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US authorities wasted no time implementing Donald Trump's order halting Muslim arrivals, detaining travelers arriving at American airports within hours of the US president signing the tough new measures, media reports said on Saturday.

US President Donald Trump has said he does not know his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but getting along with him would be good for both the countries.

The US State Department is reviewing a decision made in the final hours of former president Barack Obama's administration to release USD 220 million to help Palestinians rebuild the war-scarred Gaza strip.

President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration, beginning with steps to tighten border security — including his proposed wall along the US-Mexico border and other domestic immigration enforcement measures, according to two...

Spanish government ministers criticised the removal of the Spanish language version of the official White House website (www.whitehouse.gov) days after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th US President.

Bangladesh authorities have culled 2,268 chickens following a fresh outbreak of bird flu at a commercial farm last week in Dhamrai on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, an official said on Tuesday.

Answering a delegate's question, Hishammuddin said the Rohingya issue "is going to test ASEAN solidarity... It needs to be resolved, we cannot sweep it under the carpet, it affects a lot of Muslims and it's very emotional".

What'll she be wearing? It's a question that fascinates fashion-watchers, and lots of others, every four years: Which designer will the new US first lady choose to wear on Inauguration Day and, more importantly, on Inauguration Night?

Venezuelans are standing in long ATM lines to take out new, larger-denominated bills that President Nicolas Maduro hopes will help stabilise the crisis-wracked economy.

Kyrgyzstan said at least 32 people, including six children, were killed on Monday when a cargo plane crashed near Bishkek airport.

A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The US House of Representatives on Friday joined the Senate in passing a critical measure that marks the first major step toward repealing outgoing President Barack Obama's landmark but controversial health care reforms.

A California-based company that sells footwear has recalled a model of military-style boots after a customer pointed out the soles leave swastika imprints.

For weeks, Gazans have been making do with less than half their usual electricity supply - barely a few hours a day - with no sign of the shortages alleviating anytime soon, fuelling distress and frustration among the population.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today he was "perplexed" by Donald Trump comparing the leak of a dossier of unsubstantiated allegations against him to something that could have happened in Nazi Germany.

President Barack Obama will give a farewell speech to the nation on Tuesday night, looking back at his legacy as he encourages supporters demoralized by the election of Republican Donald Trump to feel optimism about the future of the country.