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France fires back at Trump's lack of "common decency" 14 Nov 2018 - 04:22 pm

PARIS: France's government has fired back at a flurry of critical tweets by Donald Trump, suggesting the U.S. president lacked "common decency" by...

President Trump mulling a wide-ranging shake-up 14 Nov 2018 - 04:22 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is weighing an administration-wide shake-up as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is...

CNN sues over barring of reporter, White House vows vigorous defense 13 Nov 2018 - 08:23 pm

Washington: CNN sued Donald Trump's administration Tuesday, alleging the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta's constitutional rights by revoking his press credentials following...

Mattis to travel to Mexico border on Wednesday 13 Nov 2018 - 08:23 pm

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would travel to the border with Mexico on Wednesday following the deployment of thousands of...

Macron advisor says Trump tweets 'written for Americans' 13 Nov 2018 - 06:50 pm

Paris: An advisor to Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed a flurry of angry tweets from US President Donald Trump about his French counterpart,...

Amazon announces new headquarters split for New York, Virginia 13 Nov 2018 - 06:09 pm

Washington: Amazon announced Tuesday it would split its "second headquarters" between New York City and northern Virginia, investing some $5 billion in the...

Search for bodies, answers after California wildfire kills 42 13 Nov 2018 - 05:10 pm

PARADISE, Calif.: Search teams were set to sift through the charred wreckage of Paradise, California, on Tuesday in the search of human remains...

Fewer foreign students coming to United States for second year in row: Survey 13 Nov 2018 - 12:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The number of international students entering U.S. colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row, a nonprofit group...

Centrist Democrat Kyrsten Sinema flips Arizona Senate seat 13 Nov 2018 - 10:30 am

In a year of liberal challenges to President Donald Trump, an avowed centrist scored the Democratic Party's biggest coup -- flipping a red...

Deadliest fire in California history kills 42 people 13 Nov 2018 - 10:05 am

Paradise: The death toll from a huge blaze in northern California rose to 42 on Monday, making it the deadliest wildfire in state...

Rights commission 'concerned' by Brazilian police violence 12 Nov 2018 - 11:51 pm

Rio de Janeiro: The president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights criticized Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro's policies toward tackling violent crime Monday,...

California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims 12 Nov 2018 - 11:06 am

Paradise: The number of dead in a wildfire raging in California has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state's history as recovery...

Migrant caravan heads to central Mexican city of Irapuato 11 Nov 2018 - 10:51 pm

QUERETARO, Mexico: Local Mexican officials were once again Sunday helping thousands of Central American migrants find rides on the next leg of their...

Trump's advisers worried about Mueller's next steps 11 Nov 2018 - 09:42 pm

WASHINGTON: The White House is bracing for the probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign to fire up again. Trump's advisers are privately expressing...

California fire death toll rises to 23 11 Nov 2018 - 10:14 am

Paradise, United States, The death toll from destructive fires hitting California rose to 23 Saturday as rescue workers recovered more bodies of people...

Central American caravan continues toward US after rest 10 Nov 2018 - 07:09 pm

Mexico City: Around 5,000 Central Americans left Mexico City at dawn Saturday, brushing exhaustion and illness aside to get back on the road...

Nine die in California wildfires, hundreds of thousands forced to flee 10 Nov 2018 - 11:21 am

Paradise: Nine people were killed and hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires raged Saturday across California, with one rapidly spreading blaze...