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FBI to join Beirut explosion investigation, according to US official

Visiting US Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale says the FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe into the Beirut blast that killed, wounded thousands

For Americans waiting for coronavirus aid, no new relief in sight

Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall

Hong Kong media tycoon relieved he wasn't sent to China after arrest

His arrest Monday morning at his home was the highest-profile detention under a new national security law that took effect in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on June 30

US says Iranian Navy briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian navy held the vessel for some five hours before releasing it Wednesday, said a US military official

Covid-19 pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts: UN chief

Ban criticised the UN Security Council for wasting valuable months "in arguments over the details of the text"

Microsoft makes a comeback in smartphone business with its new Duo

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago.

Mauritius seeks compensation from ship owners as oil cleanup continues

Mauritius says it is seeking compensation from the owners of a Japanese ship that spilled oil after it grounded in the shallow waters off the Indian Ocean island nation

Covid-19: Chinese city donates 40,000 medical-grade masks to Annapolis

A municipal government in China has donated 40,000 medical-grade face masks to Maryland's capital city amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Boeing troubles continue in pandemic; no orders for grounded 737 Max

Boeing sold no airline planes and customers canceled orders for 43 of its 737 Max jet last month as the aircraft maker continued to struggle

Serbia considers buying modern Chinese missiles despite US warning

Serbia is considering buying a modern Chinese air defense missile system, the Serbian president said Tuesday

Lebanon marks 1 week since Beirut explosion leaving thousands injured

A nation still burying its dead marked a week since the explosion in Beirut that flattened much of the Lebanese capital's port, damaged buildings and left thousands of people dead and injured.

Taliban warns govt against attacks on released prisoners going home

Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released

Democrats say Donald Trump's payroll tax break weakens Social Security

President Donald Trump's move to defer Social Security payroll taxes could be taking him into treacherous political territory

Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast, public anger

Lebanon's prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage

MTA wants better system to unlock iPhone without taking off masks

New York's mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks

Race in Mauritius to empty 2,500 tons of oil before tanker breaks up

Urgent efforts increased in Mauritius on Monday to empty a stranded Japanese ship of an estimated 2,500 tons of oil before the vessel breaks up

Republican senator subpoenas FBI over Russia, defends Joe Biden probe

Republican Sen Ron Johnson said Monday that he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee related to the Trump-Russia investigation.

BLM protest: Black people in Portland struggle to be heard amid protests

Chaotic and violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines, but lost in shouting are voices of many Black Portland residents and their feelings about unrest are nuanced

Malaysia's ex-finance minister charged again in graft case worth $1.5 bn

Malaysia's former finance minister pleaded not guilty to a second corruption charge related to a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project and slammed the case as a trumped-up charge by new government

New York governor calls Donald Trump benefits executive order 'laughable'

Andrew Cuomo dismissed Trump's executive orders as laughable" and another chapter in the federal government's botched response to the coronavirus