Countdown as SpaceX, NASA prepare to test new astronaut capsule

AFP | NASA and SpaceX counted down the hours Friday to the launch of a new astronaut capsule on a week-long trip to the International...

US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela regime as Russia ups support

AFP | The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist crisis-wracked Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channelled through President Nicolas Maduro...

U.S has a lot to lose in case of escalation between Pakistan and India

News Analysis | U.S special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has said that talks between the United States of America and the Taliban group are...

Trump urges China to remove tariffs on US agricultural products

AFP | US President Donald Trump on Friday urged China to abolish tariffs on agricultural products imported from the United States -- adding that trade...

US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son

AFP | The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing...

Blow to the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula: Hanoi summit ends with no deal

News Analysis | Much anticipated meet up of U.S President Donald Trump with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un has resulted in anticlimax as...

TikTok app fined in US for illegally gathering children’s data

AFP | The fast-growing, Chinese-owned video sharing network TikTok agreed to pay a $5.7 million fine to US authorities to settle charges that it illegally...

Kushner discusses Mideast peace with Saudi rulers

AFP | White House advisor Jared Kushner held talks with Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince during a regional tour to rally support for a...

Pakistan envoy says US ’emboldened’ India

AFP | Pakistan's ambassador to Washington voiced regret Wednesday that the United States has not condemned India's air incursion, saying the stance "emboldened" New Delhi. With...

Decent news coming from Pakistan, India: Trump

News Desk | President Donald Trump has said, “We have some reasonably good news from Pakistan and India.” He also offered hope of an end...

Trump in ‘no rush’ as formal nuclear talks open with Kim

AFP | US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was in "no rush" to secure a deal over Pyongyang's nuclear programme, playing down expectations of...

Elon Musk tweet may cost him job as Tesla CEO

AFP | The standoff between US stock regulators and mercurial Tesla chief Elon Musk has taken a dramatic turn over a tweet that could cost...