Trump widens lead over US Republican presidential field
Reuters, Washington :Republican Donald Trump is pulling away from the pack in the race for the party’s U.S. presidential nomination, widening his lead over his...
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Democrats urge Hillary to offer better explanation of emails
AP, Washington :Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing fresh worries among elected Democrats about her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of...
Obama declares wildfire emergency in Washington state : Firefighters flee
AFP, Los Angeles :President Barack Obama declared an emergency Friday for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews...
Thousands of migrants trapped on Macedonian border
AP, Gevgelija :Thousands of rain-soaked migrants, including many women and children, remained trapped in a no man’s land between Greece and Macedonia as Macedonian police...
North and South Korea hold talks amid tension
BBC Online :North and South Korea are holding top-level talks amid growing tension, the South’s Unification Ministry told Yonhap news agency.Senior aides to the two...
Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lankan prime minister
AP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sworn in Friday and the island nation’s two major political parties – formerly bitter rivals...
Obama Iran deal gains Democratic backing heading towards vote
Reuters, Washington :As he weighed whether to support President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, Representative Donald Norcross was showered with the sort of attention...
Mahathir calls for no-confidence vote against PM Razak
Reuters, Kuala Lampur :Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad has called for an immediate vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Najib Razak, saying the PM has...
Five dead in new Israeli raid on Syria
AFP, Damascus :A new Israeli raid on Syrian-controlled territory in the Golan Heights killed at least five people on Friday, Syrian state television said, describing...
George W. Bush pitches in for Jeb Bush as 2016 heats up
AFP, Washington :Jeb Bush might be his own man, but he showed Thursday he won’t hesitate to enlist his brother George, the former president, in...
China`s land reclamation in South China Sea grows: Pentagon
Reuters, Washington :China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon...
July was hottest month recorded worldwide: US scientists
AP, Washington :Earth just keeps getting hotter. July was the planet’s warmest month on record, smashing old marks, U.S. weather officials said.And it’s almost a...