International
Americans Talk On Phone More Than Europeans When Driving
More U.S. drivers report talking on their cellphones behind the wheel than their counterparts in seven Europe countries, says a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Japan To Join Talks On Pacific Trade Pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that Japan will join talks on a Pacific trade pact that would oblige the country to open up sheltered industries including farming, long a bastion of ...
President-To-President: Obama, China’s Xi Discuss Cyber Security In Phone Call
President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks ...
China Wrestles With Cost Of Cleaner Environment
Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment— a pledge that sets up a clash with political ...Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams To Prevent Attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major ...
CEOs Ask For ‘Light Touch’ From U.S. Government On Cyber
Corporate leaders from the defense, technology, energy and banking industries told President Barack Obama on Wednesday they agreed cyber attacks were a top security threat but that they were looking ...