July 5, 2015
Clinton Accuses China of Stealing US Government Information
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday accused China of stealing commercial secrets and "trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America." Speaking at a campaign event in the northeastern state of New Hampshire,…
June 30, 2015
Greek PM Hints He Won’t Pursue Further Austerity
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will respect the outcome of an upcoming referendum on his country's economic future if voters back a new round of European austerity measures that he opposes. But Tsipras said his far-left government will…
June 23, 2015
US, China to Hold ‘Very Direct’ Talks
U.S. officials are promising a "very direct" conversation with Chinese officials during a high-level, annual dialogue that continues Tuesday in Washington. Cybersecurity, China's disputed maritime claims and bilateral efforts to combat climate…
June 23, 2015
UN Opens Human Rights Office in Seoul to Investigate N. Korea
The United Nations officially opened a new field office in Seoul Tuesday to document human rights abuses in North Korea. The world body has been trying to increase pressure on the repressive Kim Jong Un regime to end ongoing systematic human rights…
June 23, 2015
US Condemns Taliban Attack on Afghan Parliament
A group of heavily armed Taliban suicide bombers stormed Afghanistan’s parliament Monday as the House was in session to decide whether to endorse Defense Minister-designate Masoom Stanekzai. Witnesses reported a series of explosions and gunfire…
June 17, 2015
Stronger Iraq Critical to IS Fight
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told a House panel Wednesday that the most critical line of defense against Islamic State militants is in building a stronger, more inclusive Iraqi government. Carter said the U.S. is seeking a “greater…
June 16, 2015
Nato condemns Putin’s nuclear ‘sabre-rattling’
US Secretary of State John Kerry also expressed concern over President Putin's announcement, saying the decision was in contravention of the Start agreement designed to destroy nuclear weapons in the former territories of the Soviet Union. "It could…
June 16, 2015
Donald Trump to run for president in 2016
Property billionaire Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election. Mr Trump, a Republican, has never run for the party's nomination before, but has often talked about it. "I am officially running for president of…
June 16, 2015
Pakistan Troops Cross Border to Rescue Wounded Afghan Soldier
In a demonstration of increased security cooperation, Pakistan's military says its troops crossed the border Tuesday and went 600 meters inside Afghanistan to rescue an Afghan soldier who was critically wounded in a firefight with “terrorists”. The…
June 10, 2015
Obama to Send Up to 450 Military Advisers to Iraq
President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered 450 additional military advisers to Iraq in a new effort to bolster Iraqi troops as they try to retake Ramadi, the Anbar provincial capital seized last month by Islamic State insurgents. The White House…