Tag: US
Iran rejected US request for cooperation against IS
Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance in Iraq and…
Iran accuses US of violating sovereignty in anti-IS fight
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council accused the United States on Saturday of violating the sovereignty of nations…
US sanctions are ‘disconnected from reality’ – Russia
Russia’s parliamentary speaker on Friday denounced new US sanctions against Moscow as “disconnected from reality”, and charged the Ukraine crisis…
US warplanes to fly from Iraqi base
United States combat aircraft will soon start flying out of a base in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq as…
Ebola patient arrives at US hospital
European Union nations will hold fresh talks Wednesday about when to implement fresh sanctions against Russia, officials said, as differences…
Ebola: Nigeria, others to get $10mn aid from US
The United States will contribute $10 million to pay for medical workers and equipment to fight the deadly Ebola epidemic…
US launches first strikes in Iraq Sunni Arab heartland
The United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland, bombing jihadists near a key dam on…
Two dead after US ghost plane overflies Cuba, crashes
At least two people were killed when a small plane crashed off the coast of Jamaica in an incident that…
Somali president thanks US for killing Shebab leader
Somalia’s president on Friday thanked the United States for killing the leader of the country’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants in an…
US comedienne Joan Rivers is dead
Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter, died on Thursday, a week after being rushed to a…
US worried over Boko Haram capture of Bama
The United States on Thursday said it was concerned by increasing Boko Haram violence and territorial gains in Nigeria, warning…
Boko Haram planning attacks on Maiduguri – US official
By Simon Ateba Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks on Maiduguri following the fall of Bama, Borno state second…
Obama vows US will not be intimidated by new beheading
President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday that the United States would not be intimidated by the beheading of a second American…
Another US health worker infected with Ebola
A third American health worker has tested positive for the Ebola virus while working with patients in West Africa, the…
Saudi king warns West will be jihadists’ next target
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next target of the jihadists sweeping through…
Parents of US journalist Foley praise ‘fearless’ son
Friends, relatives and colleagues have paid tribute to American journalist James Foley, executed by Islamic State jihadists, with his parents…
Obama warns of jihadist ‘cancer’ as US reveals failed rescue
US President Barack Obama demanded Wednesday the world take action against the “cancer” of jihadist extremism in Iraq, as Washington…
Jihadists claim beheading of US journalist
Jihadist group the Islamic State on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air…
Standard Chartered fined $300 mn over laundering controls
New York’s banking regulator hit Standard Chartered Bank with a $300 million fine and restrictions on its dollar-clearing business Tuesday…
Two shot and wounded, 31 arrested in Ferguson
Two people were shot and wounded and 31 arrested Monday in the latest night of unrest in the Missouri town…
German secret service ‘spied on Hillary Clinton’
The German secret service listened in on at least one of Hillary Clinton’s telephone calls when she was US secretary…
Australian grandfather in tears at severed head photo
The grandfather of a boy pictured holding a severed head in Syria said the shocking image brought him to tears,…
Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’
US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…
Obama considering Iraq air strikes
President Barack Obama is considering ordering US air strikes against Sunni extremists in northern Iraq and humanitarian food drops to…
Ebola: Nigeria in talks with US for drug for victims
By Ayorinde Oluokun Nigeria Federal Government said on Wednesday that it has formally requested for the experimental drugs being developed…
Brazil overtakes US as cosmetic surgery world capital
Move over Beverly Hills: image-conscious Brazil has overtaken the United States as the world’s capital of cosmetic surgery. O Estado…
Egypt’s president to skip Obama’s Africa summit
New Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not attend an unprecedented gathering of African leaders here next week, a US…
PDP members in US to hold convention
The members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States (US) will hold the party’s convention between 1-5 August.…
Obama: World needs ‘prosperous and self-reliant Africa’
United States President Barack Obama kicked up a major outreach to Africa on Monday by urging youth leaders to build…
PDP in Diaspora commends Jonathan on confab
Members of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States have commended President Goodluck Jonathan for convening the National Conference…