North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison – Tried to steal...
PYONGYANG: North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion yesterday, weeks after authorities presented...
Residents rushing to correct their names – Indiana official clarifies voter registration fraud probe
INDIANAPOLIS: After initially warning of potential widespread voting fraud, Indiana's secretary of state has acknowledged that many of the thousands of altered registration records...
Burned firefighter feels normal again after face transplant – Feels like “a normal guy”
NEW YORK: A Mississippi firefighter who received the world's most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he...
US recession risks seen rising sharply in 2019, 2020: Survey
US expansion part of a global upturn in industrial activity
LONDON: Energy market professionals estimate there is a 40 percent chance of the US economy...
Britain and Bill Gates announce £3 billion to eradicate malaria – ‘The world’s deadliest...
LONDON: Britain's finance minister and tech billionaire Bill Gates unveiled yesterday a plan to spend billions to eradicate "the world's deadliest killer" malaria. Chancellor...
US government deports fewest immigrants in nearly a decade
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to internal figures obtained by...
Wife of Orlando shooter to face charges – Obama calls US-born killer ‘angry, disturbed,...
ORLANDO, WASHINGTON: The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub was to face criminal charges as early as...
Germany is owing NATO ‘vast sums’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany yesterday, saying Berlin owes NATO "vast sums of money" and must pay the United...
Delta cancels 300 flights after outage – Airline seeks forgiveness with refunds, vouchers
DALLAS: Delta's travails, and those of its customers, move into day two with the airline canceling of another 300 flights. The disruptions yesterday follow...
Hillary Clinton makes historic, blasts Trump – Accepting nomination, Clinton offers ‘clear-eyed’ vision
PHILADELPHIA: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a "moment of reckoning" for America, contrasting her character with what...
Clinton, Trump push into final weekend
RALEIGH: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump geared up yesterday for one final weekend to sway undecided voters and cajole supporters into turning out at...
Powerful earthquake rocks southern Chile
Coastal evacuations ordered after tsunami alert
SANTIAGO: Chilean authorities ordered coastal evacuations yesterday following a powerful Christmas Day earthquake offshore the south of the country...
