World markets mixed, Cyprus talks continue
World stocks were mixed Friday as strong earnings reports in the U.S. helped offset concerns in Europe over Cyprus' unresolved bailout talks.
In lavish reception, Putin greets China president
China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Istanbul hopes to impress IOC panel with 2020 bid
After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics by stressing Turkey's robust economy, plans for modern ...
Roadside bomb kills 9 people in southwest Pakistan
A bomb hidden in a rickshaw exploded outside a bus terminal near a busy bazar in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least nine people and ...
SKorea misidentifies China as cyberattack origin
In an embarrassing twist to a coordinated cyberattack on six major South Korean companies this week, investigators said Friday they wrongly identified ...
Masks galore: Japanese ward off pollen, pollution
On the sidewalks and the subways it's clear: Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. It's about pollen, about germs and even a little about China, ...
CNOOC posts 9.3 pct profit drop on higher costs
State-owned CNOOC, which made China's biggest-ever overseas energy acquisition last year, said Friday that annual profit fell 9.3 percent because of ...
Pope: Dialogue with Islam, olive branch to China
Pope Francis called Friday for more dialogue with Islam and offered an olive branch to China and other countries that don't have diplomatic relations ...
Afghan local policeman kills 5 colleagues
A member of Afghanistan's government-backed militia program has shot and killed five of his colleagues, an official said Friday. The shooting occurred ...
Lion takes on AirAsia with record jet orders
Indonesia's top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taking the ...
Raikkonen fastest after second Malaysian practice
Kimi Raikkonen continued his surprisingly strong start to the Formula One season, posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian ...
Court lifts gag order on India gang rape trial
A court ruled Friday that Indian media will now be allowed to cover the trial of four men accused in the gang rape and fatal beating of a woman on a ...
OECD urges China to free markets, ease migration
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development urged China to make good on pledges to force state companies to compete in more open markets ...
Google exec urges Myanmar to embrace free speech
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Friday urged Myanmar's government to allow private businesses to develop the country's woeful ...
Asian markets muted amid Cyprus uncertainty
Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while ...
Everest mountaineer George Lowe dies at 89
George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died at age 89. Mary Lowe said ...
SKorea ready for more cyberattacks; banks recover
South Korea said Friday it was preparing for the possibility of more cyberattacks as a new team of investigators tried to determine if North Korea was ...
Italy to return 2 marine murder suspects to India
Italy said it would return two marines to India by Friday to face murder charges in the shooting deaths of two fishermen, reversing a decision that ...
UN votes to probe NKorea suspected rights abuses
The United Nations' top human rights body unanimously approved Thursday a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.
What makes SKorea cyberattacks so hard to trace?
The attacks that knocked South Korean banks and media outlets offline this week appear to be the latest examples of international "cyberwar." But ...
AP Photos: Addiction lurks behind Myanmar conflict
Freshly dumped hypodermic syringes litter alleys, cemeteries and shaded corners in Myitkyina, the provincial capital of Kachin state, on Myanmar's ...
Marines killed in training were young, lives ahead
Lance Cpl. Mason Vanderwork loved going to the beach and cruising in his Mustang convertible. He and his wife, Taylor, married the day after she ...
India court upholds actor Sanjay Dutt's conviction
India's Supreme Court upheld the weapons conviction of Bollywood leading man Sanjay Dutt and ordered him to report to prison within four weeks in a ...
US: Vietnam backsliding on human rights
The Obama administration expressed concern Thursday about Vietnam's "backsliding" on human rights and asserted that advancing individual freedoms is ...
UN rights body urges more thorough Sri Lanka probe
For the second time in as many years, the U.N.'s top human rights body approved a U.S.-backed resolution Thursday calling on Sri Lanka to more ...
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