US court dismisses immigration lawsuit against Obama
AFP, Washington :A US federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama late Tuesday, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial actions he took last...
International
Florida overtakes NY as third most populous US state
Reuters, Florida :Florida has leapfrogged New York to rank as the third most populous U.S. state, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday, reflecting demographic trends...
Ex-President George HW Bush taken to hospital
AP, Houston :Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said.Bush,...
Outraging Russia, Ukraine votes to drop non-aligned status
AFP, Kiev :Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the...
Japan parliament re-elects Abe as PM
AP, Tokyo :Shinzo Abe was re-elected by Japan’s parliament on Wednesday to serve another term as prime minister after winning a renewed mandate for his...
CIA mismanaged torture plan
AP, Washington :The Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation programme and the spy agency’s official response clash on almost every aspect of the long-secret operation,...
St Louis police kill ‘armed’ black teenager
AP, Berkeley :A black teenager has been shot dead by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in...
Russia`s top allies forge ties with Ukraine
AFP, Kiev :Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev followed his Belarussian counterpart to Ukraine on Monday as Moscow’s old allies reassessed their reliance on Russia in the...
Kurds face heavy resistance in IS-held town in Iraq
AP, Mount Sinjar, Iraq :Iraqi Kurdish forces forged ahead with their assault Monday on a militant-held town in northern Iraq, but encountered heavy resistance from...
Japan’s emperor turns 81, renews peace commitment
AP, Tokyo :Japan’s Emperor Akihito said he “ardently” hoped Japan will strive hard as a peaceful country, as he celebrated his 81th birthday Tuesday ahead...
North Korean websites back online after shutdown
AP, Seoul, South Korea :Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a...
South Korea steps up cyber security at nuclear plants
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea boosted cyber security at the country’s nuclear power plants on Tuesday following what President Park Geun-hye described as a series “grave”...