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Two U.S. servicemen have been arrested on charges of raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa, where the U.S. has a large military presence. Local residents have responded with protests calling for a reduction in U.S. troops there.

Federal agents arrested a would-be terrorist Wednesday afternoon outside the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

In a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cholesterol levels have fallen in the U.S. over the last two decades. That’s certainly a positive step in improving overall health but some experts are not convinced that it is all good news.

Bazaaries, the Farsi name for Iran’s traditional merchants, are typically a conservative, wealthy bunch reluctant to involve themselves in politics.

By a wide margin, voters say President Barack Obama “won” his second debate with Mitt Romney Tuesday night, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.

The release date for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on Samsung's Galaxy S3 is expected "in coming months," according to a statement from the company.

Veronica De Souza, a recently unemployed social media manager, created an Internet firestorm with 'Binders Full of Women.'

In the second presidential debate Romney said it was 14 days before Obama called Benghazi an act of terror. Was he right?

Spanish police launched an operation against a Chinese gang in Madrid that had been laundering hundreds of millions of dollars made from evading import duties, prostitution and extortion.

On Tuesday night, Mitt Romney showed how out of touch he is when it comes to issues that directly affect female voters.

Top global electronics brands Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Nokia, Google and Amazon share a common problem: they're customers of Taiwan’s Foxconn.

The light treatment suggests that Democrats are wary of taking on the issue.

The back and forth on oil and gas between Romney and Obama isn't new, but who is responsible for the high price of gasoline?

Justin Bieber signed a two-year deal with Adidas' NEO line, and there is already a "Find My Gold Shoes" challenge for a chance to meet Bieber.

Hailo, one of a number of growing smartphone apps that let users hail taxi cabs and pay for their trips in real time, is bringing its service to Boston.

Bilateral India-Australia trade currently amounts to $20-billion, and it's increasing at a rate of 20 percent annually.

Globally, the number of smartphone users has risen above a billion for the first time ever, in the third quarter of 2012, a report released by US research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics stated Wednesday.

Questions about pay equity and gun control finally came up, and Romney tried to convince Americans that his tax policy plan's math adds up.

Despite a huge U.S. federal debt and prospects of a so-called fiscal cliff, foreign governments continue to snap up U.S. government debt.

Once a collector's item, BlackBerry is no longer viewed as a connoisseur's must-have as more users are tempted by the iPhones and Androids.

Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday as better-than-expected quarterly earnings from U.S. blue chips and hopes of an imminent Spanish request for financial aid added to the positive sentiment.