US & Canada
President Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend, arriving under the cover of darkness Sunday night ...China summons US ambassador over cyberspying charges
China\'s Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador after the arrests of five Chinese military officers accused of hacking into American companies ...Swiss bank pleads guilty to US tax evasion, fined $2.6bn
Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to the charge that it facilitated wealthy Americans who sought to commit tax evasion, becoming ...U.S. indicts Chinese military officials on cyber-espionage charges
The U.S. Justice Department said the indictment accuses Chinese military officials of economic espionage, alleging they conspired to steal trade secrets and ...British imam Abu Hamza al-Masri convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
A New York jury convicted British hate preacher Abu Hamza on 11 kidnapping and terrorism charges Monday, opening the way for a ...GM to pay feds $35M fine over deadly ignition fails
General Motors was fined $35m and agreed to take part in “unprecedented oversight requirements” on Friday over its massive recall of cars ...Jill Abramson replaced as New York Times executive editor
The New York Times Co on Wednesday replaced executive editor Jill Abramson in a surprising move after less than three years in ...9/11 Museum opens in New York
U.S. President Obama commemorated victims of the Sept. 11 attacks at the recently completed museum and memorial in a service Thursday.Barack Obama meets Syrian opposition leader in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama has denounced the upcoming presidential election in Syria slated for June 3 as illegitimate, the White House stated ...Anti-Beijing protests flare as tensions rise between Vietnam and China
Anti-China mobs torched up to 15 foreign-owned factories and trashed many more in southern Vietnam as anger over the recent deployment by ...