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US PLACES PAKISTAN ON RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM WATCH LIST
The US has placed Pakistan on a watch list for severe violations of religious freedom, amid an escalating war of words between the two countries... READ MORE›
HERE'S HOW THE WINTER DEEP FREEZE WILL AFFECT THE U.S. ECONOMY
A winter storm sweeping the U.S. East Coast after a week of very low temperatures is probably boosting demand for boots and mittens... READ MORE›
TRUMP CAMP AIMS TO OPEN NEARLY ALL U.S. OFFSHORE WATERS TO DRILLING, SPURRING STIFF OUTRAGE
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas drilling, reversing protections in the Arctic, Atlanti... READ MORE›
AT U.S. REQUEST, U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TO MEET ON DEADLY IRAN PROTESTS
Security Council is planning an emergency meeting about Iran on Friday, after the U.S. asked the world body to show support for Iran's anti-government protesters... READ MORE›
U.S. SUSPENDS SECURITY AID TO PAKISTAN OVER ITS FAILURE TO TAKE 'DECISIVE ACTION' AGAINST TALIBAN
The United States announced Thursday it was suspending security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take decisive action against Taliban militants targ... READ MORE›
NORTH, SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO HOLD TALKS TUESDAY, SEOUL SAYS
The announcement came hours after the United States said it has agreed to delay joint military exercises with South Korea until after the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
TSX HITS ANOTHER HIGH AS POT STOCKS FALL; DOW TOPS 25,000
Shares of major licensed Canadian cannabis producers such as Canopy Growth Corp... READ MORE›
ACTIVISTS WHO FOUGHT OBAMA'S OFFSHORE OIL PLAN TAKE AIM AT TRUMP'S
Activists who contend drilling operations can harm marine life even without a single oil spill will have plenty of chances to make their voices heard... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN: TRUMP'S PRESSURE TESTS STRATEGY FOR ENDING AFGHANISTAN WAR
The 255 million currently being withheld is annual military aid that the United States still provides directly to Pakistan in return for fighting terrorism... READ MORE›
A MESSAGE TO VENEZUELA PRESIDENT MADURO
And while Venezuelan authorities dither, Josh continues to suffer in prison, alone and afraid in an alien country... READ MORE›
FEUD BETWEEN U.S. AND PAKISTAN FLARES UP AFTER TRUMP'S 'LIES & DECEIT' TWEET
This will be do or die for Pakistan... READ MORE›
TRUMP 'TO CRACK DOWN ON LEGAL CANNABIS'
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will repeal a Justice Department 2013 memo which instructed federal prosecutors to deprioritise federal cannabis crimes... READ MORE›
DNA OF ANCIENT ALASKAN BABY TELLS STORY OF 1ST AMERICANS
Genetic analysis of a baby girl who died at the end of the last ice age has uncovered a new group of Native Americans the... READ MORE›
IRAN LASHES OUT AT ITS ENEMIES AT HOME AND ABROAD AMID PROTESTS
Iran's chief prosecutor elaborated on the government's claims that the United States and other foreign enemies were responsible for stirring up the violent protests... READ MORE›
US, SOUTH KOREA SUSPEND CONTENTIOUS WAR GAMES
Joint military drills called off until after Winter Olympics as North and South Korea get set for talks... READ MORE›
TRUMP SEEKS TO OPEN MOST U.S. COASTAL WATERS TO NEW DRILLING
The draft proposal illustrates the Trump administration's commitment to expanding domestic energy development beyond the Gulf of Mexico... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AIMS TO OPEN NEARLY ALL US OFFSHORE WATERS TO DRILLING
