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Funds for the search effort to locate missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could dry up by March, prompting calls for China to contribute financially.

Relations between South Korea and China have grown increasingly amicable through the years, while the U.S. also stands as an important economic and political ally.

“As well as robbing the African skies of one of their most iconic and spectacular groups of birds, the rapid decline of the continent’s vultures has profound consequences for its people."

In a new report, Amnesty International said Australian officials paid human traffickers to turn back boats carrying refugees and mistreated asylum-seekers.

“I will do everything that I can to rid this country of the ugly stain of racism that has existed for far too many years.”

The decision to do away with the controversial policy came after a four-day meeting in Beijing to chalk out a national plan for the next five years.

The nation is said to earn between $1.2 billion and $2.3 billion annually through this system, according to a U.N. report.

According to Russia, this is not the right time for the draft resolution.

Angela Merkel's eighth trip to China in her capacity as the chancellor is aimed at expanding trade relations with the world’s second-largest economy.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons believes Russia will surely destroy all its chemical weapons by 2020.

Trade between India and Africa has reportedly increased over ten-fold in a decade to $72 billion in 2014-2015.

Harry Harris is expected to visit Beijing next Monday, and the heads of the two navies will also hold a video conference to discuss the South China Sea row.

Residents of Okinawa oppose the government's plan to move the U.S. Marines' Futenma base to another location on the southern island.

Bidhya Devi Bhandari was among the country's politicians pushing for women's rights under the new constitution, which the country adopted in September.

Australia, a key U.S. ally in the region, expressed its strong support for freedom of navigation, while stopping short of welcoming the patrol.

Kim Han-sik, president of Chonghaejin Marine Co., was found responsible for not stopping cargo overload and improper storage on the ferry that sank in April 2014, killing over 300 people.

Where's Trump on Twitter? Marco Rubio, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz attracted the most traffic on Google and Twitter during Wednesday's Republican debate.

The government has approved a 20-month plan to write and ratify a new constitution and hold elections.

While Republican candidates debated, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley countered GOP positions.

Rubio's camp declared victory -- and the Atlantic agreed. But polls by Fox and Slate showed Trump on top once again.

While Google users seemed more interested in baseball's World Series, Twitter users seemed to favor Wednesday's Republican debate.

The House passed the deal Wednesday, and the Senate is expected to vote soon.

With her poll numbers sinking, the former HP CEO failed to build on previous debate successes, pundits said.

The Ohio governor was the only candidate given the opportunity to address cannabis from a legislative perspective, but the other candidates still found windows to get marijuana jokes in.

A program that helps U.S. companies hire skilled workers from overseas is vital for the nation's economy -- provided it is not abused, the U.S. senator from Florida said.

The former Arkansas governor heaped praise on Donald Trump on Wednesday, though he had previously positioned himself as the best candidate to grow the U.S. economy.

"I believe that our Constitution protects everybody regardless of their sexual orientation," he said.

Trump attacked Kasich's tax plan and tenure with Lehman Brothers, telling the audience that the Ohio governor was a managing general partner.

The U.S. senator from Texas complained about the questions CNBC moderators asked Wednesday night, saying they just wanted to draw blood.