July 1, 2016
Clinton’s Campaign Holds Huge Fundraising Lead Over Trump
It takes money to win an election in the United States, and so far presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign is easily winning that battle. According to documents filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission, Clinton raised…
July 1, 2016
Nigerian President Vows Rescued ‘Chibok Girl’ Will Get Good Care
Nigeria's president pledged Thursday that his government would take care of Amina Ali, the first of the "Chibok girls" to be rescued from Boko Haram militants. Ali, 19, appeared before journalists with her mother, her crying infant and a nurse at…
July 1, 2016
NATO Unity Seen Against ISIS, Russia Challenges
NATO military chiefs now have a cohesive approach to security challenges that member nations face to the east and south, the top U.S. general said Thursday. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joe Dunford said alliance members had a “common site picture”…
July 1, 2016
Teams Search for Wreckage of Egypt Jet at Sea
Search teams in the Mediterranean continued to look Thursday for the Egypt Air jet believed to have crashed into the sea as it approached Cairo on a flight from Paris. Earlier reports that the plane's wreckage had been located near a Greek island…
June 29, 2016
Trump’s Orlando Comments Deepen Republican Split
Just over a month ago, Democrats were fretting about their party's unity challenges facing their presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. Now Republicans are wringing their heads over their expected standard-bearer, Donald Trump after certain comments…
June 29, 2016
Orlando Shooting
Obama condemns LGBT discrimination Discrimination against LGBT people must be tackled at home and abroad, President Obama has said after meeting relatives of Orlando attack victims. A gunman killed 49 people on Sunday morning at a gay nightclub in…
June 29, 2016
Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales
Microsoft has teamed up with California-based technology start-up Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana "from seed to sale". It is the first-ever partnership of its kind for Microsoft.…
June 29, 2016
Body of a two-year-old boy Attacked by an Alligator Recovered
Florida rescuers have recovered the body of a two-year-old boy attacked by an alligator on the edge of a manmade lake at a Disney resort hotel, authorities said Wednesday. His body was completely intact... The body has now been turned over to the…
June 29, 2016
Iran Sues US Over Frozen Assets
Iran has filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice to recover $2 billion worth of assets frozen in the United States. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani made the announcement in remarks Wednesday on state television. The tribunal also…
June 29, 2016
White House to Commit $220 Million to Supporting Ukraine
The White House plans to commit $220 million to Ukraine in support of economic, political, and energy reforms, Vice President Biden said in a meeting with Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Wednesday. "The Vice President expressed strong…