Washington The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all US offshore waters to oil and gas drilling, reversing protections in the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP OVERTURNS OBAMA BANS ON DRILLING AS HE MOVES TO VASTLY EXPAND US OFFSHORE OIL
The US Interior Department said the proposal called for 47 lease sales over five years, a radical increase from the level allowed under President Barack Obama... READ MORE›
'OFFENSIVE' FOOD TRUCK PREVAILS IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST STATE BAN
The Wandering Dago also sued the New York Racing Association after being banned from Saratoga Race Course... READ MORE›
TRUMP MOVES TO VASTLY EXPAND OFFSHORE DRILLING OFF US COASTS
Many lawmakers in those states support offshore drilling, although the Democratic governors of North Carolina and Virginia oppose drilling off their state coasts... READ MORE›
TRUMP TAKES CREDIT FOR POSSIBILITY OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA RESUMING TALKS
North Korea has long denounced U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises as preludes to invasion... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN SHRUGS OFF IMPENDING US AID CUTS, WARY OF HARSHER MEASURES
Ties with the United States are likely to stay fraught as Pakistan's strategic calculus remains unchanged, said Raoof Hassan, executive director of the Islamabad-based Regional Peace Institute... READ MORE›
LEGALIZED MARIJUANA USE THREATENED AS SESSIONS RESCINDS OBAMA-ERA DIRECTIVE THAT EASED FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded several Obama-era directives that discouraged enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that had legalized the substance... READ MORE›
RUSSIA US CALL FOR UN EMERGENCY SESSION ON IRAN IS DESTRUCTIVE
We see no role for the United Nations Security Council in this issue, he said, according to the agency... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS CHANCES GOOD FOR PASSING U.S. IMMIGRATION REFORM
Trump says chances good for passing US immigration reform... READ MORE›
US CONSULATE IN PAKISTAN GETS THREATENING LETTER FOLLOWING TRUMP'S CRITICISM OF ISLAMABAD
The threatening letter comes days after President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of lying and deceit, while providing safe havens to terrorists... READ MORE›
AFTER TRUMP TWEET, PAKISTAN TALKS OF 'RESPONSE' TO US ACTION
It says the U.S. still owes Pakistan 9 billion in the coalition support fund... READ MORE›
AND THE WINNER IS... REPUBLICAN WINS AFTER NAME DRAWN FROM BOWL IN VA. RACE
The race between Republican incumbent David Yancey and Democratic challenger Shelly Simonds ended in a tie... READ MORE›
US EXPLOITING IRAN PROTESTS TO 'UNDERMINE & SHATTER' NUCLEAR DEAL - MOSCOW
It is not the first time that the Russian foreign ministry has lashed at US hardline rhetoric towards Iran... READ MORE›
FACTBOX: TRUMP ON TWITTER (JAN 4) - VOTER IDENTIFICATION, NORTH KOREA
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, realDonaldTrump and POTUS... READ MORE›
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AFGHANISTAN WAR: ONE AMERICAN KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED IN ACTION
Four Americans were wounded during a combat engagement in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN-US WAR OF WORDS OVER DONALD TRUMP'S TWEET
Pakistan has hit back after accusations of deception and providing safe haven for terrorists levelled by US President Donald Trump via Twitter... READ MORE›
CHINESE MALL UNVEILS #TRUMPDOG STATUE TO CELEBRATE YEAR OF THE DOG
Since taking office however, he has refrained from taking a hard line on China and often lavishing praise on Chinese president Xi Jinping... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | OPIOID ABUSE IN THE U.S. IS SO BAD IT'S LOWERING LIFE EXPECTANCY. WHY HASN'T THE EPIDEMIC HIT OTHER COUNTRIES?
