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The picture Russian President Vladimir Putin painted of his country at Thursday’s annual press conference was Panglossian: Unemployment low, industrial …

NEW DELHI ― This month, India’s parliament took the first step toward a potentially momentous decision: to settle a boundary dispute with Bangladesh that …

Jayne and Jon Cornwill, an Australian couple, recently came to America with a bit of trouble. The trouble? Boys. They have three little boys, and three …

PRINCETON, New Jersey ― This Christmas, like every Christmas, thousands of pilgrims and tourists will travel to the Middle East to celebrate the holiday in …

For many, this is a time to look back at the past year and prepare for the coming one. But President Park Geun-hye may well be denied this year-end serenity, …

A few years ago, hedge fund Level Global Investors made $54 million selling Dell Inc. stock based on insider information provided by a Dell employee. When …

The Constitutional Court’s ruling to disband the leftist United Progressive Party was a long-awaited, legitimate move to drive out dangerous radicals …

Never before has a president experienced as severe an election drubbing as Barack Obama did in November and followed it with such a politically triumphant six …

The world seems full of crises and disasters: from political stasis and racial standoffs in Europe and the U.S., to the classic conflicts of capitalism in …

A 13-year-old boy murdered his aunt, who was in her 50s, at their home in a provincial city early this month, angered by her admonishment that he spent too …