannesburg: Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at a 4,000-capacity arena in Johannesburg in July, South...

Man who snatched AR-15 from gunman: 'It was life or death' 23 Apr 2018 - 11:03 am

NASHVILLE, Tenn.: The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle from a gunman at a busy Tennessee restaurant says his was a "selfish" act...

More than 20 dead in Nicaragua protests: rights group 22 Apr 2018 - 05:31 pm

Managua: More than 20 people have been killed in a clashes between Nicaraguan police and demonstrators in a wave of protests over pension...

Hawaii shark bite victim previously attacked by bear, snake 22 Apr 2018 - 11:32 am

Washington, It was third time unlucky for a Colorado man attacked by a shark in Hawaii -- as he had already been mauled...

Can Macron's White House visit save the Iran deal? 22 Apr 2018 - 10:47 am

Washington: French President Emmanuel Macron seems, as much as any world leader, to have developed some kind of rapport with his American counterpart...

Mnuchin expresses optimism trade standoffs can be resolved 22 Apr 2018 - 10:15 am

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank repeatedly warned at their meetings this week that intensifying trade tensions could jeopardize a...