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Hard life for Manila’s hungry street urchins
Hard life for Manila’s hungry street urchins

At a busy corner of Roxas Boulevard arcing Manila Bay, Dennis, only 3 years old but spunky, dashes for a jeepney ― a repurposed passenger jeep ― as it …

‘Gangnam Style’ a case of irrational investment: U.S. media
‘Gangnam Style’ a case of irrational investment: U.S. media

“Gangnam Style,” the K-pop track that launched a thousand parodies and flashmobs, is drawing attention once more -– this time by potentially subverting …

Boko Haram kidnaps 20 people in Cameroon, executes 12

Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnapped 20 people from a bus in northern Cameroon, then executed 12 of them, a security source and resident said Monday. The …

After 45 years, souvenirs from Apollo 11 come to light

More than four decades after the Apollo 11 moon landing, a cloth bag full of souvenirs brought back by astronaut Neil Armstrong has come to light. Among the …

Food scares cost McDonald’s in China, Japan; sales fall

Food-quality scares are hurting McDonald’s in China and Japan, where weakness contributed to a key global sales figure falling 1.8 percent. The …

JP Morgan probed over hiring of China minister’s son: WSJ

Investment bank JP Morgan is being investigated by US authorities for hiring the son of China’s commerce minister despite him being one of the worst …

Suicide bomber kills at least 12 in north Baghdad: officials

A suicide bomber struck in a Shiite-majority area of north Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people, security and medical officials said. The blast in …

Putin visits Egypt in bid to expand influence

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Egypt on Monday as Moscow looks to expand its reach in the Arab world’s most populous country at a time when …

Chinese ex-mine tycoon executed for leading crime gang

A court in central China says a former mining tycoon who led a crime gang that killed rivals has been executed along with four of the gang’s members. …

China official’s son beats man to death in dog attack row: report

The son of a Chinese official beat a man to death in a dispute over compensation after his dogs bit the victim, state media reported Monday, in a case sparking …

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