The United States said on Thursday DPRK had demonstrated a "qualitative" improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongyang to bring it back to disarmament negotiations.
As Obama's chief science adviser is preparing a study that could lead to restrictions on Chinese investment in the U.S. semiconductor sector, the world's largest economy has again turned to protectionism against China.
North Korea on Wednesday dismissed a recent statement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that urged the communist state to give up its nuclear ambitions, saying the matter is none of their business.
Vehicles were still streaming out of eastern Aleppo on Thursday morning under U.N. monitoring after an evacuation overnight, a United Nations official in Syria told Reuters on Thursday.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50-3.75 percent and indicated a faster rate hike pace next year, which triggered significant adjustments in global financial markets.
The UN General Assembly passed by acclamation a resolution on Monday, honoring retiring Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and then speakers representing major geo-political groups rang out praises to a man who grew up during the Korean war with help from the world organization.
UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres vowed here Monday to reform the UN system to better support global efforts to maintain world peace, promote development and combat climate change.
An Australian journalist's documentary aired recently refuted the claim of "China threat" that has been played up by the United States, noting it is China itself that is under threat.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to crack down on terrorism but avoid getting involved in messy regime changes.
Cuba said on Wednesday (Dec 7) it hoped to sign off on at least half a dozen agreements with the United States before businessman Donald Trump, who has threatened to derail detente between the former Cold War foes, becomes president on Jan. 20.
Donald Trump said during his campaign that he would, if elected president, convince the air-conditioner manufacturer Carrier not to shutter a plant in Indiana and move over 2,000 jobs to Mexico.
In a part-session debate in Brussels on Wednesday evening, Members of European Parliament (MEPs) argued over the need for the speedy implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Protection agreement before the end of U.S. President Barack Obama's term of office ends in January.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on the international community to reaffirm commitment to upholding the rights of the Palestinian people and working to build a future of peace, justice, security and dignity for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, has died, Cuban television said on Saturday.
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo on Thursday told reporters he hasn't received any information regarding the future U.S. government withdrawing from the trade body.
Among the winners were David Hasselfhoff's U.K. comedy 'Hoff the Record' and a special award for Shonda Rhimes.
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