But it rejects World Bank report
BEIJING — China has rejected a World Bank report that suggests it might pass the United States this year to become the biggest economy me...
They sign pact with Slovakia
Ukraine and Slovakia signed a natural gas transport deal Monday in what European officials hailed as the first step toward reducing Ukraine’s...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted live-fire artillery drills near its disputed western sea boundary today, South Korean military officials said, in a possible i...
MANILA, Philippines — President Barack Obama ended a four-country swing through Asia and headed for home today, still confronting the challenge of how to deal with Russi...
Francis presides over sainthood ceremony
VATICAN CITY — Two 20th-century popes who changed the course of the Catholic Church became saints Sunday as Pope Francis honored ...
Ceremony set for Sunday
VATICAN CITY — When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio almost became pope in 2005, he told a confidant that — had he been elected — he would have name...
Ukrainian government troops ride atop armored personnel carriers Saturday as they travel on a country road in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities are undertaking a se...
S. Korea admits mistakes made
SEOUL, South Korea — As visiting President Barack Obama offered South Koreans his condolences today for the ferry disaster, the South Korean...
CANBERRA, Australia — Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have ended their 10-day tour of Australia with veterans' day commemorations in the national capital.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital today, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. ...
