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US spy chief says has submitted letter of resignation 17 Nov 2016 - 06:20 pm

US intelligence chief James Clapper, whose 2013 denial that the US collects personal communications data on millions of citizens led to the stunning...

Trump to host Japan's Abe amid cabinet-building efforts 17 Nov 2016 - 03:22 pm

New York: Japan's Shinzo Abe will on Thursday become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, as the US president-elect continues efforts...

US Mideast intelligence analysts fear superiors distorting findings- survey 17 Nov 2016 - 09:02 am

WASHINGTON: A National Intelligence survey found officials in U.S. Central Command, which oversees combat operations in the Middle East and South Asia, had...

Trump touts foreign contacts on Twitter, lashes media report 16 Nov 2016 - 07:36 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump used his Twitter account on Wednesday to denounce reports of problems in his transition team, singling out the New...

Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children 16 Nov 2016 - 03:16 pm

WASHINGTON: Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them...

Kerry arrives at climate negotiations overshadowed by Trump 16 Nov 2016 - 10:13 am

MARRAKESH, Morocco: US Secretary of State John Kerry hoped his presence at a Marrakesh conference to decide the finer points of an historic...

Big dreams ahead for pro-Trump site Breitbart 16 Nov 2016 - 10:05 am

Washington: The far-right news site Breitbart helped send Donald Trump to the White House with no-holds barred opinions and incendiary headlines that drew...

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer 15 Nov 2016 - 06:40 pm

NEW YORK: Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS' "NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Monday...

Obama arrives in Greece amid hopes he will argue for debt relief 15 Nov 2016 - 02:04 pm

ATHENS: Barack Obama arrived in Greece on Tuesday on his last European tour as U.S. president, and Athens said it held out hope...

Ban voices 'hope' as leaders tackle climate change in Trump shadow 15 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm

Marrakesh, Morocco: UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced hope Tuesday that Donald Trump will "vary" his stance denying climate change as world leaders gathered...

Trump will get wake-up call when he takes office, Obama says 15 Nov 2016 - 12:50 pm

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities...

Trump close to picking secretary of state 15 Nov 2016 - 11:00 am

Washington: US President-Elect Donald Trump could announce his pick for Secretary of State as early as Tuesday as speculation has come down to...

After Trump shock, Obama heads to Athens to talk democracy 15 Nov 2016 - 09:58 am

Athens: US President Barack Obama will arrive in Athens on Tuesday, the first stop on a final foreign trip that will aim to...

Analysis: Trump could easily erase much of Obama’s foreign policy legacy 14 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy rests in part on a foundation of unilateral actions that his successor Donald Trump could...

Trump is no 'ogre': Brexit figurehead Farage 14 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm

London: Top Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage on Monday said Donald Trump was no "ogre" and urged the British government to begin "mending fences"...

Obama on farewell tour to Europe fearful of 'Trump effect' 14 Nov 2016 - 02:24 pm

Washington: Barack Obama will travel Monday to Greece and Germany in a final official visit designed, in a strange bit of political contortion,...

Trump firm on agenda but says Americans have nothing to fear 14 Nov 2016 - 02:20 pm

New York: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move aggressively on a conservative agenda in filling Supreme Court vacancies, cracking down on immigration...