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HONG KONG (AFP) ― Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying took a hard line on political reform in his annual address Wednesday, saying there would be no deviation …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Citing the terrorist attacks in Paris, newly empowered Republican senators on Tuesday proposed restrictions on President Barack Obama’s …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― President Barack Obama said Tuesday the hacking of Sony and the Pentagon Central Command’s Twitter feed highlight the urgent need to …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration on Tuesday tempered its views on caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, refusing to criticize a satirical French …

DETROIT (AFP) ― Big and brash is beautiful after all. Or so it appears in the world of the American vehicle enthusiast, after the Detroit auto show this week …

DETROIT (AFP) ― The world’s most prominent automakers are hungrily eyeing up Cuba after its rapprochement deal with the United States. But trade …

A customer removes a fuel pump from its holder at a BP gas station in London. (Bloomberg) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ― The energy minister for the …

The last time excess supply caused a plunge in oil, it took almost five years for prices to recover. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, tumbled …

GANDHINAGAR, India (AFP) ― Narendra Modi may have pledged to make India the “easiest” place to do business but experts remain skeptical about how the …

Oil extended its “disconcerting” plunge towards six-year lows in Asia Tuesday after Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs lowered its price forecast, …