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US Assures Turkey Over Arming Kurds In IS Fight

The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic...

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Democratic US Governors Form Climate Club, Defying Trump

Democratic state governors from California, New York and Washington formed an immediate alliance Thursday committed to...

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US Proposes New N. Korea Sanctions At UN

The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday that would impose new sanctions on North...

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Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal

Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the...

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Iraq Play First Post-Ban Friendly At Home

Iraq faced Jordan in the southern city of Basra on Thursday in their first match at home since football's governing...

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200,000 Flee Raqa Ahead of Assault By Syrian Forces

Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa, a US military official said, as US-backed Syrian...

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Elon Musk Says Quitting White House Advisory Panels

Tesla founder Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed he would quit White House business panels in reaction to President Donald...

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EPA Chief Who Urged Trump To Ditch Climate Pact

After years of fighting to roll back Barack Obama's policies, top US environmental official and climate change skeptic...

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US, EU Urge End To Renewed Fighting In Sudan’s Darfur

The United States and key world powers on Thursday urged Khartoum and a rebel group to end a renewed bout of fighting...

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Gunman On Loose At Casino In Philippine Capital, But Nobody Shot

A gunman was on the loose at a casino complex in the Philippine capital on Friday after firing an assault rifle in a...

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Spieth Chases Lingmerth As Johnson Falters At Memorial

Sweden's David Lingmerth broke out of his recent doldrums to seize the early first-round lead at the Memorial...

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Obama Slams Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal

Barack Obama slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Thursday for pulling out of the Paris climate deal,...

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Coalition Forces Reinforce At Key Tanf Garrison In Syria

US-led coalition forces in Syria are reinforcing their garrison near the crucial Al-Tanf border crossing amid a buildup...

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Earth Is On the Brink of A Sixth Mass Extinction

Earth is now on the brink of its sixth mass extinction and human activity is to blame, experts have warned. In a series...

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Noose Found At African American Museum In Washington

Police in the US capital on Thursday were investigating the discovery of a noose in an exhibit on racial segregation at...

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I Lost Motivation For Tennis After Grandfather Died, Says Kyrgios

Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios admitted that the death of his beloved grandfather made him fall out of love with...

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Gunfire At Casino Complex In Philippine Capital

Gunfire was reported at a hotel and a casino resort in the Philippine capital on Friday, the operator of the complex...

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Gains At Big US Newspapers Mask Slump In Sector

The US newspaper industry remains mired in a slump despite gains in digital subscriptions at some of the big dailies, a...

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Some Vaginal Bacteria May Weaken Anti-HIV Gel

Some kinds of vaginal bacteria may interfere with a gel meant to curb the risk of contracting HIV, which infects more...