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Netanyahu wins knife-edge election
Netanyahu wins knife-edge election

JERUSALEM ― Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beat the odds on Wednesday to win a resounding election victory that will likely deepen tensions with …

Robert Durst back in court for 2nd straight day
Robert Durst back in court for 2nd straight day

Authorities found nearly 150 grams of marijuana and a revolver in the hotel room where they arrested Robert Durst, the millionaire who has long been suspected …

Israel’s Netanyahu emerges with slight edge after tight race
Israel’s Netanyahu emerges with slight edge after tight race

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have fended off a strong challenge from the country’s opposition leader in parliamentary elections …

Japan to scrap three aging reactors on safety upgrade costs

Three of Japan’s oldest nuclear reactors will be decommissioned, the start of what is expected to be a series of shutdowns because of costs to meet tougher …

Lagarde warns emerging economies to prepare for U.S. rate rise

Emerging markets must prepare for the impact of U.S. interest rate rises, whose timing could surprise markets, International Monetary Fund chief Christine …

[Newsmaker] Robert Durst faces murder charge
[Newsmaker] Robert Durst faces murder charge

NEW ORLEANS ― Robert Durst couldn’t explain away the similarities between his handwriting and a letter he said “only the killer could have written” …

Gulf corporate earnings up 10% in 2014: report

Corporate earnings in the energy-rich Gulf states rose 10 percent last year, for the first time surpassing their highest level before the global financial …

Health warning for working women
Health warning for working women

China’s workforce has changed rapidly over the past few decades, with the number of women who go out to work steadily rising. Since many women continue in …

Crusading for equality on bikes
Crusading for equality on bikes

Three cats. Four kids. A sprawling house in Subang Jaya, Selangor. Life for hijab-wearing suburban mum Nurulalis Aidil Akhbar seems ordinary … until the …

24 dead in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam: U.N.
24 dead in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam: U.N.

The United Nations reported Monday that 24 people are confirmed dead and 3,300 have been displaced by Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific archipelago of …

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