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An Egyptian court handed down jail terms to 43 activists, 16 of them Americans, in a case against foreign-funded non-profit groups.

Uncertainty about the future of the Fed’s monetary policy is hurting investor favorites in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Coca-Cola resumed bottling its soft drinks in Myanmar after 60 years, as part of a $200 million investment plan, in the troubled Asian nation.

First lady Michelle Obama almost walked out on a D.C. fundraiser after she was interrupted by a gay rights activist.

An American woman was gang-raped near the northern Indian mountain resort town of Manali on Tuesday.

A Georgia senator has claimed that the growing plague of sexual assaults in the military may simply be due to the “hormones” of young soldiers.

Apple has been found guilty of violating Samsung's patents on older model iPhones and iPads, but promises to fight back.

Jamaica host Mexico in a Concacaf World Cup qualifier.

China is planning to run the first-ever digital war games to test out cyberwarfare capabilities.

Private government email accounts were used by officials in George W. Bush's administration, too. Are they even really secret?

Private consumption in the U.S. accounts for more than 70 percent of GDP.

Two filmmakers, who happen to be of Chinese descent, explain why race has nothing to do with their art.

Christopher Swindell, a journalism professor at Marshall University, ignited controversy this week after writing an article for the Charleston Gazette in which he called the NRA “treasonous.”

A study about a Volkswagen car factory in Tennessee helps explain why local governments like foreign direct investment.

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S4 mini will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset.

China was the only one of the five nuclear-weapon states in the U.N. Security Council to expand its stockpile last year.

More than 60 new gaming companies have moved to SoftLayer in the last two quarters.

Coca-Cola is one of the first U.S. companies to be granted an investment permit under a new Foreign Investment Law.

Britney Spears celebrity trainer Tony Martinez reveals how the 31-year-old mother of two lost weight and is keeping it off.

Ford issued a recall of 465,000 vehicles due to fuel leaks that could result in a fire.

Ben & Jerry’s removing genetically modified organisms from its products.