US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations in Cypriot EEZ
The US said it remained “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to...
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US lifting of arms embargo of political, not military importance says minister
The US decision to lift a long-standing arms embargo on Cyprus is of political and diplomatic importance but the Republic has no intention of procuring...
Three people shot dead at Long Beach, California residence (updated)
Three people were killed and nine others wounded in a shooting during a Halloween party at a home in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday night,...
Iran says new US sanctions target Iranians’ access to food, medicine
Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced renewed U.S. sanctions against its central bank as an attempt to deny ordinary Iranians access to food and medicine,...
US considers Turkish gas activities unlawful (updated)
The United States considers the activities of Turkish drillship Yavuz off the north-eastern coast of Cyprus as unlawful, and urges the Turkish authorities to cease...
Boeing to spend $50 million to support 737 MAX crash victim families
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a$100 million fund it created to address two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes...
Italian, U.S. police make arrests as Mafia clan looks to regroup
Italian and U.S. police have launched a coordinated crackdown on a Sicilian Mafia family that was seeking to rebuild its power base after years of...
Trump campaign to launch effort to sway women voters
President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday kicks off its efforts to woo women voters, banking that a strong economic message will energize a voting bloc...
Trump to discuss immigration with Guatemalan president at White House on Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the White House on Monday for talks on immigration and security, the White...
Tropical Storm Barry lands first blow on coastal Louisiana, New Orleans hunkers down
Coastal Louisiana felt the first blow from Tropical Storm Barry’s winds early on Friday as the slow-moving tempest was forecast to become the first Atlantic...
Storm likely to churn into hurricane, looms on U.S. Gulf coast
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of...
Russia censures US bill lifting Cyprus arms embargo
Russia has said it would react if lawmakers in the USA adopted a bill that could affect its relations with Cyprus and which Moscow described...
US women’s soccer jersey sets sales record amid World Cup fervor
The U.S. women’s national soccer team added wattage to its World Cup star power on Monday as sports apparel-maker Nike said the team’s home jersey is a record-breaking seller on its retail site. “The USA Women’s Home jersey is now...
Sir Philip Green charged with assault in US
The British retail tycoon Philip Green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanor assault in the United States after an Arizona pilates instructor accused him of repeatedly...
US lobbying probes persist though Mueller investigation over
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in U.S. politics is over, but prosecutors are investigating two prominent Washington lobbyists for their work for...
Man arrested after boy falls from balcony in Minnesota
A 5-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries on Friday after being thrown or pushed by an apparent stranger from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota’sMall of America, and a man...
US set to send first group of asylum seekers back to Mexico
THE United States was expected to send a first group of 20 Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico through the border city of Tijuana on Friday...
U.S. returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
Church bells taken as war trophies by U.S. forces more than a century ago arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday, ending Manila’s decades-long quest for the return of some...
U.S. federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy...
Russia’s military build-up claims ‘absurd,’ State Department says
The US State Department rejected as absurd, Russian suggestions of a military build-up in Cyprus, accompanied by a threat to retaliate. A State Department spokesperson...
