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TEHRAN — The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian …

HONG KONG (AFP) — Japanese investors shrugged off an economic contraction to propel stocks more than 5 percent Monday, leading an Asia recovery after …

Japan economy shrinks during Q4 TOKYO (AFP) — Japan’s economy contracted in the last quarter of 2015, official data showed Monday, dealing another blow …

BEIJING (AFP) — China’s exports tumbled 6.6 percent year-on-year to 1.14 trillion yuan ($174 billion) in January, authorities said Monday, as the …

WASHINGTON (AFP) — During the three decades he spent on the bench, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia embodied the values conservative America holds …

MEXICO CITY — Catholic faithful flocked to the streets of Mexico City to greet Pope Francis on Friday after the pontiff held a historic meeting with the …

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a package of stringent sanctions on North Korea on Friday, taking swift action to …

World powers Friday agreed an ambitious plan to cease hostilities in war-racked Syria, but the Munich deal left out the Islamic State group and …

The U.S. Congress plans to pass a strong North Korea sanctions bill Friday, days ahead of schedule, to demonstrate its will to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear …

Tokyo stocks dived more than five percent on Friday morning as a strong yen battered exporters, with the market tracking a worldwide sell-off fuelled by …