US Senate has confirmed Neomi Rao as a new administrator of the Office for Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), who oversees the government's regulatory activities and ensures compliance with existing executive orders and laws.
The US-based conglomerate Textron's Bell Helicopter division won more than $22 million to provide logistics support and spare parts for Iraq's Bell 407GX helicopters, the Department of Defense said in a press release.
The FBI arrested a US soldier stationed in the state of Hawaii for alleged connections to the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) terror group, media reported.
Russia backs the activities of the Iraqi government, aimed at the restoration of country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday in the light of full liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh terrorist group, which is banned in Russia and many other countries.
The US Navy has ordered an engine mock-up training device to help train United Kingdom forces to operate their F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter force, the Department of Defense said in a press release.
Violent clashes and fire broke out at a reception and identification center for refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, local media reported.
The proposed budget cuts for the US Department of Labor (DOL) by the Trump administration may contribute to an already disturbing increase in Latino and immigrant deaths in the workplace, six US Senators said in a letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.
The directors of a Christian film series have donated money to replace the Ten Commandments statue that was destroyed on the grounds of the Arkansas Capitol in late June.
"I have every understanding for peaceful demonstrations but violent demonstrations put human lives in danger," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. Her Social Democratic challenger took a more politicized stance against the anti-globalists.
Russia may decide to expel about 30 US diplomats and freeze some US assets over the situation over the Russian diplomatic facilities closed down in the United States, media reported on Tuesday.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is going to Iowa in August to promote his new book, "Bernie Sanders: Guide to Political Revolution."
In accordance with US President Donald Trump’s edict to “Buy American and Hire American,” the Department of Defense has announced new regulations that will require manufacturers to rely on American materials for military weapons, equipment, uniforms and rations.
US citizens should avoid government buildings, tourist areas, religious sites and hotels visited by foreigners in Lahore, Pakistan due to a heightened threat of a terrorist attack, the US Consulate General said in a press release.
US House Republicans should prioritize crafting a well-balanced budget plan for 2018 instead of focusing solely on a new healthcare plan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a press release.
The US Department of State has signed off on a deal to sell the Netherlands 32 Common Missile Warning Systems that are typically deployed on rotary- and fixed wing aircraft to detect hostile fire, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a press release.
At least three people, including a senior police officer and two security staff members, were killed, while 23 people were injured in the separate explosions in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province and northwestern tribal region of Kurram Agency, media reported Monday, citing local officials.
Republican men from the northeastern US are more likely to leave a big tip than representatives from other demographic groups, according to a new survey.
So far 80 people protesting the Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were arrested inside US House and Senate office buildings, the US Capitol Police said in a press release.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed on Monday a decree on amnesty for 3,600 former militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the presidential administration said.
Doubling down on a past directive, the Vatican has ruled that the Roman Catholic Church will not be allowing parishioners to use gluten-free wafers when celebrating the Eucharist during Mass.
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Monday and expressed the willingness of the United States to enhance defense cooperation with the country, Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana White said in a press release after the meeting.
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed met with US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a visit to the US capital, the agencies said in separate statements.
At least six people injured in clashes with police during a protest at the Central University of Venezuela on Monday, president of the Venezuela's University Centres Federation said.
The US Department of State approved the possible sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and accessories to the United Kingdom for more than $1 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a press release on Monday.
The junior Democratic Senator from Washington has drafted legislation to assemble an advisory board on the economic effects of the burgeoning and rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence.