With many readers coming to news sites from social media links, they may not pay attention to the subtle clues that mark a story published by the opinion staff
Several polls since the start of the pandemic show a majority of people checking the news several times a day and turning to trusted news sources and state broadcasters rather than social media
As ‘impisoned’ children at epicentre cry to be reunited with their parents, top official says families mustn’t be ungrateful
A novel inspired by Arab Spring activists is brutally honest about what happened — and what keeps happening
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Prince Mohammed, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2
Mueller reportedly complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe
Paperback versions of the Mueller report figure in the number one, two and five spots on Amazon US’s list of bestsellers
Twenty-three journalists and 13 media companies face fines and prison terms for allegedly breaching a gag order
Jamal Khashoggi’s children receive million-dollar homes, payments, from Saudi Arabia, according to the Washington Post
Saud al-Qahtani is reportedly not among those indicted by Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The dissident journalist was dismembered after his murder October 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul but his remains have yet to be found
Two events have been latched upon by US president Donald Trump to bolster his long-standing grievance that the press is biased against him
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister says the kingdom is not in crisis over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
This year’s Pulitzer juries awarded prizes to works that highlight the notable pitfalls of Donald Trump’s presidency
The Pulitzer Prize recognises achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States
Biblical artefacts are dead in the water
During the taped conversation, Trump talks about the ease of seducing women because of fame.
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One of Barack Obama’s first acts as the new US president could be to order the closure of the controversial ”war on terror” detention camp.
Barack Obama’s economic team is working on an overhaul of the -billion programme, with the aim of doing more to spur the flow of credit to the US.
As Barack Obama moves his presidential campaign into traditionally Republican states, a new poll shows that race remains a potent issue for voters.
The Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has told President Thabo Mbeki that he is no longer fit to serve as the region’s mediator in Zimbabwe’s political crisis owing to a ”lack of neutrality”, and that ”there will be no country left” if Mbeki continues to side with President Robert Mugabe.
Al-Qaeda has been essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and is on the defensive throughout most of the rest of the world, the CIA claimed on Friday. The upbeat assessment comes less than a year after United States intelligence reported that al-Qaeda had rebuilt its strength around the world and was well-placed to launch fresh attacks.
President Thabo Mbeki must release the letter he allegedly wrote to George Bush asking the American president to ”butt out” of Zimbabwe, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday. Mbeki’s four-page letter to Bush apparently criticised the United States for taking sides against Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
Barack Obama is planning to declare himself the effective winner of the long-running contest with Hillary Clinton at the close of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday. At that point, he should have passed one of the last remaining milestones in the race, securing more than half the 3 253 elected delegates.
As the Democratic primary contest heads to its climax, the Republicans are firing the opening shots of an election barrage to come against their probable White House opponent, Barack Obama. Republican John McCain and his colleagues already see Hillary Clinton’s campaign as mortally wounded.
Mildred Jeter Loving was a shy, unassuming black woman who never expected to make history when her landmark 1967 Supreme Court case ended the ban on interracial marriages in the United States. Loving (68) died on May 2 of pneumonia at her home in the town of Milford, Virginia.
South African President Thabo Mbeki’s failure to criticise neighbouring Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe has weakened his international stature, analysts said. Once hailed as a leader focussed on Africa’s revival, Mbeki’s silence on Zimbabwe has been blamed either on misplaced loyalty or crippling deference.
The United States government said this week it wants airlines and cruise liners to take biometric data from foreigners leaving the country under new plans aimed at fighting terrorism and illegal immigration. The US-Visit programme is open to consultation for the next two months.
Former United States president Jimmy Carter met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Friday for talks expected to focus on ways to include the Islamist group in efforts to achieve Palestinian-Israeli peace. High-level Hamas members also attended the meeting, at which Carter would also raise with Meshaal the fate of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas.
South African President Thabo Mbeki had intended to lead a summit on Wednesday at the United Nations in New York that would focus on the increasing peacekeeping chores of African Union troops. But on Tuesday, it became clear that Mbeki would not be able to dodge the ongoing election crisis in Zimbabwe.
On one floor is a bullet-scarred car used by American journalists in the Balkans. On another is the phone Rupert Murdoch used to make multibillion-dollar media deals. And in between there is one of the biggest remaining chunks of the Berlin Wall and the mangled remains of a communication tower from the 9/11 attack.
A newly declassified 2003 Justice Department memo gave United States military interrogators broad authority to use extreme methods in questioning al-Qaeda detainees, US media said on Wednesday. The memo argued that the US president’s wartime authority exempted them from laws banning cruel treatment.