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U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

John Kerry Urges India To Sign WTO Deal

Jul 31, 2014 03:07 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday in hopes of convincing New Delhi to reconsider its position in blocking a WTO deal, hours before the Trade Facilitation Deal was to be signed.

U.S. Lobbies For Asian Support On Sanctions Against Russia

Christl Leong |

Jul 31, 2014 07:41 AM EDT

The United States is seeking Asian support for the new Western sanctions it levied on Russia last Tuesday in an effort to increase international pressure against the latter's stance in the Ukraine crisis, according to a State Department official on Wednesday.

Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Bill Simon Steps Down

Ren Benavidez |

Jul 25, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon will step down from his possition effective Aug. 9, according to the company's announcement.

Apple Denies iPhone Location Tracker A Security Risk To China

Desiree Sison |

Jul 13, 2014 04:11 AM EDT

Tech giant Apple Inc denied its iPhone's personal location information or the "location tracker" poses a security risk to the Chinese government which alleged that the software has the ability to leak state secrets as well as identify the day to day activities of its customers.

Survey Says 40% of American Colleges Ignore Assault Cases

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 10, 2014 04:53 AM EDT

A national survey reveals that more than 40 percent of universities and colleges in the United States have not taken action about sexual assault reports in their campuses over the last five years.

Pentagon To Develop New Tactics To Deter Chinese Moves In South China Sea

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 10, 2014 01:42 AM EDT

The Pentagon is planning to launch surveillance aircraft and more aggressive naval operations near the disputed areas of the South China Sea to slow down China's territorial advances.

US Double Agent Spying Allegations Are Serious –Merkel

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 07, 2014 04:08 AM EDT

The allegations that a German doubled as an intelligence agent for the US are serious and go against the principles of countries that are supposed to be partners, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

ISIS Could Launch Next 9/11 Attack - US Politicians

Katie Collom |

Jun 16, 2014 10:06 PM EDT

U.S. Republicans have started to raise concerns over the growing power of ISIS and the threat the militant group poses to U.S. national security.

5 U.S. Troops Killed in Apparent Friendly-fire Incident in Afghanistan

Katie Collom |

Jun 11, 2014 08:14 AM EDT

Five U.S. Special Operations soldiers were killed on Monday in what is believed to be the deadliest bout of friendly fire since the Afghan war began in 2011.

US-Based Firm Reveals Second Chinese Military Unit Linked to Cyber-Espionage

2nd Chinese Military Unit Linked to Cyber-Espionage ID'd

Christl Leong |

Jun 10, 2014 11:03 AM EDT

A second Chinese military unit discovered by U.S. Internet security firm, CrowdSource, was identified to have been hacking sensitive information from a number of European and US-based government and private firms.

Upgraded B-52s Better Prepared for a War in Asia

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 09, 2014 10:05 PM EDT

New system will enable B-52s to easily re-target their formidable weapons systems.

Pentagon Report Undermines China-US trust

Christl Leong |

Jun 07, 2014 04:32 AM EDT

China hits back against the Pentagon's claims of Beijing's alleged increased military spending in preparation for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait as well as to assert its claims over disputed islands in the China Seas.