IT WAS the biggest gamble of his career taking over a US chat show but James Corden has proved as popular with TV viewers as his A-list celebrity guests. When Gwyneth Paltrow gamely played along with James Corden in a skit earlier this week she became the latest A-lister to eat out of the chat show host’s hands. Sporting...
Volkswagen will pay "substantial compensation" and buy back cars in US as part of a deal to settle the diesel emissions scandal. The details were announced in a California court after a federal judge gave VW and regulators a deadline to agree a fix for the cars. Last year, US regulators discovered that VW cars were...
KREMLIN officials have accused the US of intimidation after an American missile destroyer sailed close to the Russian border as tensions between the superpowers reach boiling point. Furious Moscow envoy Alexander Grushko used a NATO meeting to warn that Moscow will use “all necessary measures” against the US...
How you doin'? The question is not only the quintessential New York greeting, but also the best way of gauging the state of mind of voters in the presidential primary. New York City may be so good that they named it twice, but believe it or not, there is more to the Empire State than the Big Apple. Millions of votes —...
DOZENS of people have been killed and more than 200 seriously injured following a Taliban suicide car bomb attack on Afghanistan's national security agency. The attack, in Kabul, took plae at around 9.45 am local time, with witnesses saying the "very loud" blast hit the busy Puli Mahmood Khan area. The Taliban...
THE US Secretary of State has blasted Russia for flying two military jets over an American navy ship, warning Moscow they could have legally shot them down. A furious John Kerry denounced Russia’s “stimulated attack” in the Baltic Sea under the US’ rules of engagement. Mr Kerry said: “We condemn...
FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg has launched a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from entering the US. Speaking at a conference yesterday, the billionaire said: "I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as others. "For blocking free...
FOR the past three years the so-called “Bowel Movement Bandit” has been terrorising a US town. The man — who is alleged to have defecated on nearly 20 cars in the one neighbourhood over the past three years — is now being sought by police in Ohio after a resident caught him red handed. NBC News reports...
PEOPLE have been warned to STAY AWAY from popular holiday spots in Turkey as there is a “credible threat” to tourists areas. The shock warning issued by the US embassy in Turkey today said that Istanbul and Antalya were particularly at risk for a potential terror attack. In what it called an "emergency...
It's crunch time in the Democratic race, and if the past week is any indication, nerves are starting to fray. The fratricide within the Republican Party is getting much of the national attention, but the two remaining Democratic candidates — and their supporters — are starting to swing some sharp elbows. The...
South China Sea: Australian troops join Philippines, US for annual Balikiatan military training drills THOUSANDS of US and Philippine troops, along with Australian defence forces, began annual drills to prepare to quickly respond to a range of potential crises, including in the disputed South China Sea. The exercises have been...
China and the United States will work together to try to prevent further missile tests by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says. In recent weeks, North Korea has carried out a hydrogen bomb test and repeatedly test-fired missiles. Mr Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington...