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JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s headquarters in New York. (Bloomberg) JPMorgan Asset Management and Invesco Asset Management say China’s cooling property market …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― American astrophysicists who announced just months ago what they deemed a breakthrough in confirming how the universe was born now admit …

BAGHDAD (AP) ― Sunni insurgents led by an al-Qaida breakaway group have expanded their offensive in a volatile western province of Iraq, capturing three …

KABUL (AP) ― Hundreds of Afghans protested Saturday against alleged fraud in last week’s presidential runoff, part of escalating tensions over what Western …

BEIJING (AFP) ― Chinese police shot dead 13 people in Xinjiang after they drove into a police building and set off an explosion Saturday, regional …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Failure to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking has landed Thailand and Malaysia on a State Department blacklist, a move …

BRASILIA (AFP) ― Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff formally launched her reelection bid on Saturday, leading in opinion polls despite lingering discontent …

ANDRIYIVKA, Ukraine (AFP) ― Ukraine’s unilateral cease-fire hung in the balance Sunday after clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President …

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration is actively looking for additional space to house families caught crossing the border with Mexico illegally, …

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East on Sunday seeking to overcome the sectarian divide in Iraq where Sunni militants …