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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer gained global acclaim from one book

China has issued broad new rules for online publishing that formalize the government’s already strict control of the Internet and seek to expand the scope of online content stored inside its borders.

England footballer Adam Johnson told police he was "stupid" to kiss a 15-year-old girl and "should have known better", a court hears.

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The Afghanistan national cricket team faced defeat in their first qualifier match for the Asia Cup against United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday. The UAE batsmen set a target of 177 runs for Afghanistan after they won the toss and elected to bat first, losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Rashid Khan Khan took 3 Read the full article...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was officially re-elected Friday to head the lending agency for another five-year term. "I am delighted to be given the opportunity to le

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The former head of a U.N. investigative panel on North Korea's human rights issue called Friday for greater efforts to send outside information into the communist nation to ensure North Korean people k

Jason Barnes had his hand amputated after an accident, and thought he would never get to play the drums again. But thanks to Georgia Tech professor Gil Weinberg, with whom he created the "smart-arm," he's better than ever.

Birds charity warns that brightly-coloured next boxes could attract predators, while metal, plastic or ceramic designs could give inadequate protection from the elements

WESTON, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters are dousing hotspots at the site of a northwest Missouri grass fire that damaged up to 1,500 acres of land and briefly spawned a so-called "fire tornado."

WESTON, Missouri - Firefighters are dousing hotspots at the site of a northwest Missouri grass fire that damaged up to 1,500 acres of land and briefly spawned a so-called "fire tornado."

WESTON, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters are dousing hotspots at the site of a northwest Missouri grass fire that damaged up to 1,500 acres of land and briefly spawned a so-called "fire tornado."

What was icing on UK insurer’s cake should become the whole confection

Bihar legislative assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhury on Friday sought the help of media in further strengthening the institution of the legislature through better coverage of House proceedings so as to keep the people well informed.

Amanda Staveley’s PCP alleges dishonest transactions at height of financial crisis

Impact on ecosystems should be balanced against harm the disease can do, writes Michael Bonsall

An early morning car-to-car shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that began as a scuffle in a parking lot has left two women dead and a man critically injured

Republicans keep using that word "tradition," but it may not mean what they think it means.

PHILADELPHIA - Perhaps it was Pope Francis' visit to Saint Joseph's in the fall that turned the Hawks into birds of prey.

MUNCIE, Indiana - Acting Ball State University President Terry King says he doesn't support a proposed resolution in the Indiana Senate that would change how school trustees are appointed.

Pope Francis's suggestion that Donald Trump was "not Christian" was not a personal attack on the businessman, the Vatican said.

Amazon just upped its bets on original content, landing a feature film from Woody Allen.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An early morning car-to-car shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that began as a scuffle in a parking lot has left two women dead and a man critically injured.

LAS VEGAS - An early morning car-to-car shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that began as a scuffle in a parking lot has left two women dead and a man critically injured.