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World shares decline on renewed China-US trade worries
Shares declined on world markets on Monday as investors awaited developments in the China-U.S. trade war saga after President Donald Trump said Washington had not agreed to gradually roll back tariffs as negotiations progress. Britain's FTSE ...
Iran calls ex-FBI agent’s case a ‘missing person’ file
Iran on Sunday said an open Revolutionary Court case involving an ex-FBI agent who disappeared there in 2007 on an unauthorized CIA mission "was a missing person" filing, not a sign that the man was ...
Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan province at 2:17 a.m., Iran's seismological ...
Toyota 2Q profit up 1% on healthy global sales
Japan's top automaker Toyota said Thursday its net profit edged 1% higher in July-September as vehicle sales grew around the world. Toyota Motor Corp.'s profit for the second fiscal quarter totaled 592 billion yen ($5.4 billion), ...
Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site
A lone attacker on Wednesday stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan, security officials said. The incident in Jerash, one of the country's most ...
Suspected rebels kill 15 at southern Thailand security posts
Gunmen in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand killed 15 village defense volunteers and wounded five security personnel in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on government forces since the separatist rebellion began 15 years ago. Blood-stained ...
Fire on moving train kills 71 passengers in central Pakistan
A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, killing at least 71 passengers, officials said. Flames roared through the train cars as the train ...
US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to ASEAN meet
U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be ...
Masked men attack protesters in Iraq’s Karbala, killing 18
Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, security officials said, in one of the deadliest single attacks on protesters since ...
Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers
An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered to offer Friday players, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of ...
4-day-old girl rescued after being found buried alive in Indian cemetery
A 4-day-old baby girl, who was found buried alive in a cemetery in northern India, was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. The baby was pulled to safety by a couple in Uttar Pradesh, India, on ...
LeBron James no longer King James for Hong Kong protesters
When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James' face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his name and gathered in ...
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong ask the United States for help
Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Hong Kong to ask the international community, and particularly the United States, to help stop the interference of the Chinese communist regime in the semi-autonomous territory, reported ...
Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue
Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 19 with more than ...
Senator Ted Cruz celebrates Taiwan’s National Day and strengthens the relationship between the two countries
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accompanied Taiwanese authorities in celebrating the country's National Day on Oct. 10, strengthening U.S. support for this independent democratic nation that had been commemorating this day since 1911. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph ...
Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, where streets, nearby ...
