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Bomb suspect is Trump supporter with lengthy criminal past

Reuters 2018-10-27 10:10:51

The man suspected of sending at least a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of US President Donald Trump is a registered Republican with a lengthy criminal past and a history of posting inflamm...

Florida man charged in connection with 14 bombs sent to Trump critics

-- 2018-10-27 10:05:27

The man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of US President Donald Trump’s leading critics was arrested on Friday in Florida on federal charges in a case echoing the rancor of on...

FBI searches Florida mail centre in hunt for sender of package bombs

-- 2018-10-26 11:16:00

Federal agents searched a US mail facility near Miami on Thursday night racing to find who sent 10 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of US President Donald Trump as leads pointed to Florid...

‘Suspect package’ sent to De Niro restaurant

-- 2018-10-25 19:25:43

A suspect package similar to those sent to CNN and senior Democrats has been sent to a New York restaurant owned by the actor Robert De Niro, US media say. Citing police sources, NBC said a device ha...

Public to decide future of Mexico's $13b airport

-- 2018-10-25 16:42:44

The future of Mexico City's new airport, already about a third completed, comes down to a public vote this week in a political high-wire act by the country's president-elect that could shut down Mexic...

Obama, Clinton among targets of suspected bombs

-- 2018-10-25 10:22:04

Former US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered to several high-profile Democrats and CNN, which the FBI said...

Suspicious package addressed to White House intercepted

-- 2018-10-24 21:21:19

US authorities have intercepted a suspicious package containing a pipe bomb intended for the White House. Similar packages were mailed to former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidentia...

Nuclear buildup unlikely despite US threats: NATO chief

-- 2018-10-24 16:20:47

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he does not expect a nuclear buildup in Europe, despite US threats to pull out of a Cold War-era missile agreement over allegations that Russia is violatin...

Virus outbreak at US health centre kills six

Reuters 2018-10-24 12:12:00

Six young patients died and 12 others became sick following an outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation centre in Haskell, New Jersey, the US state’s Health Department said on Tuesday. Adenov...

Ecuador says not planning to intervene with UK for Assange

-- 2018-10-24 12:10:43

Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the South American country’s London embas...

Khashoggi killing: US to revoke visas of Saudi officials

Reuters 2018-10-24 10:32:26

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi authorities staged the “worst cover-up ever” in the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month, as the United States vowed to...

Trump threatens to cut Central America aid over migrant caravan

-- 2018-10-23 12:15:50

President Donald Trump has said the US will "begin cutting off" foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador because of a large convoy of migrants heading north. Trump criticised the countries...

Mexico braces for 'life-threatening' Hurricane Willa

-- 2018-10-23 11:40:52

Mexico has issued an alert for parts of its Pacific seaboard as it prepares for the "life-threatening" Hurricane Willa. Willa is expected to make landfall on Mexico's south-western coast on Tuesday a...

CIA chief to Turkey as officials seek to clarify prince's role in Khashoggi death

-- 2018-10-23 11:10:33

CIA Director Gina Haspel was travelling to Turkey on Monday to help investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two sources familiar with the matter said, as security agencies examined...

CIA director flies to Turkey for Khashoggi probe

-- 2018-10-23 10:19:12

CIA Director Gina Haspel left US for Turkey on Monday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a source familiar with the m...

Bernicat receives US Service Award

-- 2018-10-21 21:49:49

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has received the US Secretary's 'Distinguished Service Award', the highest honour award by the US Department of State. "Congratulations Ambassador Bernicat on t...

US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia: Trump

-- 2018-10-21 11:31:11

President Donald Trump has said the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely to upset Russ...

Hundreds of migrants stuck at Mexico-Guatemala border

-- 2018-10-20 14:54:15

Hundreds of Central American migrants bedded down overnight on a bridge separating Guatemala and Mexico, many squeezed against a metal border gate, as efforts to halt a trek north by a caravan of thou...

Venezuelan kid portrays country’s decadence through sketches

-- 2018-10-19 18:34:40

In one drawing, Lady Justice is seen fleeing Venezuela, a sword in her right hand and a suitcase in the left. In another, a crying boy tells his father he does not want school to start again. His ang...

Saudi journalist likely dead: Trump

-- 2018-10-19 15:23:38

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he presumes missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the US response to Saudi Arabia will likely be "very severe" but that he still wanted to g...

Mattis seeks more resilient US ties with Chinese military

-- 2018-10-18 15:35:23

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressu...

Venezuela arrests three over attack on Maduro

-- 2018-10-18 13:23:11

Venezuela's Communication and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has announced new arrests in connection with the failed assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro in August last. Oswaldo Ca...

Former USA Gymnastics head arrested over Nassar scandal

-- 2018-10-18 12:30:54

The former president and CEO of USA Gymnastics has been arrested for tampering with evidence in relation to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Steve Penny had been indicted by a grand jury for al...

Khashoggi case: Trump warns against rushing to blame Saudi

-- 2018-10-17 11:20:52

US President Donald Trump has cautioned against rushing to blame Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He told the AP news agency that Riyadh was being treated as "...

Mike Pompeo meets Saudi king in Riyadh

-- 2018-10-16 16:21:13

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman at his palace in Riyadh on Tuesday, reporters travelling with the envoy said. “I hope you are comfortable here,” the king told Pomp...

Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi

-- 2018-10-16 10:55:00

Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a botched interrogation, CNN and the New York Times said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump speculated...

Ecuador partly restores internet access for Assange

-- 2018-10-15 12:18:53

Ecuador has restored partial internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who took refuge in the country’s London Embassy more than six years ago, WikiLeaks and an Assange lawyer said se...

Hopes fade for more survivors of Hurricane Michael

-- 2018-10-14 15:58:49

The hunt for missing people in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael early Sunday is turning into a search for the dead, as hope of finding more people alive fades in the Florida Panhandle, US officials...

We will unearth truth about Khashoggi disappearance: Trump

-- 2018-10-13 21:16:47

US President Donald Trump has declared that his administration will uncover the truth about what happened to Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi, whose possible murder at Saudi hands after disappearing in I...

Hurricane Michael death toll rises to 17

-- 2018-10-13 12:26:04

The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to 17 across four states of United States, including five in Virginia and eight in Florida, and the authorities expected to climb the number. Federal E...