Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to winning the White House on Friday as he expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground states, but television networks held off from declaring him the victor as officials continued to count votes. Trump remained defiant, vowing to press

Guatemala's army has reached a remote village where dozens of houses were buried by mudslides triggered by Storm Eta's torrential rains. President Alejandro Giammattei said around 100 people were feared dead in Quejá in the central region of Alta Verapaz. Bad weather

Democratic candidate Joe Biden said on Friday (Nov 6) night that he was confident he would win the presidential election with a clear majority, although he stopped short of declaring victory in a speech that came as the race remained undeclared three nights after Election Day. Mr Biden

Several US TV networks late on Thursday halted live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s first public appearance since election night after concluding that the president was spreading disinformation. Trump unleashed a flood of incendiary and unsubstantiated claims in a

The Jammu and Kashmir government has completed the construction of 7,777 bunkers along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International border (IB) in five districts of Jammu region, officials said on Tuesday. This was conveyed to Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Sanjeev Verma during a

Lhundrub Dakpa, a popular Tibetan singer from Kham Driru in Nagchu has been sentenced by Chinese authorities to six years in prison for singing songs criticising China’s repressive policies in Tibet. The 36-year-old singer from Driru county, Nagchu in the so-called Tibet

Nepali villagers have confirmed reports of China seizing 150 hectares of their territory, despite China's denial and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government's silence on the issue. According to a report, the PLA troops crossed the border into Limi Valley and Hilsa, moving

Former Vice President Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in Georgia, a stunning turn of events in a once reliably Republican state that Trump must win in order to clinch reelection. Biden jumped ahead of Trump by 917 votes just after 4:30 am ET Friday.  The former

At least 50 people have been killed by landslides in Guatemala after Storm Eta's torrential rain and high winds battered the Central American country. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said around half the deaths were in a single town where a hillside collapse buried some

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting "shenanigans" as the result from Tuesday's White House election hangs in the balance. His Democratic challenger Joe Biden earlier appealed for calm as the nail-biting count drags on in five states. While

Joe Biden is nearing 270 electoral votes. Six states remain too close to call. Here's why the vote count is still going on in key states. With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation's

An accountability court is likely to indict Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz, among others in the money laundering and illegal assets reference in the next hearing. At the outset of the hearing, a prosecutor of the National Accountability

India on Monday took on Pakistan regarding the issue of cross-border terrorism at the United Nations, saying that the world has come to a standstill due to the COVID-19, but Pakistan has continued to "support cross-border terrorism" taking "advantage of the pandemic".

Months after the violent clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, China has annexed an additional 150 hectares of Nepal, the Daily Telegraph has reported citing politicians from the Himalayan nation. It was reported earlier

Police in Portland declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to protests on the night after voting in the US presidential election. In New York, police said they had made about 50

It took five weeks and a Supreme Court decision to elect a president in 2000 — and this year may hold similar suspense. With some states yet to count all votes, Donald Trump prematurely declared himself victorious. With votes still being counted in crucial battleground states,

Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor's edge and both sides ramp up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and

Democrat Joe Biden racks up a record 71.5 million votes and says he will win enough states to become president but key results remain outstanding "When the count is finished we believe we will be the winners," Mr Biden says in a brief speech, just before projections show him

Voting has closed in the United States and all eyes are on the count in key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina to decide the race for the White House. Michigan, an important swing state, has been called for Democratic candidate Joe Biden by the Associated Press.

The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states. Trump, a Republican, claimed to have won and vowed to launch a Supreme Court challenge, baselessly alleging fraud. Earlier Biden, a Democrat,