Security and Taliban officials said a suspected US drone aircraft fired two missiles at a militant stronghold near a town in the North Waziristan region, killing eight people

WASHINGTON: A House committee voted Wednesday to give the government the right to dismantle financial firms that are so big, interconnected and leveraged that they could harm the U.S. economy, even if they are healthy.

Malaysia will remain in a 'middle-income trap' and fail in its longstanding goal of joining the developed world by 2020 unless it can add value to its economy, the World Bank has warned

When George Bush senior visited Seoul as US president 20 years ago, things were simple – the US was the undisputed main ally and trade partner. Now China is the main trade partner, but while business is booming, politics is rockier

Barack Obama made an obligatory stop at the Great Wall of China at the close of a three-day visit in which he also bumped against the Great Firewall of China