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US to return 3 bells seized from Philippines a century agoThe United States is to return three church bells seized by U.S. troops as war trophies from the Philippines more than a century ago in a move long demanded by Filipino leaders
The Associated Press44 minutes ago
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Prosecutors indict Nissan's Ghosn for underreporting payProsecutors indict Nissan former chairman Ghosn, automaker with underreporting pay
The Associated Press13 hours ago
FILE- In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, holds his spectacles during a press conference in Mumbai, India. The head of India's central bank resigned Monday amid a growing split between the Indian government and the independent monetary policy authority. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)
Head of India's central bank resigns amid government splitThe head of India's central bank has resigned amid a growing split between the Indian government and the independent monetary authority
The Associated Press14 hours ago
A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
World stocks slip on China-US tensions, Brexit uncertaintyWorld stocks are down as tensions between the U.S. and China over the arrest of a senior telecoms executive raise concerns about talks on global trade
The Associated Press15 hours ago
Group says dozens detained in raid on Chinese churchA U.S.-based advocacy group says dozens of Christians have been detained in a raid on a prominent Chinese church that operates outside the government's official protestant organization
The Associated Press15 hours ago
Runaway school bus plows onto Hong Kong sidewalk, killing 2Police in Hong Kong say a school bus has plowed onto a sidewalk, killing two people and injuring a dozen others
The Associated Press16 hours ago
S. Korea charges 4 with illegally importing N. Korean coalSouth Korean prosecutors have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions
The Associated Press17 hours ago
Thousands flock to funeral of 2 teenage Kashmir rebelsThousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir have joined a funeral procession for two teenage rebels who were killed over the weekend in a long gunbattle with Indian troops in the disputed region
The Associated Press15 hours ago
New Zealand leader apologies for death of British touristNew Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes an emotional apology to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered
The Associated Press22 hours ago
A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares fall as Huawei arrest imperils China-US truceAsian shares fall as Huawei arrest imperils China-US tariffs truce
The Associated Press22 hours ago
China charges 10 over riot at a military veterans' protestChina state media say 10 people have been charged with various offenses over rioting at a gathering of military veterans protesting for better benefits
The Associated Press22 hours ago
In this July 11, 2018, photo, a worker sprays water next to heavy machineries at a construction site in Tokyo. Japan’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent in July-September, a worse contraction than preliminary data indicated last month, the government said Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Japan's economy contracts 2.5 pct in 3Q on weaker spendingJapan economy contracts 2.5 pct in July-Sept on weaker spending
The Associated Press22 hours ago
In this courtroom sketch, Meng Wanzhou, right, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, sits beside a translator during a bail hearing at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Meng faces extradition to the U.S. on charges of trying to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. She appeared in a Vancouver court Friday to seek bail. (Jane Wolsak/The Canadian Press via AP)
China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei execChina has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the detention of a senior executive of electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington's behest
The Associated Press1 day ago
Lawyer: Mom accused in son's decapitation 'mentally ill'The attorney for a Houston woman accused of drowning and decapitating her 5-year-old son says she is a "very mentally ill individual."
The Associated Press1 day ago
Blast wounds 6 at religious gathering in Karachi in PakistanPakistani police: Overnight blast targets religious gathering of ethnic party, wounding 6 people in city of Karachi
The Associated Press1 day ago
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