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'I can always be convinced,' Trump said on the eve of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring one of Kavanaugh’s accusers. (Photo: AFP)

Will change mind if allegations against Kavanaugh credible: Trump

In prepared testimony released, 51-yr-old Blasey Ford said she feared Kavanaugh would rape her during attack, which occurred in 1982.

27 Sep 2018 2:19 PM

The bombshell new claims come after two women came forward to accuse the judge of assaulting them in the 1980s. (Photo: AP)

'Drunk' Kavanaugh used to behave inappropriately with girls: New accuser

Swetnick said in a statement released by her lawyer that events took place at parties she attended while high school student in Maryland.

27 Sep 2018 11:05 AM

In a break from convention, the outside lawyer, whose name was not released, will question Ford and Kavanaugh on behalf of the committee's Republican senators, 11 white men. (Photo: File)

'Con Game': Trump trashes sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh

The Senate, led by Trump's fellow Republicans, plans to move forward quickly with a confirmation vote.

26 Sep 2018 8:26 AM

Justice Kavanaugh is the second judge to be nominated by Trump on the nine-member US Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Kavanaugh breaks his silence, wants fair process to defend himself

Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley appeared on Fox News in the Supreme Court nominee's first interview after allegations against him surfaced.

25 Sep 2018 3:34 PM

Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in the suburbs of Denver, filed a lawsuit against the state on Tuesday claiming that his rights to freedom of speech and religion were being violated. (Photo: AFP)

US baker who refused cake for gay wedding now turns away transgender woman

Jack Phillips grabbed headlines in June after US SC, in bombshell decision, partially ruled in his favor in case involving same-sex couple.

16 Aug 2018 2:18 PM

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP/File)

The ruling upholding US travel ban is controversial

Initially, Libya, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Iraq and Chad were named in the travel ban; Chad and Sudan were later removed.

22 Jul 2018 12:02 AM

Court is not a substitute for a democratic political process

Executive and legislative excesses can be cured by courts.

08 Jul 2018 12:46 AM

The increase in the Muslim population has prompted alarmist coverage in some sections of the media. In the interests of responsible journalism, the demographic reality should be firmly kept in mind: Muslims comprise less than 1 in 20 of the overall population. (Representational image)

Wave of Muslim migrants spell doom for Europe

The WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) rural American constituency, which voted with their hands and feet for him obviously, applauded the decision.

04 Jul 2018 12:34 AM

The travel ban was one of Trump's signature hardline immigration policies that have been a central part of his presidency and 'America First' approach. (Photo: File)

A victory for Donald Trump: US top court upholds controversial travel ban

Chief Justice John Roberts said that the government 'has set forth a sufficient national security justification' to prevail.

26 Jun 2018 9:36 PM

Battaglia had been divorced from his wife, Mary Jean Pearl, for about a year when he fatally shot their two daughters, Mary Faith, then 9 years old, and Liberty, 6, prosecutors said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Texas man gets death penalty for killing 2 daughters, making wife hear on phone

He was arrested shortly afterward at a tattoo parlor where he was getting rose tattoos to remember his dead daughters.

01 Feb 2018 7:23 PM

Sexual decisions between consenting adults take on a different colour when the adults are law enforcement officers. (Photo: Pixabay)

US top court declines wife swap case: yes, you read that right

The law “does not create ‘rights’ based on relationships that mock marriage,” the ruling read.

12 Dec 2017 2:34 PM

SC allows Don’s travel ban to go into full effect

New York Immigration Coalition says ruling unacceptable as it descriminates based on race.

06 Dec 2017 6:33 AM

The ban ruled that the government could bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the US. (Photo: File/AP)

White House requests US SC to allow complete travel ban

A San Francisco-based court had partially granted a Trump administration request to block a judge’s ruling that had put the new ban on hold.

21 Nov 2017 3:13 PM

Trump already has taken steps to make the federal judiciary more conservative, with 14 judicial appointees already confirmed by the Senate and more in the pipeline. (Photo: AFP/File)

5 conservative judges added to list of possible SC appointees by Trump

The five jurists, all with strong conservative credentials, were added to the list with input from conservative leaders.

18 Nov 2017 3:39 PM

US Supreme Court to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp.

US Supreme Court to review Microsoft digital privacy case

Microsoft was the first US Company to challenge a domestic search warrant seeking data held outside the country.

17 Oct 2017 11:20 AM

It said that interest among international students in the US remains steady overall despite the current environment. (Representational image)

Indian students worry about physical safety in US: survey

Among the 112 colleges that provided data there was a 2 per cent decline in the expected yield rate this year compared to last year.

15 Jul 2017 1:41 PM

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP/File)

Travel ban: Court reopens window for refugees to enter US, but SC appeal awaits

The justices now are scattered during their summer recess, so any short-term action would come in written filings.

15 Jul 2017 8:14 AM

The recent decision of the Karnataka Assembly in sentencing journalists Ravi Belagere and Anil Raju to imprisonment for one year for contempt of the House and a member, and therefore breach of privilege of the House, is unfortunate, to say the least.

Don’t misuse House privileges to muzzle press

A press that cannot criticise those is power is no press.

08 Jul 2017 5:55 AM

American Muslim leaders condemn Trump's travel ban unlawful

A limited version of Trump's travel ban temporarily barring refugees and visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,Yemen took effect.

01 Jul 2017 3:52 PM

About 15 western European countries allow same-sex couples to adopt children, whether within marriage or civil partnerships. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

20 nations around the world legalise same-sex marriage

On the African continent, where around 30 countries ban homosexuality, only in South Africa can gays legally marry and adopt children.

30 Jun 2017 5:40 PM

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