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UN urges focus on North Korea human rights record
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday that as many as 200,000 people are being held in North Korean political prison camps rife with ...
Cleric fires up Pakistanis, demands gov't resign
A cleric who has fired up Pakistanis angry at perceived government corruption and indifference demanded the country's political leaders resign in a ...
Severe Beijing smog prompts unusual transparency
One of Beijing's worst rounds of air pollution kept schoolchildren indoors and sent coughing residents to hospitals, but this time something was ...
Asia stocks gain on Bernanke comments, weaker yen
Asian stocks posted modest gains Tuesday after Fed chief Ben Bernanke said the central bank's bond buying is providing crucial support for the U.S.
Jeep in talks to build some vehicles in China
Chrysler's Jeep brand is in talks to build some of its vehicles in China for that market as the automaker looks to build on growing interest in its ...
Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that global sales of its Galaxy S smartphones surpassed 100 million units since the first model in the series was ...
2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are ...
China: Chinese workers abducted in Sudan's Darfur
China's Foreign Ministry says four Chinese workers have been abducted in Sudan's North Darfur region by unidentified gunmen. Monday's statement says ...
Senate GOP leader optimistic about Afghanistan
The United States should keep a residual force of about 10,000 in Afghanistan after combat forces leave at the end of 2014, the Senate Republican ...
Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic extremist fighters have been burrowing into ...
Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders
The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 ...
Jaguar adds 800 jobs as China sales accelerate
Car company Jaguar Land Rover says it's adding 800 jobs in Britain as it enjoys a big boost in sales in China, which is now the luxury auto brand's ...
India's army chief warns Pakistan of retaliation
India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, ...
Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges to cleanse sins
Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday ...
Lawyer in India rape case says client is a minor
One of the five men charged with gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student on a bus in India's capital is a minor, his lawyer said Monday as he ...
No easy exit for French fighting terror in Mali
France, breaking its own rules with a surprise military intervention in Mali, raises the specter of an African quagmire in a new theater of the West's ...
China mulls hiking investment quota for foreigners
China's securities watchdog is considering substantially raising the quota that foreign institutions are allowed to invest in the country's stock ...
Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's ...
Oil rises near $94 on China, US recovery hopes
Oil prices rose to near $94 on Monday, supported by signs of economic recovery in the U.S. and China. Benchmark oil for February delivery was up 33 ...
Asia stocks higher on China recovery optimism
Asian stock markets rose Monday on optimism that China's economic recovery is firmly taking root. Many analysts expect China's fourth quarter and 2012 ...
Beijing warns residents after off-the-charts smog
Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday following a weekend of off-the charts pollution in China's ...
Correction: Philippines-Fatal Fire story
In a story Jan. 12 about a hotel fire that killed seven people in Olongapo, Philippines, The Associated Press misspelled a victim's surname based on ...
Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack
Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an ...
Can Europe's markets climb through the slump?
The big worry a year ago was that Greece would collapse under its debts, upend Europe's markets and set off a global financial crisis. But the world's ...
Japan Airlines reports new fuel leak in Boeing 787
Japan Airlines has reported a fuel leak in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the second time in a week amid a U.S. safety review of the aircraft.