American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains unbeaten in 48 professional bouts after earning a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in their welterweight unification title fight, in what had been promoted as the latest “fight of the century.” The 38-year-old Mayweather, with his longer reach, started strong in Saturday’s fight at the MGM […]
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States is providing an additional $9 million in aid for earthquake-ravaged Nepal. The added funding brings to $10 million dollars the total amount announced by the U.S. since Saturday’s quake, which has left more than 3,700 people dead. The U.S. Agency for International Development statement said […]
A U.S. public opinion survey shows Republican Senator Marco Rubio leading the group of hopefuls for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination. A poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University has the first-term lawmaker from the southeastern state of Florida attracting 15 percent of registered Republican primary voters, followed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with 13 […]
Negotiators from Iran and a group of world powers will hold their next round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program next week in Vienna. The European Union announced the April 22 and 23 talks on Thursday. The two sides will be working on taking the framework agreement they crafted earlier this month and turning it […]