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Pentagon chief touts US focus on Asia as Syria looms Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel meets his Asian counterparts on Wednesday as the United States promotes its shift to the region but a potential showdown with Syria looms over the talks.

28 August 2013

Skype marks 10 years of shrinking the world If David Huang had left his native Taiwan for Sweden a generation ago, he would have taken a giant leap into the unknown.

28 August 2013

Victoria Beckham wants to create fashion 'empire' Victoria Beckham, the one-time pop star who is now one of the most courted designers at the upcoming New York Fashion Week, says she has even bigger plans for her eponymous brand.

28 August 2013

Venezuela nabs hitmen in alleged plot to kill Maduro Venezuela said Monday it derailed a plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, arresting two hitmen it said wanted to execute the leftist leader on orders from a Colombian ex-president.

27 August 2013

US to hit debt ceiling in mid-October: Treasury The US will hit its statutory debt ceiling in mid-October, raising the chance that the government will be forced to default on its debts.

27 August 2013

Brazil's top diplomat resigns over row with Bolivia Brazil's foreign minister resigned Monday over soaring tensions with La Paz after Brazilian diplomats spirited away a Bolivian opposition senator wanted for corruption.

27 August 2013

US threatens Syria over 'obscene' chemical strike Washington warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" of a gruesome chemical weapons attack, as UN inspectors braved sniper fire to gather evidence about the incident.

27 August 2013

US judge approves $20 mn settlement in Facebook suit A US judge on Monday approved a deal in which Facebook will pay $20 million for using members "likes" as endorsements for ads.

27 August 2013

Thirteen dead in Mexico mudslides: authorities Mudslides crashed through several homes in eastern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people after a tropical storm pelted the state of Veracruz with heavy rains.

27 August 2013

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry denies discussing relocation of Manas air base Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry dismissed the rumors of alleged relocation of the American military air base Manas from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan.

27 August 2013

Kazakhstan students kept in small individual cells in US One of Kazakhstan students accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case told about the conditions of their detention in the American jail.

27 August 2013

US postpones meeting with Russia on Syria: official The United States on Monday postponed a meeting with Russia on the Syrian crisis, as Washington appeared to be positioning for a potential military strike.

27 August 2013

Assad says chemical weapons claims 'insult to common sense' Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Western claims his regime used chemical weapons were an "insult to common sense".

26 August 2013

US 'alarmed' by eastern DR Congo violence The United States on Sunday condemned rebel attacks on civilians and UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hailing the world body's efforts to protect the population.

26 August 2013

Zimbabwe threatens West with 'tit-for-tat' action on sanctions Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Sunday threatened "tit-for-tat" actions against Western countries that have imposed sanctions on his rule, suggesting US and British firms could be targeted.

26 August 2013

California fire threatens San Francisco water and power A raging California wildfire burning on the northern tip of the storied Yosemite National Park now threatens San Francisco's water and electricity supply.

26 August 2013

US may relocate air base from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan The US military command may relocate Manas military air base from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan.

26 August 2013

Hagel suggests US moving forces closer to Syria, Obama cautious US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday strongly suggested the Pentagon was moving forces into place ahead of possible military action against Syria, even as President Barack Obama voiced caution.

25 August 2013

California emergency as huge Yosemite fire rages A huge wildfire raged unchecked near California's famous Yosemite National Park on Friday, threatening thousands of homes as officials declared a state of emergency.

25 August 2013

Brazil to spend $55 billion to defend sagging real Markets and analysts cheered Friday after Brazil's central bank pledged $55 billion until year's end to prop up the sagging real while Latin America's biggest economy is showing weak growth.

25 August 2013

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