United States
Trump’s Transgender Military Ban ‘not Worked Out Yet’
The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the US...
US Inmate Sentenced For Threatening To Kill Obama
A 32-year-old prison inmate and Muslim convert from Massachusetts has been sentenced to three years behind bars for...
P&G Reports Better Results As It Fends Off Activist Challenge
Procter & Gamble, seeking to fend off a challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz, Thursday pointed to...
No Changes Yet To US Military Transgender Policy
The US military's top officer directed military heads on Thursday not to implement any changes to current policy on...
US Oil Firm Halliburton To Pay $30 Mn To Settle Angola Bribery Case
Oil field services giant Halliburton will pay nearly $30 million to resolve allegations of bribery in Angola, US...
US Attorney General Head To El Salvador, Amid Trump Scorn
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions headed to El Salvador on Thursday for meetings on law enforcement cooperation,...
Chinese Police Detain ‘female Jesus Cult’ Members
Police in China have detained 18 suspected members of a banned religious cult, state news agency Xinhua said. The group...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Becomes World’s Richest Person
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech...
275 People Die of HIV-AIDS In Ashanti
Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the...
Scaramucci Upends White House Balance of Power
Fast-talking Anthony Scaramucci's appointment to a top White House post looks set to transform the balance of power in...
What Next After Trump’s Military Transgender Ban?
President Donald Trump's announcement that transgender troops are no longer welcome in the US military caught the...
Iran In ‘successful’ Test of Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US...
Kashmiri Militant Named Head of New Al-Qaeda-Linked Group
A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan...
Gitmo Two Deal Laid Before Parliament
The agreement between Ghana and the United States on the resettlement of the two former Gitmo detainees in Ghana has...
IMF Urges US To ‘protect’ Gains Won Under Obamacare
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday weighed into the US health care debate, urging the Trump administration to...
British American Tobacco Wins Brexit Sales Boost
British American Tobacco, fresh from its takeover of US peer Reynolds, reported on Thursday sliding first-half net...
Japan’s Defence Minister To Resign Over Scandal
Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media...
US Gives Surveillance Planes To Philippines
The United States donated surveillance aircraft and began delivering weapons to the Philippines on Thursday to help its...
P&G Sees Higher Sales In Fiscal 2018; Earnings Up
Procter & Gamble reported increased quarterly profits Thursday and forecast higher sales in its next fiscal year as it...