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Thailand's parliament on Thursday rejected election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's bid to become prime minister.

ASEAN foreign ministers were still working for a united position on the Myanmar crisis Thursday, a day after the bloc's ministerial meeting ended.

It's a pop queen's world and we're just living in it: Industry watchers are speculating over whether Tay or Bey could post the first billion-dollar tour, as 2023 witnesses an explosion of shows.

Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT -- a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible.

The union representing Hollywood actors said Thursday that crunch talks with studios to avert a major industry shutdown had ended without a deal, paving the way for a vote on the first actors strike in more than four decades.

A love-struck couple from arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who met in a gaming chatroom before sneaking across borders to be together, say their passion trumped national rivalries or fear of religious backlash.

Chinese exports tumbled more than expected in June, official data showed Thursday, putting fresh pressure on Beijing to unveil more stimulus measures to kickstart the flagging recovery.

ASEAN foreign ministers were still working for a united position on the Myanmar crisis Thursday, a day after the bloc's ministerial meeting ended.

Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK's state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety.

David Falk is certainly no fan of free agency in the NBA's modern era.

Wednesday's data showed inflation is at its lowest since early 2021, but it remains a "core" issue for the US economy.

"Succession," the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys -- television's version of the Oscars.

Chinese-based hackers seeking intelligence information breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies, computer giant Microsoft said.

Canadian dock workers are still striking over automation fears and wages. The strike is entering its 11th day and the striking workers are holding rallies for support.

Allegations mushroomed Wednesday against a star BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit pictures, as three more people came forward with complaints.

The European Commission approved US chipmaker Broadcom's planned $61-billion takeover of cloud computing firm VMware on Wednesday after the company offered remedies to ease competition concerns.

Jets of red gas bursting into the cosmos, and a glowing cave of dust: NASA unveiled a spectacular new image Wednesday depicting the birth of stars to mark the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's science operations.

Britain's top lenders have passed stress tests to show they can withstand a major economic shock, even as rising interest rates pressure the financial system, the Bank of England said Wednesday.

Mark Zuckerberg is ramping up his preparations for a fight with Elon Musk.

As consumers continue to embrace the convenience of online shopping, Amazon's staggering Prime Day earnings reveal its immense power in the digital marketplace.

The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the measure, fearing it encroached too much on free speech.

ASEAN chair Indonesia on Wednesday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis at regional talks where Thailand's envoy announced he met the country's deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.

"India's manufacturing certainly needs to capture a much bigger share of its GDP if it has any hopes of toppling China in the long term and this is a welcome move in that direction. And Apple agrees!" Abhijeet Mukherjee, founder of Guiding Tech, told International Business Times.

The leaders of Iran and Kenya pledged to strengthen ties as their governments signed a raft of trade agreements Wednesday during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit to the East African nation.

Britain's top lenders have passed stress tests to show they can withstand major economic shock, even as rising interest rates pressure the financial system, the Bank of England said Wednesday.

Hollywood actors on Wednesday anxiously awaited their union's decision on whether to strike, right at the peak of the film industry's key summer blockbuster season.

The war in Ukraine will not end until the West stops trying to defeat Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Indonesian media on Wednesday.

Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the upcoming Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur a map allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea.

Asian markets saw choppy trade Wednesday as investors jockeyed for position ahead of a key US inflation report later in the day, though Hong Kong extended gains on hopes for fresh Chinese stimulus.