In the United States, 50,000 opioid doses are taken daily per every million residents... READ MORE›
'NOTHING BUT LIES AND DECEIT' FROM PAKISTAN, TRUMP SAYS
It's unclear what prompted Trump to tweet about Pakistan at this time... READ MORE›
VENEZUELA TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE BY 40%
Earlier this year, the US imposed sanctions on President Maduro, labelling him a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people ... READ MORE›
1968'S CHAOS: THE ASSASSINATIONS, RIOTS AND PROTESTS THAT DEFINED OUR WORLD
With 2018 marking the 50th anniversary of that extraordinary year, thousands of historians descend on Washington to consider 1968's meaning and global context... READ MORE›
ALL THE TIMES THIS YEAR FLORIDA PUT THE 'F' IN WTF
Here are some of the best, most WTF stories to come out of Florida in 2017... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN SUMMONS U.S. AMBASSADOR AFTER TRUMP'S ANGRY TWEET
The United States also alleges senior Afghan Taliban commanders live on Pakistani soil... READ MORE›
'A NUCLEAR BUTTON IS ALWAYS ON MY DESK,' NORTH KOREA'S KIM WARNS IN NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS
This, Kim said, made it impossible for the United States to start a war against North Korea... READ MORE›
'NO MORE!' TRUMP TWEETS TO PAKISTAN, ACCUSING IT OF 'LIES & DECEIT'
The payment has been on hold since August, out of the Trump administration's insistence that Pakistan do more to crack down on extremists who threaten Afghanistan... READ MORE›
MORSI GETS 3 YEARS IN JAIL FOR 'INSULTING JUDICIARY'
Egyptian court sentences ex-president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison on charges of insulting the judiciary... READ MORE›
TRUMP ATTACKS PAKISTAN 'DECEIT' IN FIRST TWEET OF THE YEAR
Pakistan has already had millions of dollars of US aid withheld for allegedly not taking enough action against the Taliban-allied Haqqani network... READ MORE›
YES, IT'S FREEZING. BUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS STILL REAL.
ET Jan. 2, 2018 CLOSE The critics are loud, but weather experts still say sub-freezing temperatures do not discredit global warming theories... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS IRAN USED CASH GIVEN BY BARACK OBAMA FOR TERRORISM AND CORRUPTION
Donald Trump has claimed money given to Iran by Barack Obama when he was President was used to fund terrorism and corruption... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON NAVALNY RUNNING AGAINST PUTIN IN 2018
The commission this week barred Navalny from taking part in the March 18 vote because of a suspended prison sentence he says was trumped up... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA OFFERS TALKS WITH NORTH ON WINTER OLYMPICS
South Korea has offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea on January 9 to discuss bringing athletes from Pyongyang to the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO ANNOUNCE CUTS IN 'SECURITY ASSISTAN
Relations between Islamabad and Washington have been strained for years over Islamabad's alleged support for Haqqani network militants, who are allied with the Afghan Taliban... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS RUSSIA PROBE WILL BE FAIR, BUT TIMELINE UNCLEAR
Mueller has not commented on how long it will last. Trump told the Times that he did not know how long the investigation would take... READ MORE›
HOUSE PANEL ASKS TRUMP EX-TOP AIDE BANNON TO TESTIFY
House panel asks Trump ex-top aide Bannon to testify Bloomberg... READ MORE›
AT&T SAYS ALL U.S. STATES WILL USE ITS PUBLIC SAFETY NETWOWRK
States had until Thursday to opt out of AT T's network and build their own public safety networks... READ MORE›
ISRAELIS VOICE WARNINGS, PALESTINIANS TALK OF 'BLACKMAIL' IN WAKE OF TWEETS BY TRUMP
Ambassador Nikki Haley indicated that the administration may cut funding to the Palestinians if they do not enter into peace talks with Israel... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S DANGEROUS AMERICA FIRST PATH IS AN ECONOMIC SURRENDER
China's ability to credibly claim the mantle of global economic leadership is a breathtaking, dangerous turnabout for the United States... READ MORE›
AT&T SAYS ALL U.S. STATES WILL USE ITS PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK
States had until Thursday to opt out of AT T's network and build their own public safety networks... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN: NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL IS NOW COMPLETE
The US should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my desk... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP REJECTS ACCUSATIONS OF RUSSIA COLLUSION
The investigation has so far charged several senior former Trump aides with offences that include conspiracy against the United States and making false statements... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA CELEBRATES NEW YEAR AS LATEST US STATE TO FULLY LEGALISE CANNABIS
Casey O'Neill has been a farmer for 10 years, taking his vegetables and herbs to local farmers' markets in Mendocino County, northern California... READ MORE›
LOS ANGELES' LARGE IRANIAN COMMUNITY CHEERS ANTI-REGIME PROTESTS
The community is welcoming support for the protesters from political leaders of both parties in the United States... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP JUST DELETED A TWEET ON IRAN AND REPLACED IT WITH ONE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE
Donald Trump has pledged great support for the people of Iran from the US over street protests currently taking place across the country... READ MORE›