By By The Associated Press
NAME - Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel.
AGE-BIRTH DATE - 66; Oct. 4, 1946.
EDUCATION - Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
By By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support for provisions interpreted as endorsing greater government control of the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Negotiators at a conference on U.N. telecommunications regulations say they've found one bit of common ground - how to call for help.
Envoys from 193 nations will decide between 911 or 112 as a standard global emergency number for new generations of mobile
By By KATHERINE CORCORANAssociated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Newly elected President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will continue combatting all illegal drug production and trafficking in Mexico, including marijuana, despite its legalization in two U.S. states and liberalized use for medical
By By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, while a U.S.-led bloc warned against rules that could restrict freedoms in
By By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, while a U.S.-led bloc warned against rules that could restrict freedoms in
GENEVA (AP) - Europe's largest chipmaker, STMicroelectronics NV, said Monday it plans to exit its money-losing joint venture ST-Ericsson, as it struggles to manage a downturn in global demand.
Swiss-based STMicroelectronics said it is negotiating "exit options" from ST-Ericsson, its joint
BEIJING (AP) - China's state-owned CNOOC said on Saturday that it is delighted that the Canadian Ministry of Industry has approved its $15.1 billion proposed takeover of Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen.
Once finalized, it will be China's largest overseas energy acquisition, coming at a
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Organizers of a U.N. conference on global telecommunications said Thursday that hackers apparently blocked their website and disrupted the talks, a gathering some critics fear could lead to greater controls over the Internet.
The U.N.'s International
By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said
