US delays returning asylum seekers to Mexico
AFP | The United States has delayed its plan to send asylum seekers back to Mexico while their claims are processed, as the Mexican government...
US airlines still see higher profits but warn of shutdown delays
AFP | US airlines warned Thursday of significant travel delays if the US government shutdown goes on much longer, but signaled they still expect solid...
China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger
AFP | The United States, Britain, and major South American nations recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader Thursday but China and Russia...
What Khashoggi means for Americans everywhere? – Imran Jan
Imran Jan | A friend of mine once asked me why I wanted to become an American citizen. “The government that looks out for its...
US, China ‘miles and miles’ from resolving trade conflict: US official
AFP | Washington and Beijing are "miles and miles" from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday. A high-level Chinese delegation...
Venezuelan military: the muscle behind Maduro
AFP | The latest developments in Venezuela's political crisis have dealt a severe blow to President Nicolas Maduro -- severe, but not fatal, for one...
US federal employees protest against shutdown costing them their pay
AFP | Several hundred US federal employees who have not been paid in weeks due to the partial government shutdown protested against the impasse on...
Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game – Dr. James M Dorsey
Dr. James M Dorsey | The United States and China are playing Eurasia’s 21st-century Great Game from different but equally skewed maps. While the US...
Nurse arrested after incapacitated US woman gave birth: Phoenix Police
AFP | A male nurse has been arrested in Arizona on suspicion of assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth at a long-term care facility,...
War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump’s speech to Congress
AFP | US President Donald Trump intensified his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday after she effectively blocked him from delivering his...
Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada
Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
AFP | Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been...