Sources: USA Today
A U.S. official says Iranian Navy gunboats are preventing the damaged Norwegian-owned "Front Altair" oil tanker from being towed away by two private tugboats in the Gulf of Oman. 2019-06-14
Twitter deletes 10,000 bot accounts that were discouraging people from voting in the midterm elections in the United States. 2018-11-2
Students throughout the United States participate in a walkout protest against gun violence. 2018-03-14
The United States announces it will be sending 560 more United States Armed Forces soldiers to Iraq to help fight against ISIL. 2016-07-11
Japan's prime minister Shinzō Abe says he is considering sending Japanese Navy warships to the South China Sea to back-up U.S. naval operations, saying, "With regard to activity by the Self-Defense Forces in the South China Sea, I will consider it while focusing on what effect the situation has on Japan’s security." In response, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Hong Lei, told Chinese state media that China will remain on “high alert for intervention by Japan in the South China Sea issue”. 2015-11-21
South Korean retailers cease selling beef from the United States after a case of mad cow disease is reported. 2012-04-25
American rock duo The White Stripes announce that they are breaking up. 2011-02-2
New cables allege that the Communist Party of China was paranoid about the Internet with Li Changchun, the party's propaganda chief, stepping up pressure on Google after finding material critical of him in a search. The same source also claims that CCP is active in hacking against its rivals, especially the United States. 2010-12-4
The United States and South Korea begin showing off their navy and air force by maneuvering dozens of ships and planes and thousands of troops in the Sea of Japan with intent to "rattle" North Korea. 2010-07-24
The United States reopens its embassy in Yemen after strikes on al-Qaeda. 2010-01-5