Iran Media Report Apple Shuts Down Iranian Apps

Iran Media Report Apple Shuts Down Iranian Apps

Iranian media are reporting that Apple Inc. has removed all Iranian mobile apps from its App Store. In reaction to...

Facebook Lambasted Over Video of Traffickers Abusing Migrants

Facebook Lambasted Over Video of Traffickers Abusing Migrants

People smugglers are using Facebook to broadcast the abuse and torture of migrants in order to extort ransom money from...

Yellen: Financial System Safer, But Adjustments May Be Needed

Yellen: Financial System Safer, But Adjustments May Be Needed

The head of the U.S. central bank says the financial system is safer now than it was before the recession,...

US, South Korea Agree to Disagree on Trade

US, South Korea Agree to Disagree on Trade

South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the...

S. Korea Pushes Back on US Call to Renegotiate Trade Pact

S. Korea Pushes Back on US Call to Renegotiate Trade Pact

South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the...

Vietnamese Consumers Resist China as Officials Try to Get Along

Vietnamese Consumers Resist China as Officials Try to Get Along

When Ha Tran of Ho Chi Minh City shops for food, clothes or electronics, she avoids merchandise she can tell...

Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given 5-Year Jail Sentence for Bribery

Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given 5-Year Jail Sentence for Bribery

The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday...

Tesla’s ‘Long-haul’ Electric Truck Aims for 200 to 300 Miles on a Charge

Tesla’s ‘Long-haul’ Electric Truck Aims for 200 to 300 Miles on a Charge

Tesla next month plans to unveil an electric big-rig truck with a working range of 200 to 300 miles, Reuters...

High-tech Yarn Shows Promise as Energy Generator

High-tech Yarn Shows Promise as Energy Generator

A new, high-tech yarn that generates electricity when stretched or twisted could use ocean waves and human motion to lower...