The White House said Wednesday it will likely lay off at least 10,000 federal workers during the US government shutdown as Republican President Donald Trump steps up pressure on Democrats.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has assured him that it will curb its Russian seaborne crude exports, months after Washington slapped 25 per cent punitive tariffs on New Delhi over the purchase.

Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead. 

​Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.