USA US ‘taking names’ of UN opponents on Jerusalem The warning comes ahead of a vote by the 193-member UN General Assembly on Thursday 20/12/2017
USA US Senate passes tax reform bill The most sweeping US tax reform in decades clears its biggest hurdle. Democrats call it a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy. 20/12/2017
USA Three die as speeding train derails on highway bridge in USA The Amtrak 501 train was traveling 80 miles (130 km) per hour in a 30 mile-per-hour zone on its inaugural journey between Seattle and Portland. 19/12/2017
USA Trump warns of challenges from Russia and China in security plan Delivering his outlook for US national security, President Trump spells out his "America First" priorities. 19/12/2017
World News US wields UN veto over status of Jerusalem The US was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn. 18/12/2017
Turkey Turkey's President Erdogan wants to open an embassy in East Jerusalem Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine. 18/12/2017
Russia CIA 'helped foil terrorist attack in Russia' A statement on the Kremlin's website says President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information provided by the CIA. 17/12/2017
World News Funerals held for four more Palestinians killed in clashes As clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops go into a second week, funerals have been held for four more Palestinians killed 16/12/2017
World News Steven Spielberg's new movie "The Post" premiers in US Steven Spielberg's new movie, "The Post" has premiered in Washington telling the story of the battle to publish the leaked Pentagon Papers detailing the U.S. government's misleading portrayal of the Vietnam War. 15/12/2017
USA U.S. agency to vote on reversing net neutrality rules The U.S Federal Communications Commission is due to vote on a proposal to repeal its net neutrality rules. 14/12/2017
Turkey Muslim leaders meet to denounce US President Donald Trump's decision t Muslim leaders have met in Istanbul to denounce US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. 13/12/2017
World News Shift in US space policy? Trump promises trip to moon and Mars Marking the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, President Trump has pledged to reboot the country's space exploration program 13/12/2017
USA Republican candidate refuses to concede in Alablam senate election Democrat candidate Doug Jones claims victory in Alabama Senate upset, but his Republican rival Roy Moore refuses to concede despite a tweet from Donald Trump congratulating Jones. 13/12/2017
USA Donald Trump in "sexist" row over sexual misconduct allegations Calls grow for Trump to quit after posting "sexist smear" on social media against critical senator 13/12/2017
France Paris climate summit opens with Bill Gates, but not Trump World leaders and philanthropists are in the French capital to try to give new momentum to the fight against climate change, despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord. 12/12/2017
Germany Merkel condemns recent anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin Following recent demonstrations in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her conservative party unanimously condemned anti-Semitic acts such as burning of Israeli flags. 12/12/2017
USA Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars "Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive. 12/12/2017
USA Court hears teens' climate change lawsuit against Trump A group of 21 teenagers argues the Trump administration's lack of action to prevent global warming violates their constitutional right to life. 12/12/2017
Lebanon HezbollHezbah leader vows to return focus to Israel at rally in Beirut Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has vowed at a rally in Beirut that the Iranian-backed militant group will return their focus to the Palestinian cause, following President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 12/12/2017