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BANGKOK (AFP) ― Thailand‘s coup leader received royal endorsement to lead the politically divided kingdom Monday and quickly threatened to crack down on …

BRUSSELS (AFP) ― France’s far-right National Front and Britain’s UKIP led a euroskeptic “earthquake” in EU parliamentary polls, sending shockwaves …

WARSAW (AFP) ― They are generally pro-EU, enjoying the generous subsidies and opportunities to work abroad that come with membership, yet few eastern …

Sony Corp. agreed to form two ventures with Shanghai Oriental Pearl (Group) Co. to start making and selling PlayStation gaming consoles in China as competition …

TOKYO (AFP) ― Sony’s latest bid to halt years of losses and resuscitate its brand has provoked snorts of derision among analysts who say it falls a long …

Pfizer Inc. is on the verge of abandoning, for now, its effort to buy for 69.4 billion pounds ($117 billion) in what would have been the biggest deal ever in …

Wojciech Jaruzelski. (EPA-Yonhap) WARSAW (AFP) ― General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader who tried but failed to crush the …

KIEV (AFP) ― Ukraine’s burly boxing hero and strident protest leader Vitali Klitschko claimed victory Sunday in Kiev mayoral vote that cements his role as …

TOKYO (AFP) ― Two members of Japanese girl group AKB48 were hospitalized after being attacked by a man wielding a saw at one of the band’s regular …

HONG KONG (AP) ― Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has earned nearly $4 million by selling off part of his vintage wine collection at an auction …