Markets choppy ahead of Bernanke testimony
LONDON (AP) — Markets were choppy Tuesday as investors remained cautious in the run-up to a much-anticipated statement from U.S.…
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Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's…
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and…
Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks,…
North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A "special envoy" for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Wednesday for China, the North's…
India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan
NEW DELHI (AP) — India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops…
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after…
Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base…
Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
TOKYO (AP) — Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active…
Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but…
