WASHINGTON: Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report, escalating an already
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Heavy rains threaten river flooding in central US
A swath of heavy rainfall and possible severe weather moving across the central United States on Thursday is threatening to
Pompeo, Lavrov to meet next week on Venezuela: US official
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will discuss disagreements on the Venezuela crisis with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
Trump says ‘brutal repression’ of Venezuelan people ‘must end’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump appealed on Monday for a swift end to the “brutal repression” of the Venezuelan people, following
US wants Pakistan to prove bonafides in terror stampout with irreversible steps
WASHINGTON: Humiliated in the international sphere with the designation by the United Nations of its national Maulana Masood Azhar as
California inches toward 40M people, but growth rate slows
SACRAMENTO: California had its slowest recorded growth rate in its history last year as the country’s most populous state was
All members should abide by UN sanctions committee’s decision on Masood Azhar: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has expressed hope that all member states will abide by the decision of the
New York becomes first major US city to make jail phone calls free
NEW YORK: New York has become the first major city in the United States to waive off charges for making
Iran happy Venezuelans ‘defeated coup’
DOHA: Iran expressed renewed support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday, as the opposition called for a huge May Day
Robert Mueller criticized Barr’s depiction of Russia probe: Reports
WASHINGTON: US Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained to the attorney general over his characterization of the Russia probe that allowed
Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells ISIS
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic
Four members of Sikh family shot dead in US’ Ohio
WASHINGTON: Four members of a Sikh family, including three women, have been fatally shot in their home in the US,
More and more babies being named after ‘GOT’ characters in US
When Katherine Acosta, who lives in Houston, was prescribed bed rest after a miscarriage in 2017, she started watching “Game
Trump weighs labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said
Mike Pompeo asks US business to think twice in China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON: Secretary of state Mike Pompeo asked corporate America on Tuesday to think twice when doing business in China’s Xinjiang
Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido, Maduro vie for power
CARACAS, Venezuela: Opposition leader Juan Guaido took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power in Venezuela, taking
Sri Lanka attacks mastermind’s brother-in-law detained
KATTANKUDY (Sri Lanka): In the early hours of Tuesday, a huge contingent of the police special force and army personnel
US: North Carolina campus shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 injured
CHARLOTTE: A shooting on a North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown
Apple forecast beats Wall Street estimates; shares rally
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Apple projected better-than-expected quarterly sales, suggesting demand for iPhones has stabilised after a disappointing holiday period.
China’s April manufacturing index misses forecasts, slips to 50.1
BEIJING • The first official gauge of China’s manufacturing sector fell last month, signalling that the economic stabilisation seen in
‘People’s Emperor’ steps down with words of gratitude to public
Japan’s highly revered Emperor Akihito stepped down yesterday after an eventful three-decade reign, during which he humanised the monarchy and
Regional markets fall on China data worries
Disappointing Chinese manufacturing data raised concerns over the world’s second-largest economy and sent many regional markets heading south yesterday. The
Bigger polyclinic, new nursing home at Jurong health hub
A new health hub will be built in Jurong that integrates a much bigger polyclinic with a 700-bed nursing home
S’pore bank lending up 0.6% in March: MAS data
Bank lending inched up 0.6 per cent from February to March, as stronger business borrowing offset the continued contraction in
Agency fined $78k after posting insensitive ads of maids online
An employment agency posted insensitive advertisements online, portraying maids who had been hired as being “sold”. SRC Recruitment was the