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September 29, 2016

Philippines' President Duterte to scrap war games with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said joint military exercises of Filipino and American troops next week will be the last ...

September 29, 2016

Did landmark laws from Congress enable high drug prices?

Lawmakers are venting outrage over high prescription drug costs, but if Congress is looking for culprits, it might want to ...

September 28, 2016

Philippines' Duterte to scrap future war games with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was giving notice to the United States, his country's long-standing ally, that ...

September 28, 2016

US urging Myanmar to end any vestige of NKorea military ties

Pockets within the Myanmar military may still be cooperating with North Korea although the new civilian government and the ...

September 28, 2016

Kerry says TPP rejection would hurt US national security

Secretary of State John Kerry urged Congress on Wednesday to adopt a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal, arguing that ...

September 28, 2016

US looks to restrict China coal imports from North Korea

The United States is negotiating at the U.N. Security Council to address a provision in U.N. sanctions that allows China to ...

September 28, 2016

Yellen says economy likely ready for rate hike later in 2016

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the central bank has no "fixed timetable" for raising interest rates ...

September 28, 2016

Congress clears stopgap spending bill, $1.1B to fight Zika

Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion ...

September 28, 2016

Yellen likely to face questions about Wells Fargo

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who has been in the hot seat over the central bank's interest-rate policy, now has ...

September 27, 2016

Confidential UN report details South Sudan threats, violence

The U.N. ambulance carried an urgent patient: a local woman in labor. South Sudan government soldiers stopped the ambulance ...

September 27, 2016

Analysis: In debate, Clinton was prepared, Trump was Trump

She was at her best. He was not at his worst. Weeks of Super Bowl-style hype aside, Monday night's 90 minutes of heated ...

September 26, 2016

People around the world react to first Trump-Clinton debate

Views from around the world on Monday's first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Updates from the 1st presidential debate

The Latest on the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times ...

September 26, 2016

Chinese firm charged with plotting to evade NKorea sanctions

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a China-based company and four of its executives for ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with 'Ode to Peace'

The latest on the signing of a historic peace deal in Colombia (all times local): 6:40 p.m. The signatures done and the ...

September 26, 2016

AP-NORC Poll: Most in US frustrated over presidential race

Carol Jones knows what she wants to hear Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss during their first televised debate: ...

September 26, 2016

Japan's leader vows to accelerate economic measures, TPP

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to accelerate his mix of policies to prop up Japan's economic recovery and ...

September 26, 2016

Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax ...

September 25, 2016

Clinton, Trump buff foreign policy bona fides on debate eve

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were meeting separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, giving each ...