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US sends missile system, ship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

US sends missile system, ship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

-- 2019-05-11 10:21:28

The US is sending a Patriot air defence missile system and a warship to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran. The USS Arlington, which transports amphibious vehicles and aircraft, will...

No rush to complete China trade deal, Trump says

No rush to complete China trade deal, Trump says

-- 2019-05-10 17:54:31

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is in 'absolutely no rush' to finalise a trade agreement with China as US negotiators from both countries prepared to continue talks in Washington, in a sig...

Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies

Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies

-- 2019-05-10 12:40:18

Two Venezuelan lawmakers sought refuge at foreign embassies in Caracas on Thursday, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro cracked down on allies of opposition leader Juan Guaido who supported...

Americans' support for impeaching Trump rises

Americans' support for impeaching Trump rises

-- 2019-05-10 11:36:49

The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5.0 percentage points to 45 per cent since mid-April, while more than half said multiple congressional probes of Trump...

US seizes North Korean coal ship

US seizes North Korean coal ship

-- 2019-05-10 11:14:56

The United States has seized a North Korean cargo ship, the Wise Honest, accusing it of violating international sanctions, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The justice department said the s...

Wikileaks: Chelsea Manning freed from jail despite refusing to testify

Wikileaks: Chelsea Manning freed from jail despite refusing to testify

-- 2019-05-10 11:05:04

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from prison, despite refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. Manning, 31, was held for 62 days after a Virginia ju...

Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested

Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested

Reuters 2019-05-09 10:27:58

Venezuelan intelligence agents detained opposition leader Juan Guaido’s congressional deputy on Wednesday, using a tow truck to drag his vehicle away with him inside, prompting the US government...

US House panel accuses AG Barr of contempt

US House panel accuses AG Barr of contempt

-- 2019-05-09 09:45:01

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold US Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election...

Trump tax returns show he lost over $1b in 10 years

Trump tax returns show he lost over $1b in 10 years

Reuters 2019-05-08 13:21:34

US President Donald Trump’s businesses lost a total of more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, according to the New York Times, which said it obtained printouts from Trump’s official Inter...

Pompeo makes surprise Baghdad visit, warns of Iran activity

Pompeo makes surprise Baghdad visit, warns of Iran activity

-- 2019-05-08 12:00:00

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday and met with Iraq’s prime minister and other top officials to discuss the safety of Americans in Iraq and explai...

One dead, seven wounded in Colorado school shooting

One dead, seven wounded in Colorado school shooting

-- 2019-05-08 10:36:31

Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school in the US state of Colorado and opened fire on Tuesday (local time), killing one classmate and wounding sev...

No survivors after jet carrying 13 people crashes in Mexico

No survivors after jet carrying 13 people crashes in Mexico

-- 2019-05-07 11:06:59

A plane crash in a remote mountain region in northern Mexico claimed the lives of all 13 people on board, including a family of five that were flying back from watching a boxing match in Las Vegas, au...

Pence to offer ‘carrots’ to Venezuelan army

Pence to offer ‘carrots’ to Venezuelan army

-- 2019-05-07 10:21:33

US Vice President Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela’s military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last...

Trump backs Israel '100%' amid airstrikes on Gaza

Trump backs Israel '100%' amid airstrikes on Gaza

Reuters 2019-05-06 11:05:35

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States fully supported Israel’s response to a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza and called for an end to the Palestinian militant attacks, wa...

Venezuelan military chopper crash kills seven

Venezuelan military chopper crash kills seven

-- 2019-05-05 11:40:20

A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed close to Caracas on Saturday morning, killing all seven people on board, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. The helicopter was to fly from Caracas, the...

Harley-Davidson workers allege years of racism

Harley-Davidson workers allege years of racism

-- 2019-05-04 19:50:40

Minority employees at a Harley-Davidson plant have said they experienced years of harassment and racial discrimination including finding swastikas and nooses hung in the factory. The workers from th...

US okays $6.0b weapons sales to Bahrain, UAE

US okays $6.0b weapons sales to Bahrain, UAE

-- 2019-05-04 17:03:31

The US State Department has approved a possible $6.0 billion worth of weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in three separate packages, the Pentagon said on Friday after notifying Cong...

Trump calls Putin, talks about ‘Russian hoax’

Trump calls Putin, talks about ‘Russian hoax’

-- 2019-05-04 14:23:55

US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the "Russian hoax". "Had a long and very good conversation with Presi...

Boeing 737 with 143 aboard slides into US river; 21 hurt

Boeing 737 with 143 aboard slides into US river; 21 hurt

-- 2019-05-04 10:28:56

A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the US outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military...

Thousands of US college students have limited access to food

Thousands of US college students have limited access to food

-- 2019-05-03 18:16:04

In the coming weeks, thousands of US college students will walk across a stage and proudly accept their diplomas. Many of them will be hungry, says a report on New York Times. A senior at Lehman Coll...

Florida teachers can now carry gun in classrooms!

Florida teachers can now carry gun in classrooms!

-- 2019-05-02 14:38:19

Florida’s legislature has passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom, expanding a programme launched after the deadly high school shooting in Parkland with the aim of prevent...

Maduro claims victory over Guaidó 'coup'

Maduro claims victory over Guaidó 'coup'

-- 2019-05-01 20:11:46

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro says he has foiled an ‘attempted coup’ by opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clash...

Gunman kills two, injures four at University of North Carolina

Gunman kills two, injures four at University of North Carolina

-- 2019-05-01 14:40:47

A gunman reported to have been a student opened fire in a building at the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four others, three of them c...

US policeman found guilty of murdering Australian woman

US policeman found guilty of murdering Australian woman

-- 2019-05-01 11:53:50

A former policeman in the US state of Minnesota has been found guilty of murdering an unarmed Australian woman. Mohamed Noor shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond as she approached his patrol car to report a...

Venezuela's opposition leader takes to streets in military uprising

Venezuela's opposition leader takes to streets in military uprising

-- 2019-04-30 19:53:21

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military...

Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One

Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One

-- 2019-04-30 16:56:34

US President Donald Trump, three of his children and seven of his companies filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial Corp to block the banks from complying with f...

US deputy attorney general quits

US deputy attorney general quits

-- 2019-04-30 12:03:16

Rod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general who oversaw the special counsel inquiry into President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, has resigned. Mr Rosenstein, who had a fraught working relati...

Trump directs officials to toughen asylum rules

Trump directs officials to toughen asylum rules

Reuters 2019-04-30 11:37:17

US President Donald Trump directed officials to toughen rules for asylum seekers on Monday, including by introducing a fee for their applications and barring those who entered the country illegally fr...

Crane falls from Google building in Seattle killing four

Crane falls from Google building in Seattle killing four

-- 2019-04-28 17:55:35

A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people, reports A...

Woman dies in US Synagogue shooting; three wounded

Woman dies in US Synagogue shooting; three wounded

-- 2019-04-28 11:53:03

A gunman walked into a San Diego-area synagogue in the US crowded with Sabbath worshippers on Saturday and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others i...