The United States' top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was indirectly benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China. "The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military," Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

Google's work in China indirectly benefiting Chinese military: US general

The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six US nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement.

India, United States agree to develop six nuclear power plants in India

A spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has criticized the US move to no longer refer to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as occupied territories in its annual human rights report.

Palestinian president slams US dropping 'occupied' in report

The global grounding of Boeing's most popular model is likely to generate a host of business challenges for the aerospace giant, which is already wrestling with the reputational fallout from the crash of one of its planes and a swift reaction outside the United States, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report made available to EFE on Thursday.

Boeing tries to limit fallout of 737 MAX plane crashes

Just when it looks like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may restart his ballistic missile testing program, US President Donald Trump has proposed trimming the missile defense budget, as one set of deterrents is delayed by two years.

US missile defense budget cut as North Korea pushes ahead

The US military has not been asked to assist with the removal of American diplomatic personnel from Venezuela, the top US military commander for the region told Reuters, adding they were expected to depart the country by commercial means.

US military not involved in withdrawing diplomats from Venezuela

US and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their latest round of marathon peace talks on Tuesday with "real strides" made but no agreement on a timetable for troop withdrawal, the US special envoy said.

US envoy says 'real strides' made in longest Taliban talks

South Korea will seek to hold talks, including summits, with North Korea this year to strengthen ties and revive the dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington on denuclearisation, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.

Seoul to seek meetings with Pyongyang to revive dialogue with Washington

Venezuela's opposition-run congress on Monday declared a "state of alarm" over a five-day power blackout that has crippled the OPEC member country's oil exports and left millions of citizens scrambling to find food and water.

Venezuela congress declares 'state of alarm' over blackout

The United States told international carriers on Monday that the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is airworthy as regulators scrutinize two fatal crashes of the new model of aircraft since October, but said it will mandate forthcoming "design changes" from Boeing by April.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 airworthy but it will make design changes: US

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first official visit, state television said, as Baghdad is under pressure from Washington to limit ties with its neighbour.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Iraq on 3-day visit

Pulwama attack mastermind Mudasir believed to be killed in encounter: J&K Police Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist and one of the masterminds of Pulwama attack Mudasir Ahmed Khan, alias ‘Mohd Bhai’ is believed to be killed in an encounter in the Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih saying an end to OPEC-led supply cuts was unlikely before June and a report of falling US drilling activity.

Oil rises on OPEC-led supply cuts, but slowing economy restricts gains

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he'd found a lawyer to help him seek asylum. Then he was quarantined.

More than 2,000 migrants quarantined in US detention centers due to disease outbreaks

Pakistan seeks India's removal from terror financing watchdog's review body to ensure 'fair process' Pakistan has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international terror financing watchdog, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, its Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

The United States on Saturday urged Italy not to "lend legitimacy" to China's "infrastructure vanity project" while referring to the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative.

US urges Italy against China's OBOR initiative

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told a crowd of government supporters at a Caracas rally on Saturday that a massive blackout that has affected the country since Thursday was caused by "high-level technology that only the United States government has.

Venezuela's Maduro blames US weapons for massive blackout

China's top central banker signalled that Beijing and Washington are getting close to reaching a currency deal as part of their continuing negotiations to settle a yearlong trade battle, according to a Dow Jones news report supplied to EFE on Sunday.

US, China near deal; Beijing vows not to devalue Yuan to help exports

Security staff at Moscow's main airport confiscated a "mortar shell" from a US embassy staffer on Saturday, in what the foreign ministry described as a "provocation," local media reported.

Moscow airport staff find 'mortar shell' on US embassy staffer

The owners of the Chrysler Building have reached a deal to sell the iconic New York City building for "a little more than $150 million," The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

New York's iconic Chrysler Building to sell for $150 million: Report

The United States' headline unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 per cent in February, although only 20,000 new jobs were created last month in the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported Friday.

US unemployment rate falls to 3.8% in February; job growth slows sharply

India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with Washington about extending a waiver of US sanctions past early May, two sources in India with knowledge of the matter said.

Amid rising trade tensions with US, India seeks to extend Iran oil sanctions waiver

The United States supports "dictators, butchers and extremists" in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Twitter post-Wednesday in a response to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.

US supports 'dictators, butchers and extremists' in Middle East: Iran

Taiwan has made a formal request to the United States for new fighter jets to defend itself against increasing Chinese threats, Deputy Defence Minister Shen Yi-ming told reporters Thursday.

Taiwan asks US for new fighter jets to defend against China

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Google's work in China indirectly benefiting Chinese military: US general

India, United States agree to develop six nuclear power plants in India

Palestinian president slams US dropping 'occupied' in report

Boeing tries to limit fallout of 737 MAX plane crashes

US missile defense budget cut as North Korea pushes ahead

US military not involved in withdrawing diplomats from Venezuela

US envoy says 'real strides' made in longest Taliban talks

Seoul to seek meetings with Pyongyang to revive dialogue with Washington

Venezuela congress declares 'state of alarm' over blackout

Boeing 737 MAX 8 airworthy but it will make design changes: US

Iran President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Iraq on 3-day visit

News brief: Big stories of the day

Oil rises on OPEC-led supply cuts, but slowing economy restricts gains

More than 2,000 migrants quarantined in US detention centers due to disease outbreaks

News brief: Big stories of the day

US urges Italy against China's OBOR initiative

Venezuela's Maduro blames US weapons for massive blackout

US, China near deal; Beijing vows not to devalue Yuan to help exports

Moscow airport staff find 'mortar shell' on US embassy staffer

New York's iconic Chrysler Building to sell for $150 million: Report

US unemployment rate falls to 3.8% in February; job growth slows sharply

Amid rising trade tensions with US, India seeks to extend Iran oil sanctions waiver

US supports 'dictators, butchers and extremists' in Middle East: Iran

Taiwan asks US for new fighter jets to defend against China