Two police officers were shot in southwestern Pennsylvania and one died early on Thursday after they responded to a call about a domestic dispute, local media reported.

US President Barack Obama will host President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday in their first public step toward a transition of power after a bitterly fought election campaign ...

US President-elect Donald Trump pledged his commitment to defending South Korea under an existing security alliance during a phone call with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday, her office said.

Scientists in Britain have developed a type of HIV test using a USB stick that can give a fast and highly accurate reading of how much virus is in a patient's blood.

Chinese state media has warned the US president-elect against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.

Indian banks called in thousands of police on Thursday to manage huge queues outside branches, as people tried to exchange bank notes abruptly pulled out of circulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a crackdown on "black money".

Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump's surprise presidential election win, blasting his campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups.

Donald Trump put aside the celebrations and began planning his 73-day transition to the White House yesterday as rival Hillary Clinton promised to bury the bitterness of their long presidential race and work to unify a divided country.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said yesterday he now wishes to stop quarrelling with the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticising him.

Fed up with Washington and feeling left behind, supporters of Republican Donald Trump upended the US presidential race, electing a political newcomer they say offers the country a shot at dramatic change.

Barack Obama and his vanquished would-be successor Hillary Clinton sought yesterday to heal the wounds opened by the most acrimonious US election in memory, as they assured president-elect Donald Trump that Americans were “rooting” for his success.

He eats, exercises and sleeps in his office, but Cambodian opposition politician Kem Sokha is not just hard at work plotting how to win the next election – he is also hiding after being threatened with jail.