General News

Washington (United States) (AFP) - US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating...

New York (AFP) - Emergency crews evacuated a busy Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, officials said....

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit widened sharply in May to its largest in over a year as imports rose, government data showed Tuesday, with analysts noting...

United States (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people were without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the US Pacific territories, with...

Abuja (AFP) - It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream and reach the quarter-finals as the United States aimed to shrug...

New York (AFP) - Major stock markets meandered Monday while US tech names climbed, as quarterly earnings season kicks into gear.  After a tough end to June fuelled by worries...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Monday defended the decision to reprieve US World Cup star Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump said he had appealed...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The United States face the biggest day of soccer in their history on Monday as they take on Belgium for a place in the...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a cost-cutting move that will deliver...