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The case has entered its fifth year, but new charges brought against the American company could force it to pay up to 10 percent of its turnover in fines.

State media say no officials will be protected while admitting that poor official handling of the crisis has fueled rumors.

The woman was abducted by two gunmen a few meters from her office in Taimani area of Kabul.

During his maiden trip to the Persian Gulf nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for $1 trillion worth of investments in India.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott maintained that he opposed gay marriages, but promised popular vote on same-sex marriage after the next election.

China's securities regulator asked financial institutions to fund relief efforts in the city after last week's industrial accident.

The annual exercise prepares Seoul for a potential attack by North Korea, which has called them a "declaration of war."

The request is the latest attempt by Malaysia's embattled government to quell dissent.

The GOP presidential hopeful supported Paraguay's decision to deny abortion to a 10-year-old girl who was raped.

After lynching the boy, the assailants posted a video of the incident on the Internet, drawing national condemnation.

Chancellor Angela Merkel called Germany's response to the migrant crisis "absolutely unsatisfactory."

The elections are being seen as a referendum on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s comeback bid.

Leaders with the AFL-CIO pressed Clinton and other candidates at a meeting last month on issues such as trade and wages.

Rivalry between two of Myanmar's most powerful establishment figures came to a head in a late-night drama on Wednesday, when trucks with security personnel sealed off the headquarters of the party.

A new program will leverage both law enforcement and health policy analysts in the fight against addiction.

"State policies on housing -- even those enshrined in the region's constitutions -- have not been able to respond to the rise of urban populations...," the study said.

The law imposes hefty fines for spreading information about terrorism that isn’t directly backed by government sources.

A Trigana Air Service plane carrying 54 people went down Sunday in a remote part of Papua, Indonesia.

Officers shot and killed one suspect following an incident at a Motel 6, but a second suspect remains at large.

Corey Hood, 31, a member of the Army Golden Knights parachute team, died Sunday.

Eleven people aboard the Russian helicopter that crashed in the Sea of Okhotsk are safe.

Chinese government agents are operating secretly in the U.S. to pressure influential expatriates to return home.

The Rev. Al Sharpton called on black churches Saturday to support the Iran deal as Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, thought to be a supporter, announced he will oppose it.

Trey Gowdy, chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the killing of four Americans at a U.S. diplomatic building in Benghazi, said there should also be a probe into whether Clinton has handed over all her emails.

Analysts on the ground in Yemen say the Saudi-linked coalition forces have gained the upper hand.

Manning, 27, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking U.S. government secrets while stationed overseas.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in Punjab that killed a provincial minister from Pakistan and 20 others.

PASOK made clear that while it had backed the government over bailout for the sake of saving Greece from financial ruin, that support would not extend to any confidence vote in the coming weeks.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi cut his cabinet by a third and dissolved four ministries as a parliamentary panel called for the prosecution of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.