Working 70 feet (21 meters) underground in a shielded military capsule that can launch nuclear missiles, 23-year-old 2nd Lt. Tia Hewuse is concerned that Americans have the mistaken impression that her mission is a gloomy one. "America doesn't understand what we do," said Hewuse, whose ...
Iran's on-off space program has received a boost from Washington's irritation at a recent satellite launch by the middle eastern nation, with Tehran dusting off plans for a manned mission, perhaps with Moscow's assistance. "Ten skilled pilots are currently undergoing difficult and intensive training so ...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked a Chinese-backed private equity firm from buying a U.S. chipmaker, sending a clear signal to Beijing that Washington will oppose deals that involve technologies with potential military applications. Canyon Bridge Capital Partners' planned $1.3 billion acquisition of Lattice ...
On a faded notice pasted to the padlocked doors of the Lotte Mart superstore in Jiaxing, China, a date can still be read: March 6, 2017 — when the store was ordered to "temporarily" close over alleged fire safety issues. The shuttered entrance and flapping ...
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is nixing plans to expand U.S. military ties with Myanmar because of its persecution of minority Rohingya Muslims. Sen. John McCain said in a statement Tuesday that he had hoped for greater U.S. engagement with Myanmar ...
SpaceX launched the U.S. Air Force's supersecret space shuttle Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit. As schools and businesses boarded up for Hurricane Irma, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. It is the fifth flight for one ...
The last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II celebrated his 102nd birthday on Thursday. Retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole has remained active, attending commemorative events in recent years including April ceremonies for the raid's 75th anniversary at the National Museum ...
A former key Foreign Ministry negotiator sees a window of opportunity in which both sides can be persuaded to pull back, but it will only last a year or so.
Protesters clashed with thousands of police at a South Korean village on Thursday as Seoul deployed the four remaining launchers of the U.S. anti-missile THAAD system designed to protect against mounting threats from North Korea. The South's Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday the launchers would ...
As Kim Jong Un's nuclear efforts in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory in the South China Sea. Last month, a Philippine lawmaker released photos that he said showed Chinese fishing, coast guard and navy ...
Washington's ambassador to the United Nations warned Tuesday that the Iran nuclear deal, if left unchanged, could allow Tehran to pose the same kind of missile threat to U.S. cities as North Korea. President Donald Trump is due to decide in the middle of next ...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" on the violence in Rakhine state but made no mention of the nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled over the border to Bangladesh since Aug. 25. The leader of ...
