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NEW YORK (AP) – There’s no reason for panic. Worry, yes, but not panic. That was the opinion of some U.S. investment strategists after another …

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Oil prices plunged close to $33 a barrel on Thursday as crude extended losses on rising US energy stockpiles and China’s …

SHANGHAI (AFP) – China stock markets closed for the day less than half an hour after opening Thursday when shares fell more than seven percent, …

Malcolm “Gomer” Lloyd, the South Korean national bobsleigh team coach, has died days before he was to join his South Korean team in the U.S. for an …

A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on Wednesday, following Tokyo’s pledge …

Turkish police have seized over 1,200 unsafe life jackets destined for use by migrants trying to reach Greece by sea, in a raid on an underground workshop that …

President Barack Obama shed tears Tuesday as he announced limited measures to tackle rampant U.S. gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who …

Chinese stock markets closed after shares fall 7% SHANGHAI (AFP) — Chinese authorities for the first time closed the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock …

PATHANKOT, India (AP) — Indian security forces on Sunday continued to try to secure a major air force base near the border with Pakistan where an attack …

HONG KONG (AFP) — A Hong Kong lawmaker said Sunday he believes Chinese security officers kidnapped five publishing company employees who have gone …