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In one of the more famous scenes in “Top Gun,” Tom Cruise buzzes a Soviet MiG, upside down, and flips its Commie pilot the bird. This is hardly how the …

It was a matter of time for municipal governments across the country to reach the limit of their financial capacity to pay for their share of the costs needed …

WASHINGTON ― With Iraq and Syria ablaze, the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems almost an afterthought. But Riyadh will be a crucial, if quixotic, ally …

It has been 10 years since the employment permit system was introduced to solve problems with the previous scheme for allowing low-skilled foreign laborers to …

As China struggles to bring Hong Kong to heel, it suddenly has another problem child on its hands: Macau, the tiny island-state on China’s south coast that …

BERKELEY, California ― First it was the 2007 financial crisis. Then it became the 2008 financial crisis. Next it was the downturn of 2008-2009. Finally, in …

Teenagers need more sleep. They also need more time in school. A national push is now under way to address the first problem, which is encouraging ― but the …

It should have been a no-brainer for the U.S. and Russia to cooperate to fight Islamic radicals in the Middle East. But even if you place the high-jump bar on …

As an active, albeit measured, user of social media, I’ve been skeptical of arguments that online forums like Facebook and Twitter are the great equalizer. …

North Korea said Thursday it would not send a cheering squad to the upcoming Incheon Asian Games, while reaffirming its plan to dispatch a 273-member …