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Don't let Huawei help set up 5G mobile networks, US warns EU nations

In December, European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip echoed US warnings about the threat posed by Huawei and ZTE

Huawei top executive 'shocked, amused' by accusations of spying for China

The executive also said that Huawei would open a 'cyber security centre' in Brussels next month that will show that the company is 'part of the solution, not part of the problem'

Lok Sabha clears Finance Bill; FM says tax proposals aimed at helping poor

Goyal also took a swipe at the Congress, saying unlike the previous UPA dispensation, the Modi government in its interim Budget did not reduce levies on SUVs, which are used by the rich

Nathon Lyon defends under fire Mitchell Starc ahead of Sri Lanka Test

Starc has long been Australia's main strike bowler but has suffered a lacklustre summer, taking just 15 wickets at 36.46 in five Tests.

Donald Trump to declare 'emergency' to fund border wall: Top Republican

Declaring such an emergency, a rare step, would free Trump to seek to redirect federal funds from elsewhere to help pay for a wall along the US-Mexico border

Trump says could extend China trade talks deadline beyond March 1

The comments came as the third round of trade negotiations were set to resume in Beijing to avert more than doubling tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports

Carlos Ghosn shakes up his top legal team, hires Junichiro Hironaka

In latest twist to a saga that has gripped Japan and business world since his stunning arrest in November, Ghosn confirmed in a statement from his detention centre that he had hired a new lead counsel

Hit by Ghosn row, Nissan downgrades full-yr forecast as 9-mnth net down 45%

Nissan downgraded its net profit forecast to 410 billion yen for the fiscal year to March, compared with 500 billion yen projected earlier

No-deal Brexit could put 600,000 jobs worldwide at risks, says study

Some 103,000 jobs would be under threat in Europe's largest economy Germany and 50,000 in France.

From Tulsi Gabbard to Elizabeth Warren: Trump's many Democrat foes in 2020

Warren joins a group of White House hopefuls that includes other high-flying female US senators, charismatic military veterans and a young gay mayor

Democrat Elizabeth Warren officially kicks off her 2020 White House run

Warren's past battles with Wall Street have brought her a large following, and her campaign team has drawn the grudging respect of its rivals

Trump, Kim Jong-un to hold second summit in Hanoi on Feb 27 and 28

North Korea has yet to provide any official confirmation of the summit and Kim Jong Un appeared to make no mention of it during a meeting earlier with the top brass of the Korean People's Army

Richard Branson to travel to space by July aboard Virgin Galactic spaceship

Virgin Galactic is one of two companies, along with Blue Origin, on its way to sending passengers into space -- though just barely, and just for a few minutes

Twitter Q4 revenue beats estimates, hits $909 mn despite drop in user base

Twitter said it posted a $255 million profit in the final three months of 2018, compared with $91 million a year earlier, as revenues rose 24% to $909 million

Khashoggi murder: Saudi undermined Turkey probe, claims UN rights expert

Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who wrote critically about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Trump faces heat ahead of US Congress deadline for Khashoggi murder probe

Khashoggi, a contributor to The Washington Post who lived in self-imposed exile in Virginia, was killed when he visited the conservative kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2 last y

Russia to develop new missile systems in 2 years after treaty pullout

In December, Putin said if US abandoned the treaty, Russia's Kalibr and air-launched Kh-101 cruise missiles -- as well as cutting-edge hypersonic Kinzhal missiles would be converted for ground launch

North isn't quite where it used to be; magnetic north pole is on move

The magnetic north pole is wandering about 34 miles (55 kilometers) a year

Saudi Arabia raises $106 bn from 'anti-corruption' drive, dozens detained

The crackdown on graft launched in 2017 saw hundreds of elite princes, ministers and businessmen held at the luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh

Who wants Trump to be president? God does, says White House

Trump has strong backing from the politically influential US evangelical movement