The U.S. Senate agreed to a deal early Wednesday afternoon to raise the debt ceiling, but the clock is still ticking toward the looming deadline, as it remains unknown whether the House will vote to avoid the country's first- ever debt default.
A 51-year-old man has been arrested in southwest China's Yunnan Province in the country's crackdown on online rumor mongers.
The U.S. Senate agreed to a deal early Wednesday afternoon to raise the debt ceiling, but the clock is still ticking toward the looming deadline, as it remains unknown whether the House will vote to avoid the country's first- ever debt default.
Due to the political brinkmanship and uncertainty caused by the lingering fiscal fight between Democrats and Republicans, the U.S. gold-plated sovereign credit rating might be downgraded by other credit rating agencies (CRAs), Jacob Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, warned Tuesday.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Saturday that former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, cannot leave the country as his name is included in the list of those who are barred from going abroad.
Lon Snowden, father of U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, arrived at an airport near Moscow, the capital of Russia, Thursday and was expected to meet his son later in the day.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang put forward a seven-point proposal on further broadening and deepening cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang put forward a seven-point proposal on further broadening and deepening cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
U.S. President Barack Obama has said Iran is still "a year or more" away from building a nuclear weapon, citing U.S. intelligence assessments.
The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief Zhang Zhijun said Sunday that he welcomes Wang Yuqi, Taiwan's top official on Chinese mainland affairs, to visit the mainland at a proper time.
Like Bruce Wayne, Zhou Xiaoyun also faces his enemies in a DIY outfit -- a pair of sunglasses and a mask. And while he doesn't have access to Batman's high technology, he has at least harnessed the Internet as a powerful weapon.
The historic phone call between U. S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday has once again raised Israel's concerns over Obama's Middle East policy.
Most speakers at the 68th UN General Assembly's annual General Debate on Wednesday referenced its theme featuring "The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage."
Investigations indicated the Washington Navy Yard shooter was delusional when he carried out the shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded four others, and he had been prepared to die in the attack, said FBI investigators on Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday he respects Indonesia's sovereignty and he is confident that his government would be able to work effectively with Indonesia.
NBA megastar Derek Rose said in Hong Kong on Friday that after being absent on the court for an entire season, he is fully back in form.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry started crucial talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday evening on Russia's proposal of putting Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
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