Trump won’t accept blame if GOP loses House
AP, Washington :Facing the prospect of bruising electoral defeat in congressional elections, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he won’t accept the blame if his...
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Khashoggi was killed inside embassy Pompeo rushes to Ankara for talks
AFP, Ankara :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday held talks with the Turkish leadership in Ankara over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal...
US defence chief Mattis says Trump is ‘100 percent’ with him
AFP, Ho Chi Minh City :US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Donald Trump has assured him of his full support, one day after Trump...
Maldives court rejects Yameen’s secret witnesses
AFP, Colombo :The Maldives’ top court rejected on Tuesday three “secret” witnesses offered by President Abdulla Yameen in his petition to have his September election...
Daniels’ defamation suit against Trump rejected by US judge
AFP, Los Angeles :US President Donald Trump scored his first major legal victory Monday against porn star Stormy Daniels, as a federal US judge rejected...
Koreas, US-led UN Command discuss disarming border area
AP, Seoul :The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led United Nations Command met Tuesday to discuss efforts to disarm a military zone the rivals control within...
Saudi considers admitting Khashoggi died during interrogations
Saudi Arabia is considering an admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died during an interrogation that went wrong, US media reported on Monday.Khashoggi, a Saudi national...
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Senate aide pleads guilty to lying to FBIAP, Washington A former Senate intelligence committee employee has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. James Wolfe...
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Amnesty researcher abducted, beaten in RussiaAP, Moscow Rights group Amnesty International says its researcher in Russia’s North Caucasus has been abducted and beaten while reporting...
Imran Khan’s party loses seats vacated by him in by-poll
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N recovered some ground in the by-elections by eating up the votes of prime minister Imran Khan’s PTI,...
May under mounting pressure to rethink Brexit plan
Reuters, Belfast :British Prime Minister Theresa May was under mounting pressure on Monday to rethink her plan for leaving the European Union after Brexit talks...
Prince Harry and wife Meghan expecting a baby
AFP, London :Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting a baby in the spring of 2019, they announced on Monday...