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The new authority will help him defend against the "aggression" of new U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, Maduro said.

Now gamers in China will have the opportunity to spend an entire day playing games like "Destiny" and "Dynasty Warriors 8."

Tor, an acronym for The Onion Router, is popular with all types of Internet users -- from political activists to child pornographers.

One member said he was "embarrassed" by the silence of a report on constitutional reform.

The Chinese Internet search company said it plans to join the "connected car" trend.

China's censors have blocked Twitter's microblog since 2009 along with U.S. social media platform Facebook Inc and Google Inc's YouTube.

Driving the dollar was speculation the Federal Reserve would start lifting interest rates around June or July.

A property market downturn and widespread factory overcapacity are compounded by an uncertain global outlook and soft commodity prices.

"Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon was a tireless animal rights activist.

According to a Japanese public opinion poll, China's expanding military should be the country's No. 1 concern.

Tesla Motors' stock dropped Monday after a Chinese report that the company will lay off a third of its local staff.

Apple Watch will be available in stores April 24, but you can order one starting April 10.

Apple Watch could change the game in short messaging.

A Tibetan leader from the officially atheistic government insists the Dalai Lama must reincarnate in line with Buddhist beliefs.

As digital advertising gains ground worldwide, mobile technologies that can help businesses better target their potential customers become valuable.

Local media reports suggest that nearly 180 employees will be fired from the California-based company's China outlet.

The Indian prime minister's visit is part of his government's diplomatic offensive to re-exert India's waning influence in the region.

The system will replace a patchwork of networks and allow hassle-free renminbi transactions.

Solar Impulse-2, a project co-founded by a Swiss businessman and an aeronaut, took off from Abu Dhabi early on Monday.

Such changes in policy suggest some foreign banks are preparing for a rise in defaults in the world's second-largest economy.

U.S. non-farm payrolls (NFP) data on Friday showed the unemployment rate hit a 6-1/2-year low of 5.5 percent in February.