World / Americas

Report: Manafort met with Julian Assange ahead of 2016 leaks 27 Nov 2018 - 08:11 pm

WASHINGTON: A British newspaper alleges that Paul Manafort secretly met WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London within days or...

Syrian refugee stranded at Malaysian airport lands in Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

Ottawa: A Syrian refugee who spent months in limbo in a budget terminal at a Malaysian airport has arrived in Vancouver after he...

Brazil loses 'one million football pitches' worth of forest 27 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm

Sao Paulo: Deforestation in Brazil has reached such epic proportions that an area equivalent to one million football pitches was lost in just...

Pelosi seen closing in on U.S. House speakership 27 Nov 2018 - 01:52 pm

WASHINGTON: Nancy Pelosi was expected on Wednesday to become the Democratic nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, giving her the...

US prosecutors accuse Manafort of lying to Mueller, blowing up plea deal 27 Nov 2018 - 10:21 am

NEW YORK: Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal by lying to federal investigators, U.S. prosecutors said in a...

Trump warns Brexit may harm UK-US trade 27 Nov 2018 - 10:20 am

Washington, President Donald Trump warned Monday that the deal taking Britain out of the European Union may inadvertently hamper trade between London and...

Trump rejects key conclusion of US government climate report 27 Nov 2018 - 10:12 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has rejected a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released by his...

Stranded Syrian refugee leaves airport for Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 10:07 am

Kuala Lumpur, A Syrian refugee who spent several months in limbo in a budget terminal at a Malaysian airport has been granted permanent...

Looking ahead, Democrats jockey to be Pelosi's heir apparent 27 Nov 2018 - 09:02 am

WASHINGTON: As Nancy Pelosi moves closer to securing the votes to become House speaker, the stage is being set down-ballot for the next...

Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home after border melee 26 Nov 2018 - 10:03 pm

WASHINGTON & TIJUANA: President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back...

Associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said to reject plea 26 Nov 2018 - 10:03 pm

WASHINGTON: A conspiracy theorist and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone told news organizations on Monday that he is rejecting a plea offer...

Driver crashes into gate at Minnesota governor's residence 26 Nov 2018 - 08:18 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn.: Police say a motorist accused of crashing his SUV through the front gate of the Minnesota governor's residence in St....

US agents fire tear gas at migrants trying to cross from Mexico 26 Nov 2018 - 10:36 am

Tijuana, Mexico, US agents fired tear gas at hundreds of Central American migrants that climbed over a fence and attempted to rush the...

It's not too early for 2020 as candidates mull run against Trump 25 Nov 2018 - 09:44 pm

The 2020 presidential election is still a few years away. But with midterms in the history books, there’s already a crowded field of...

California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed 25 Nov 2018 - 09:43 pm

Los Angeles The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks...

Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters 24 Nov 2018 - 02:32 pm

WASHINGTON: As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of disasters...

Man shot at New Jersey mall on Black Friday; shoppers flee 24 Nov 2018 - 10:08 am

ELIZABETH: A man was shot during Black Friday shopping at a New Jersey mall, sending terrified shoppers running and hiding in stores. The...

5 killed after helicopter crashes in Dominican Republic 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Authorities in the Dominican Republic say five people have died after a helicopter crashed near a popular tourist area....