China has rejected a call from a United Nations rights watchdog to halt torture of detainees, saying the group’s recommendations were based on unverified information and that it should “improve its work style.”

China summoned the US ambassador after the US accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets, warning Washington it could take further action, its foreign ministry said.

WITH support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee yesterday approved a middle-of-the-road healthcare plan that moves President Barack Obama’s goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant step closer to becoming law.

TRUMPETING nurses’ support for a healthcare overhaul while lamenting a worsening toll of uninsured, US President Barack Obama kept up the pressure yesterday for congressional action.

Congressional negotiators have agreed to work through the weekend to find a compromise on how to give the struggling US economy a boost after the latest round of talks failed be the catalyst for a deal.