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Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud deal with Microsoft

The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program will see all military branches sharing information in a system boosted by artificial intelligence

China tariffs will rise 'even higher' if a deal is not sealed, says Trump

"If we don't make a deal with China, I'll just raise the tariffs even higher," he told reporters at the White House

Next up in Donald Trump impeachment hearing: A parade of key witnesses

The House intelligence committee, which is conducting the impeachment hearings, has set a packed schedule of open hearings over the next week

China cuts interest rates to boost economy amid flailing demand, trade war

Beijing is struggling to kickstart the economy, which expanded at its lowest pace for nearly three decades in the third quarter, battered by the US trade war, falling global demand for its goods

Beijing summons US diplomat to lodge protest over Hong Kong rights bill

Vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu called in acting charge d'affaires William Klein to lodge a 'strong protest'

Deaths from terrorism fall 15.2% but more countries affected by violence

The largest declines were recorded in Iraq, which proclaimed a military victory over IS the previous year, and Somalia, where US forces have been conducting airstrikes against Shabaab extremists

'Will arrest if you do it': Philippines president Duterte bans e-cigarettes

His comments come days after Philippine health authorities reported the nation's first vaping-related lung injury

With 2,887 days in office, Shinzo Abe is Japan's longest serving PM

The 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been in office since 2005.

US Senate passes bill backing Hong Kong protesters, draws China's ire

The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets and other equipment that has been used by security forces to suppress the protests in Hong Kong

After 1,000 arrests, police surround last protesters at Hong Kong campus

Since the siege began Sunday, more than 1,000 people were arrested and hundreds of injured treated at hospitals

Data privacy: Google's do-good arm tries to make up for everything else

Public outrage has grown over Google's use of consumer data and domination of the online search market

China says only it can rule on constitutional matters in Hong Kong

The statement could further fan the flames in Hong Kong after months of violent protests over concerns that Beijing is chipping away at the autonomy of the financial hub

Impeachment probe has been 'very unfair, very hard' on my family: Trump

Trump repeated his denials of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine, asserting he had no need to ask that nation to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family

Alibaba confirms huge Hong Kong public listing worth at least $13 billion

Alibaba will offer 500 million shares at a maximum of HK$188 apiece, the company said

Amid US ban, Huawei sells its first folding smartphone without Google

Huawei is scrambling to preserve its business following U.S. controls imposed in May on sales of American components and technology to the company, which Washington says is a security risk

Pentagon-Microsoft $10-billion cloud deal awarded fairly: US Defence Secy

Esper said he was confident the competition 'was conducted freely and fairly without any type of outside influence'

State of emergency declared in Venice after floods sweep UNESCO city

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the cabinet had approved the state of emergency and ordered the immediate release of $22 mn in funds for 'the most urgent interventions'

Two killed, at least three injured in Los Angeles high school shooting

The suspect was being treated for injuries that appeared to be self-inflicted, he told a local CBS affiliate.

Google to launch checking accounts next year in a tie-up with Citigroup

The move would come as internet titans become increasingly involved in online financial transactions and e-commerce

Facebook says it removed 5.4 billion fake, abusive accounts this year

The detailed report also showed that government demands for user information hit a new high led by the US