The impasse will therefore continue, as Republicans still control the Senate and say they will not pass the funding bills without Mr Trump's approval. Trump remains committed to "an agreement that b...

The Russian Embassy to the United States is seeking consular access to Russian national Dmitry Makarenko detained at the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which the USA authorities sho...

The remarks come amid a tense trade standoff with the USA and just days after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen rejected President's Xi's call of Taiwan's re-unification with China. He said this could...

Quoting a U.S. official, Reuters has reported that Pompeo will underscore USA support for allies, counter-terrorism cooperation during Middle East visit. The State Department said Pompeo will visit ei...

The National Park Service has a $12 billion backlog of repairs including a massive water pipeline project at the Grand Canyon. "It's really a nightmare scenario", Garder said. "We aren't releasing mor...

Trump wrote on Twitter on January 6 that al-Badawi was killed. On Sunday, via Twitter, the president confirmed it. The man targeted, Jamal al-Badawi, was wanted for his role in the attack on Oct...

Congo's Catholic church body CENCO has said it identified the victor based on its own tallies collected by 40,000 observers, though it did not name the winner. In a letter to Congress, Trump said the ...

Emergency services, including a search helicopter, were mobilised as soon as the alarm was raised. A representative of the Indian Embassy is understood to have visited Co Clare yesterday and travell...

Cabinet secretaries were entitled to a jump in annual salary from $199,700 to $210,700. Deputy secretaries would be entitled to a raise from $179,700 to $189,600. Pence called the discussion "producti...

Speaking after the Angelus at St Peter's Square, Pope Francis said: "49 persons rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have been aboard two NGO ships for several days, seeking harbour for disembarka...

Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham airports in North Carolina had a 10 percent increase in absences according to union president Mac Johnson, and numbers across the country were predicted to get worse when ...

Roscosmos expects official explanations regarding the return visit "in accordance with the earlier received invitation", it said. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he had rescinded an invitati...

Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi was the al Qaeda operative who the United States believes was responsible for the October 2000 attack on the USA missile destroyer, which resulted in the deaths of...

They were inside when the walls fell in. Along with those killed, dozens were also injured as a landslide and flash flood engulfed the river in the morning in Kohistan district, an area about 110 ki...

Egypt has been battling an insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula for years. Interviewed by anchorman Scott Pelley , Sisi denied having political prisoners and "prisoners of opinion" in priso...

He gave no reason for his departure and said only that the time had come to return to the private sector. Rear Admiral Sweeney's resignation comes a month after Defence Secretary James Mattis also...

Trump declared - without citing evidence - that most are Democrats. A variety of strategies are being floated inside and outside the White House. President Donald Trump says he doesn't expect an...

Prosecutor David Morris said the incident occurred in Crosland's classroom at Preston Junior High School, but after normal school hours with four students present. Defense attorneys Reichert and Str...

Russian Federation said Saturday (Jan 5) it wanted an explanation from Washington over the arrest of one of its nationals , as Moscow continued to hold a USA citizen for alleged espionage. Ryabkov re...

Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces - cases where men end a marriage without telling their wives. The lawyer said the regulation will ensure women are...

Prime Minister Khan said that Pakistan had ample tourism attraction due to its fascinating hilly ranges, plains, sea and rivers. "India is there, Russian Federation is there, Russian Federation used...

The ruling FCC (Common Front for the Congo) told the BBC only the electoral commission is officially allowed to announce results. U.S President Donald Trump has said he ordered the deployment of U.S...

The bill, which will become the first priority of numerous House's most high-profile committees, is expected to move swiftly through the House of Representatives, but won't pass in the Republican-cont...

Williams came face to face with the dojo's head karate instructor when he entered the building, however, and ended up leaving the premises on a stretcher. Ephraim asked the man to leave, but instead o...

Mehmood later surrendered to authorities. Stanton said Mehmood cooperated with detectives who interviewed him. Mehmood appears to have three other children. The woman was taken to the hospital. "E...

Gustavo Perez Arriaga , 32, a Mexican national, has been accused of killing Singh around 1 a.m. on December 26. He came to the U.S. illegally and was believed to have been fleeing to Mexico when he ...

The hack targeted all of Germany's political parties now represented in the federal parliament, except for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Beyond politicians, the leak also exposed the pr...

He has also expressed his highest appreciation to the Prime Minister and the government for having given their cooperation in governing the country. "The King, during his tenure, worked to fulfil hi...

Since entering the hospital's care, she's been in a complete coma. She said she was assisting a quadriplegic resident out of the shower one day when another CNA entered the room who "just wanted to ...

The soldiers were hit by an ISIS missile attack on a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base in the east Syrian town of Shafa, Deir ez-Zor, Rudaw said. They were reportedly evacuated by United States ...

Consequently, the Christmas decorations, to include the Christmas tree, should be taken down on January 7, the day following Epiphany. The Feast of the Epiphany commemorated by many Christians acros...

The Brexit spokesperson for the DUP, Sammy Wilson, said that he was "more alarmed" than ever regarding the impact that the deal would have on Northern Ireland . Wilson, whose party props up May's g...

Coming out of the second meeting in the White House Situation Room with the president on Friday , Democrats said the discussions were "contentious". Showing little empathy for the hundreds of thous...

Pelosi defied history in returning to the speaker's office after eight years in the minority, overcoming internal opposition from Democrats demanding a new generation of leaders. That bill passed 241-...

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports. "How do you impeach a president who has won perhaps the greatest election of all time, done nothing wrong (no Collusion with Russian Federation, it was the Dems ...