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US police shootings: Protests spread with dozens of arrests
Protests continue to spread across US cities against the killing of black men by police, following recent deaths in Minnesota and Louisiana. Roads were blocked and missiles thrown in Minnesota, while armed New Black Panther Party members confronted police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dozens of arrests have been made but the...
US State Department restarts Hillary Clinton email probe
The US State Department is to restart its investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified material when secretary of state. The likely Democratic presidential nominee learned this week that she will not face criminal charges over her use of private email. The FBI said that although she had sent and received...
US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment
The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy a controversial missile defence system, in the wake of intensifying threats from North Korea. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be deployed solely to counter the threat from Pyongyang, a statement said. It is unclear exactly where it would be...
Chilcot report: US ‘pushed UK into Iraq War too early’, says ex-ambassador
The US pushed the UK into military action in Iraq "too early", a former British ambassador to the UN has said in the wake of the Chilcot report. The long-awaited report said ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein — and military action was not a last resort. Sir Jeremy...
US criticises Israel over plans for new settlement homes
The US has criticised Israeli plans to build hundreds of new homes in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. State department spokesman John Kirby called the plans the "latest step… in a systematic process of land seizures". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised the plans on...
US protests after police shooting of black man in Louisiana
Protests have taken place in the US state of Louisiana after a video emerged appearing to show two white police officers holding down and shooting dead a black man. The incident took place in the state capital, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday after reports of a man threatening people with a gun outside a shop. A post mortem examination...
Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah
A suspected suicide bomber has died after detonating a device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the interior ministry says. Two security officers were slightly injured as they tackled the man, but no one else was hurt. The attack came in the early hours of US Independence Day and shortly before dawn...
US air and drone strikes ‘killed up to 116 civilians’
US drone and air strikes have killed between 64 and 116 civilians outside war zones since 2009, the White House says. The numbers, covering the period from January 2009 to December 2015, are significantly lower than estimates by human rights groups. Some groups say that several hundred civilians have died in US strikes. The...
Viewpoint: Why the US can afford to ignore Canada
Despite being a important trade and defence partner, the US tends to ignore Canada. But that's paradoxically because the two get along so well, as Jordan Michael Smith writes. US President Barack Obama's visit to Ottawa today comes six years after his last trip to Canada. Canadians could be forgiven for hoping that Mr...
US-Backed Syria Rebels Capture IS-Held Base Near Iraq Border
A spokesman for U.S-backed Syrian rebels and an activist group say the rebels have seized a small military base that was held by the Islamic State group near the Iraqi border. Wednesday's capture of the Hamdan air base, which has served as an IS outpost, came just hours after the launch of a new offensive seeking to cut the...
US military failed Americans in Benghazi, says House
The US military failed to protect four Americans who died in attacks on a US compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi, says a Congressional report. The Obama administration was criticised for lax security and a slow response to the 2012 attacks on a US compound, in the report by House Republicans. But they found no new evidence...
US border authority seeks travellers’ social media details
Travellers seeking visa waiver entry to the US may soon be asked to list their social media profiles — if a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal is enacted. An update to application forms would ask users to identify what social networks they use and their "social media identifier" such as a username....
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