WASHINGTON: Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency with less support from black and Hispanic voters than any president in at least 40 years, a Reuters review of polling data shows, highlighting deep national divisions, that have fueled incidents of racial and political confrontation. Trump was elected with 8 percent ofRead More

New York: Experts are urging US democratic Hillary Clinton`s campaign to call for a recount the 2016 presidential election votes in key battleground states, in case the results could have been skewed by foreign hackers, media reported. The developments follow Clinton`s surprise defeat to Republican Donald Trump, in the NovemberRead More

Sanaa: At least 12 Yemenis were killed and six injured in Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes in the Hajja province on Wednesday, officials said. Residents said, passengers travelling in a pickup car were targeted, as they headed toward a local public market to shop in the district of Hayran, Xinhua news agencyRead More

MOSCOW: The deployment of Russian missile defence systems on the Kurile islands, where Russia and Japan have competing claims, should not influence efforts to achieve a peace deal over the territorial dispute, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. “Without doubt there are grounds for this (deploying the missiles) but at theRead More

Washington: US President Barack Obama has honoured Bill and Melinda Gates along with 20 other luminaries with the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom honour, who inspired him over the years and “helped make me who I am.” “Wednesday, we celebrate extraordinary Americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union,Read More

Columbia: Donald Trump said Monday the United States would signal its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact on his first day in the White House, one of six immediate steps aimed at “putting America first.” The Republican billionaire — who for 10 days has been sounding out cabinetRead More

Four people including two children, are dead and four missing after torrential rain triggered landslides on the French overseas territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, officials said on Tuesday. Rain has been battering the remote islands since the weekend, sparking two mudslides in the Houailou area, around 235Read More

Manila: Philippine and United States military officials agreed to scale back joint exercises and reduce U.S. troop deployments, a Philippine general involved in the talks said on Tuesday, though a statement issued by the allies spoke of “close cooperation”. The joint statement omitted mention of any reduced level of engagementRead More

Buenos Aires: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that although there was potential for a peace treaty between Japan and Russia in the future, but given their World War II rift, the path forward would not be easy. Abe said this to the press in Buenos Aires late onRead More

Bangui: The UN peacekeeping force in Central African Republic (CAR) said Tuesday one of its bases had come under fire during clashes between rival groups, prompting its troops to respond. The violence erupted on Monday between rival factions of the so-called former Seleka Muslim rebel group in the town ofRead More