White House official says it wants Iran to publicly acknowledge "that they screwed up"

The Trump administration said there is still a chance to get nuclear talks back on track with Iran, but only if Tehran publicly states that the Strait of Hormuz is…

Major NBA trade won't be official until league's investigation into team's salary cap accusations is complete

Kawhi Leonard isn’t going to Toronto just yet. Last week, Leonard’s Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a trade that would send him to the Toronto Raptors, where he won a…

Army orders mass shutdown of official social media accounts

The U.S. Army is consolidating its official social media presence, drastically slashing the number of allowable accounts and ordering commanders to remove newly-unauthorized accounts within 30 days, the service announced…

With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'

An Iranian official warned that the Islamic Republic will deliver a “hard slap” while another blatantly threatened the U.S. that “if you strike, you’ll get hit,” according to automatic translations…

Iranian official issues warning to Trump over new threats: ‘We have no red lines’

An Iranian official on Wednesday warned Gulf states that Iran has “no red lines” when it comes to its defense, following a threat from President Trump to launch another “big…

Gao, Top China Economist Who Questioned Official GDP Data, Dies

Influential Chinese economist Gao Shanwen, who challenged the reliability of China’s official growth data and was known for blunt assessments of the economy, has died, according to Chinese media reports.

China sentences former local official to death in $324m corruption case

Yang Youlin, an ex-official in the eastern city Nanjing, accepted bribes in exchange for business favours, court says.