Washington, March 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump needled House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for claiming she had never met the Russian ambassador and called for an "investigation" into her Russia "ties", after ribbing Senate Minority Leader ...

Donald Trump has called for an "immediate investigation" into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's ties to Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing row over his administration's ties to Russian officials. The US President tweeted a photo, taken 14 years ago ...

Donald Trump has called for an "immediate investigation" into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's ties to Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing row over his administration's ties to Russian officials. The US President tweeted a photo, taken 14 years ago ...

Sudanese-born telecommunications entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim addresses participants at the Ibrahim Index of African Governance in Addis Ababa, file. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova. More. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Sudanese telecoms magnate Mo Ibrahim ...

The older half-brother of tyrant Kim Jong Un, and once heir to the North Korean autocracy, Kim Jong Nam, was supposedly attacked yesterday morning by a young female assassin wearing hot pink leggings and an “LOL” branded t-shirt. Some reports state ...

WASHINGTON-As Monday became Tuesday, and the rattle of the custodial carts grew louder across the marble floors of the Capitol, Robert Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, was talking about sexual assault on college campuses and about the regulations ...

Paris (AFP) - The Louvre was to reopen in Paris Saturday, 24 hours after a soldier patrolling the museum shot a machete-wielding attacker, believed to be an Egyptian who entered the country on a tourist visa a week ago. The incident on Friday has ...

Paris (AFP) - The Louvre was to reopen in Paris Saturday, 24 hours after a soldier patrolling the museum shot a machete-wielding attacker, believed to be an Egyptian who entered the country on a tourist visa a week ago. The incident on Friday has ...

PARIS (AP) — Paris was plunged into panic — again — when soldiers guarding the Louvre Museum shot an attacker who lunged at them with two machetes on Friday and shouted "Allahu Akbar!" as the historic landmark went into lockdown. The threat ...

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (L), EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (C) and Austrian Prime Minister Christian Kern, walk through Valletta during a break in the European Union leaders summit in Valletta, Malta, February 3, 2017.

US presidential handovers are often times of uncertainty. But President Trump's accession has been especially bumpy, and governments around the world, from Iran to Russia, are seizing their chance to probe his administration, send it signals, and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, seeking to ratchet up pressure on Tehran while crafting a broader strategy to counter what he sees as its destabilizing behavior, people ...

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2013, photo, a group of asylum seekers hold up their identity after landing in Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. For decades, Australia and the U.S. have enjoyed the coziest of relationships, collaborating on everything from ...

Iran “on notice.” National security advisor Michael Flynn made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room Wednesday, where he delivered a stern rebuke to Iran for their recent missile test, and quickly walked off. The White House was “officially ...

Amona (Territoires palestiniens) (AFP) - Police moved into a synagogue of a wildcat outpost in the occupied West Bank Thursday to remove dozens of hardline Jewish settlers barricaded inside on the second day of an operation to evict residents. The ...

For years, Donald Trump has insisted that international trade is a high-stakes contest that the United States perennially loses. Now that he is president, he is moving quickly to try and reverse the way the nation plays its trade cards. Changing US ...

For years, Donald Trump has insisted that international trade is a high-stakes contest that the United States perennially loses. Now that he is president, he is moving quickly to try and reverse the way the nation plays its trade cards. Changing US ...

Soma (Gambia) (AFP) - They breathed a sigh of relief when strongman Yahya Jammeh finally left The Gambia. But supporters of the new president, Adama Barrow, say he has a lot to do to get the country -- one of Africa's poorest -- on its feet. "At the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump plays host to a reception and meeting with U.S. congressional leaders including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (2nd L) in the State Dining Room at the White House in ...

A man walks near members of the regional ECOWAS force, in Banjul, Gambia January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon. More. By Tim Cocks. BANJUL (Reuters) - Even before the cheers to celebrate the end of Yahya Jammeh's brutal 22-year rule of ...