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US exports drop in 2015 for first time since recession
The U.S. trade deficit rose in December as American exports fell for a third straight month, reflecting the…
WikiLeaks’ Assange to leave Ecuador embassy, accept arrest if loses U.N. case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he would leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he took refuge in June…
UN chief urges North Korea to scrap rocket launch plan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Wednesday North Korea to drop plans for a rocket launch that would be in…
Japan military on alert as North Korea plans rocket launch
Japan put its military on alert Wednesday to shoot down any potential North Korean rocket that threatens it, while…
U.S. Republican Rand Paul cancels 2016 White House campaign
U.S. Republican Rand Paul has suspended his 2016 presidential bid Wednesday after his small-government campaign…
Japan military on alert over North Korea’s planned rocket launch
Japan placed its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan, while…
First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
Violence in Afghanistan forces Obama to rethink troop levels
Fifteen years into the war that few Americans talk about any more, conditions in Afghanistan are getting worse,…
China’s official manufacturing PMI eases to 49.4 in January, misses forecasts
Activity in China's manufacturing sector contracted more than expected in January, missing market expectations and…
S.Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in container: Monitors
South Sudan government troops killed some 50 people by stuffing them into a shipping container in baking heat,…