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Japan, which in 2013 beat Istanbul and Madrid to host the games, has had a number of issues with the bid, including scrapping the design for the centerpiece Olympic stadium, delaying construction.

The Venezuelan president has accused Washington of orchestrating a coup in capital Caracas to overthrow his government.

The world’s third-largest economy expanded by an annualized 1.7 percent in January-March, much more than a median market forecast for a 0.2 percent increase.

Meanwhile, markets are watching Japan, which could postpone a planned sales tax hike to support the country's flagging economy.

Tensions in Venezuela heightened after President Nicolas Maduro called for increased police and military powers.

Michael Froman says he continues to have "good meetings" with members of Congress about the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The sale Tuesday was the first to test investor sentiment toward Brazil since President Dilma Rousseff was ousted last week.

Under the plan, such marriages, currently permitted in Mexico City and in several states, would be permitted nationally.

The Islamic State group is ramping up its attacks in the Iraqi capital as it struggles to maintain ground in Anbar province.

David Epstein is the second high-ranking official to exit the pharmaceutical company within months.

Police beat citizens demonstrating against alleged bias by the electoral oversight commission.

A pushback against change shows how fragile Ukraine’s progress in transforming itself into a Western-facing democracy could prove to be.

The British prime minister on Tuesday offered his latest defense for the U.K remaining in the European Union.

The French president is deeply unpopular with voters as his government pushes through labor reforms.

Activists on Tuesday scaled Madrid’s Kio Towers in a protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

The “Harry Potter” author has previously compared the Republican presidential candidate to Voldemort.

The appointment of Ilan Goldfajn comes as Brazil’s interim government works to win back investor trust and revive Latin America’s biggest economy.

The bill obliges the Iranian government to seek compensation for “material or moral” damages Tehran has suffered due to “hostile” American policies over the past 63 years.

Police arrested a member of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen in relation with Rezaul Karim Siddique’s murder in April.

Nearly 55,000 asylum-seekers are stranded in Greece.

Scientists have been able to get an AI system to replicate an experiment that led to the creation of an ultracold state of matter called Bose-Einstein condensate.

European Council President Donald Tusk’s comments came after Ankara threatened to walk out of the deal.

The move comes after a U.S. missile shield went operational in Romania last Thursday.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks on Tuesday that reportedly also wounded more than 90 people.

According to a first-of-its-kind study, high concentrations of coal dust can kill some corals in the iconic structure in just two weeks.

A 6,000-strong police force was deployed to protect top legislator Zhang Dejiang amid tensions over Hong Kong’s calls for greater democracy from its Chinese rulers.

The U.S. Navy has been sending ships to the South China Sea under freedom of navigation patrols, drawing criticism from China that claims most of the disputed region.

Martin Dolan, the head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, said authorities “have to contemplate now the possibility” that the plane, which went missing in 2014, will not be found.

Tensions with China are pushing the U.S. and Vietnam closer together. President Obama will visit Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, during his Asia trip.