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Economic recession has hit countries of the entire world hard. It included even the most booming ones like India and China, where the estimated growth was not reached....
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Oil prices lingered above $54 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as growing investor optimism about the global economy left crude poised to break out of a month-long trading...
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AP, Peshawar
A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, where the government is under...
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AP, Seoul
North Korea runs a cyber warfare unit that tries to hack into U.S. and South Korean military networks to gather confidential information and disrupt service, a news...
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AP, Peshawar
A senior police official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least four paramilitary security forces in northwestern Pakistan.
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AP, Jakarta
The chief of Indonesia’s anti-corruption watchdog was arrested Monday and named a suspect in the murder of a prominent state company official, police and his...
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AP, Beijing
Mexican officials angry about China’s decision to quarantine more than 70 Mexicans over swine flu fears sent a plane Monday to the communist country to bring its...
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AP, Kabul
President Hamid Karzai chose a powerful warlord accused of rights abuses as one of his vice presidential running mates on Monday, hours before leaving for meetings in...
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AP, Taipei
A Taiwanese business tycoon has criticized U.S. investor Warren Buffett’s decision to invest in a Chinese battery and car maker facing a lawsuit accusing it of...
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AP, Mumbai
Two janitors were arrested in the attempted sabotage of the helicopter of an Indian billionaire, a senior police official said Monday, describing the tampering as part...
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AP, Tokyo
Embattled insurer American International Group Inc. is close to selling its Japanese headquarters for around $1 billion to help pay off its debt to Washington, The Wall...
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AP, Seoul
North Korea took a fresh swipe at President Barack Obama on Monday, saying his administration is no different from that of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
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AP, Islamabad
Clashes in a northwestern region covered by an increasingly fragile peace pact killed seven militants and one soldier Monday, authorities said, adding to strains on an...
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AP, Shanghai
Robust investment backed by stimulus spending will likely help China’s economy to expand 7 percent in the second quarter, showing the economy may be rebounding...
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AP, Beijing
China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists.
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AP, Seoul
Asian stock markets soared Monday, led by gains of 5 percent or more in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and India, amid upbeat economic signs from China and the United...
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A South Korean navy warship has rescued a North Korean freighter by driving away a pirate ship chasing it off Somalia.
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AP, Colombo
Sri Lankan forces battled Tamil Tiger insurgents from three sides Monday, pushing deeper into rebel-held territory in its bid to end this island nation’s...
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AP, Kabul
President Hamid Karzai registered as a candidate for Afghanistan’s August presidential election on Monday and selected a powerful warlord and former top political...
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Taliban militants attacked an army convoy Monday in a northwestern region covered by an increasingly fragile peace pact, killing one soldier and dealing another blow to...
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Two Japanese nationals were detained by Italian financial police last week after trying to enter Switzerland with $134 billion worth of undeclared U.S. bonds, mostly...
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A week has passed since a well-regarded poet disappeared on a Japanese island and his sister-in-law says the search will go on for at least one more day.
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AP, Tokyo
Embattled insurer American International Group Inc. is close to selling its Japanese headquarters for around $1 billion to help pay off its debt to Washington, The Wall...
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AP, Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister assured his visiting Japanese counterpart that the case of an American journalist imprisoned in Tehran for allegedly spying for the United...
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AP, Tokyo
Japanese stocks advanced while those in Australia and New Zealand dipped in quiet trading Friday with most of the region’s markets closed and investors awaiting...
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AP, Hong Kong
Asian stocks rallied Thursday as U.S. and Japanese economic data signaled the global recession was letting up, while Taiwan’s market surged after a historic...
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A new movie backed by the Chinese government about Japanese atrocities during the World War II-era, “Nanking Massacre,” earned a strong $10 million in its...
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American Tuffy Rhodes has become the 12th player in Japanese professional baseball to hit 450 home runs.
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AP, Berlin
A movie about a German businessman’s efforts to protect Chinese civilians against Japanese forces in the 1930s has won the best film award at the annual German...
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A Japanese pop star apologized to his fans Friday after being arrested for allegedly being naked and drunk in a Tokyo park.
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Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will make an official visit to China next week, Beijing announced Friday, a day after protesting an offering given by the Japanese...
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A Japanese pop star was arrested Thursday for public indecency after being found drunk and naked at a Tokyo park, police said.
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AP, London
Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel “Empire Of The Sun,” which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in...
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Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel “Empire Of The Sun,” which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in...
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AP, Seattle
Ichiro Suzuki has set the hits record for Japanese players with a sharp single in the fourth inning of the Seattle Mariners’ game against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Ichiro Suzuki has tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player, hitting a grand slam in his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled...
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Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories says its profit jumped 53 percent in the first quarter due to a payment related to the breakup of a partnership with a...
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Asian markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a $1.2 trillion spending plan to revive growth in the world’s largest economy. A jump...
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Most Asian and European markets rose modestly Wednesday after an overnight surge on Wall Street, while Tokyo shares were buoyed by fresh support for the wobbly...
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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito waves from 2nd floor of Museum of Trade Ceramics in Hoi An, Vietnam, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. Naruhito tours the ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Danang, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Hoi An was one of the..
