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Protesters demand justice for Black teen shot in Kansas City 17 Apr 2023 - 12:11 pm

Washington: Hundreds of protesters demanded justice for a Black teenager shot in the midwestern US state of Missouri, local media reported Sunday, as...

20 people shot at Alabama birthday party: local media 16 Apr 2023 - 04:39 pm

Washington: At least 20 people were shot and wounded late Saturday at a Sweet 16 birthday party in the southern US state of...

Pompeo says he will not run for US president 15 Apr 2023 - 02:58 pm

Washington, April 15, 2023 (AFP) -Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said he would not seek to run for president in...

US and Vietnam pledge to boost ties during Blinken visit to Hanoi 15 Apr 2023 - 02:45 pm

Hanoi: The United States and Vietnam said Saturday they hoped to upgrade diplomatic ties, days after a flare-up in tensions with China over...

Dawn Muslim call to prayer broadcast OK'd in Minneapolis 14 Apr 2023 - 05:17 pm

MINNEAPOLIS: Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the...

'Horrific' explosion and fire kill 18,000 cattle in Texas 14 Apr 2023 - 01:13 pm

Houston: A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle...

Trump to testify under oath in New York fraud lawsuit 13 Apr 2023 - 07:15 pm

New York: Donald Trump was back in New York on Thursday to answer questions in a civil case accusing the ex-president and three...

An Escobar hippo killed in highway collision in Colombia 12 Apr 2023 - 09:44 pm

Bogota, Colombia: A hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision...

Joe O'Biden? President feels he's 'coming home' in Ireland 12 Apr 2023 - 09:35 pm

Carlingford, Ireland: With the sound of bagpipes piercing the fog, hundreds of townspeople turned out Wednesday in the seaside Irish village of Carlingford...

Man arrested after burning ex-girlfriend alive on square in Peru 12 Apr 2023 - 08:55 pm

Lima: A man who burned his ex-girlfriend alive on a town square in Peru has been tracked down in Colombia and arrested, the...

Brazil's Lula heads to China to boost ties 11 Apr 2023 - 08:07 pm

Brasília: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left on Tuesday for an official visit to China aimed at boosting the already deep...

Louisville shooter legally bought gun a week ago: Police 11 Apr 2023 - 07:48 pm

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: The shooter who opened fire at a Louisville bank legally bought the weapon used from a local dealership a week ago,...

Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 5 11 Apr 2023 - 02:13 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky: A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people - including a...

Five killed in Kentucky bank shooting 11 Apr 2023 - 09:13 am

Louisville, United States: A 25-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace Monday in Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky, killing five...

Apparent leak of secret US documents poses 'serious' security risk: Pentagon 10 Apr 2023 - 09:30 pm

Washington: The apparent leak of highly sensitive US documents -- many of them related to the war in Ukraine -- presents a "very...

Four killed, 8 injured in Kentucky bank shooting 10 Apr 2023 - 07:19 pm

Louisville, US: Four people were killed and at least eight others injured on Monday in a shooting targeting a bank in downtown Louisville,...

Blinken to visit Vietnam, Japan as Asia tensions flare 10 Apr 2023 - 06:33 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam later this week in the latest bid to build relations with a growing...

Casualties reported, police presence in downtown Louisville 10 Apr 2023 - 05:07 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky: Police are reporting "multiple casualties” as they respond to a shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville. The Louisville Metro...