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Pompeo lands in Pakistan seeking 'reset' in US ties
AFP, Published on 05/09/2018
» ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was hoping to "reset the relationship" with Pakistan which has worsened in recent months.
China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US imports (video)
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING - China on Monday imposed new tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruits and pork, in retaliation to US duties on steel and aluminium, fuelling fears of a trade war.
US firms doubt AEC single market goal
AFP, Published on 20/08/2013
» SINGAPORE - Two leading American business groups Tuesday said US firms operating in Asean countries are sceptical the regional bloc can meet a 2015 deadline to establish a single market.
Day after new US chart record, BTS given military service delay
Life, AFP, Published on 03/12/2020
» Trailblazing South Korean boyband BTS became the first group to have a foreign-language song enter the US Billboard chart at No.1, as parliament in Seoul cleared the way for them to delay compulsory military service.
Trump, Dems vow no surrender on US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump had a message on Tuesday for Democrats counting on him to relent in the Washington arm wrestle blocking funds to swaths of the government for a record 32 days: "No Cave!"
US Defense Secretary Mattis resigns over Syria pullout
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned on Thursday, leading a chorus of protests at home and abroad after President Donald Trump ordered a complete troop pullout from Syria and a significant withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US jury begins deliberations in Cosby trial
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» NORRISTOWN, US - A Pennsylvania jury retired Wednesday to begin deliberations in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial to determine whether or not the disgraced megastar drugged and molested a young woman 14 years ago.
Asia stocks mixed on patchy US economic data
AFP, Published on 06/08/2015
» HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday, as gains on Wall Street drove trading in Tokyo but patchy US economic data fed wider uncertainty in the region.
Asian shares mixed, eyes on US data
AFP, Published on 19/02/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Tokyo stocks dropping after the previous session's surge, as investors awaited US housing data and minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting.
Asian shares up on US Fed change
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Asia's markets edged up on Tuesday, with investors sitting on the sidelines as they await the first testimony by the US Federal Reserve's new head to discover her plans for its stimulus programme.