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18 Chinese miners die in coal-gas explosion
A coal mine accident in China's southwest killed 18 workers and trapped five more on Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. There were 28 ...
Bomb at Pakistan Shiite procession kills 7
A roadside bomb killed at least seven people, including three children, and wounded 30 others at a Shiite Muslim procession in northwestern Pakistan ...
Tibetan man sets self on fire in protest in China
A Tibetan herdsman has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Saturday, in the latest in a ...
Oil prices climb on new Gaza-Israel fears
Oil prices climbed Friday after Israeli troops fired on crowds in Gaza surging toward the border fence, killing one Palestinian. Benchmark crude ended ...
Markets solid as US shoppers hit the mall
Europe's squabbling leaders failed to douse the prevailing optimism in the markets this week, with investors hopeful about the start of the U.S.
Stocks soar on Black Friday; tech leads the way
The stock market enjoyed some Black Friday cheer, rising sharply as shoppers braved the annual post-Thanksgiving rush. Major stock indexes closed one ...
Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding more than 90 ...
Wal-Mart suspends India staff in corruption probe
Wal-Mart's Indian joint venture said Friday it has suspended several employees as part of an internal corruption investigation, another blow to the U.
Pakistan to cut phone service to prevent attacks
Pakistan's interior minister said Friday that the government will suspend cell phone service in most parts of the country over the next two days to ...
Beijing's S. China Sea rivals protest passport map
China has enraged several neighbors with a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passports that show it staking its claim on the entire ...
Home amid Chinese highway a symbol of resistance
In the middle of an eastern Chinese city's new main road, rising incongruously from a huge circle in the freshly laid pavement, is a five-story row ...
Philippines, Vietnam protest map in China passport
A map that China has incorporated into its passports has drawn diplomatic fury because it appears to claim the entire South China Sea, ignoring ...
California city building "tsunami-resistant" port
It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami ...
AP PHOTOS: Simple surgery heals blind Indonesians
They came from the remotest parts of Indonesia, taking crowded overnight ferries and riding for hours in cars or buses — all in the hope that a ...
Questions and answers on US sanctions of Myanmar
The United States is unwinding two decades of sanctions against Myanmar, as the country's reformist leadership oversees rapid-fire economic and ...
Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms
Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis ...
4 Chinese oil workers freed by Colombian rebels
Four Chinese oil workers have been freed in the same southern jungles where the country's largest rebel group kidnapped them 17 months ago, police ...
Calif. city building a "tsunami-resistant" port
It doesn't matter if the earth sways in Chile, Alaska or Japan, the formation of the sea floor along the U.S. West Coast generally aims any tsunami ...
EU takes major step to protect sharks
The European Union took a major step to protect sharks on Thursday, banning the brutal practice of hacking off their fins before throwing the fish ...
Sarkozy joins ex-French leaders under legal fire
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. Voted out office in May, the 57-year-old ...
Kazakhstan media hit by raid, court order
Kazakhstan's police on Thursday have raided the offices of a news website and taken steps to halt the publication of a newspaper critical of the ...
Japan brands fend off rivals at China auto show
Global automakers and their Chinese rivals put on sleek displays of new cars at a major auto show Thursday in Guangzhou, the southern Chinese ...
US troops in Afghanistan celebrate Thanksgiving
It was Army Sgt. Keith Wells' first Thanksgiving Day away from his family and despite a cornucopia of food provided for the troops, his taste buds ...
Oil steady as China gains offset by Gaza calm
Early gains in the price of oil following positive Chinese manufacturing figures were offset Thursday by the calming effect of the cease-fire in Gaza ...