Category : National Headlines

(AFP) The National Rifle Association announced Friday it was filing for bankruptcy protection from creditors and moving to Texas, in an apparent bid to dodge...

(AFP) US Vice President Mike Pence held a telephone conversation with his successor Kamala Harris on Thursday, a source confirmed to AFP Friday, as Donald...

(AFP) The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on six officials including Hong Kong’s sole representative to China’s top lawmaking body over mass arrests of...

(AFP) The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the...

(AFP) Iran has for years faced accusations of cooperation with Al-Qaeda despite stark ideological differences, but while mutual interests may have sometimes converged any relationship...

(AFP) Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will be buried in Jerusalem...

(AFP) The actor Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Samuel ‘Screech’ Powers in hit US children’s TV show “Saved by the Bell”, has been diagnosed...

(AFP) Facing an increase in unruly passengers over mask requirements and violence in Washington, US air safety authorities have announced tougher penalties for bad behavior...

(AFP) Samsung on Thursday unveiled a new Galaxy S21 smartphone lineup, with prices lowered by some $200 from the prior generation of the South Korean...

(AFP) New applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply in the first week of 2021, with a surge of 181,000 — the biggest increase since the...