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Beijing is stepping up security checks at subway stations after a series of deadly attacks and before next month’s anniversary of the Tiananmen Square …

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― European leaders hold a summit in Brussels Tuesday, their first chance to digest the stunning success of euroskeptic and far-right parties …

Thomas Piketty rejected allegations that data behind his best-selling book on inequality are flawed as fellow economists spoke up in his defense. Piketty, the …

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi on Tuesday in a bid to ease …

Euroskeptic and right-wing parties made strong showings in the European elections last week, according to provisional results. In France, the far-right …

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― A memorial to Korean and other Asian women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II will be set up in a county …

CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s presidential election on Monday turned into a nationalist celebration at many polls with voters singing and dancing for the almost …

HANOI (AP) ― A Chinese fishing vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea, Vietnamese state media reported Tuesday, an …

BEIJING (AP) ― China’s government plans to take 5 million older, polluting vehicles off the road this year in an effort to revive stalled progress toward …

BANGKOK (AP) ― Bolstered by an endorsement from Thailand’s king, the nation’s new military ruler issued a stark warning Monday to anyone opposed to last …