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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, Japan's Coast Guard ship, top, and U.S. military plane are seen at sea off Kochi, southwestern Japan, during a search and rescue operation for missing crew members of a U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet. The U.S. Marine Corps have declared that five crewmembers dead after their aircraft crashed last week off Japan’s southern coast and that their search has ended. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off JapanThe U.S. military has declared five missing crew members dead after their refueling plane collided with a fighter jet last week off Japan's southern coast, and halted search and recovery operations
The Associated Press13 minutes ago
In this May 12, 2016, photo, then Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a joint press conference with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The Tokyo District Court decided Ghosn and another executive Greg Kelly, both arrested Nov. 19 for allegedly falsifying financial reports to underreport Ghosn's pay, will remain in custody through Dec. 20. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Detention of Nissan's Ghosn extended through Dec. 20Detention of Nissan ex-chair Ghosn, fellow exec, extended through Dec. 20
The Associated Press8 minutes ago
A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and other country's index at a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Asian markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading on doubts that U.S. and China would be able to resolve a crippling trade dispute and weak economic data closer to home. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed on concerns over trade, economic outlookAsian markets mixed on concerns over US-China trade row, economic outlook
The Associated Press39 minutes ago
Suicide bomber kills 4 security forces near Afghan capitalAn Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has struck a security convoy on the outskirts of Kabul, killing four security forces
The Associated Press44 minutes ago
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, Philippine ambassador to the U.S., Jose Manuel Romualdez, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis shake hands at two of the Bells of Balangiga at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago arrived in Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 to be handed back to the Philippines in a move long demanded by Filipino leaders, including the current president, who is critical of Washington and has moved closer to China. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)
US returns 3 war bells seized from Philippines a century agoThree church bells seized by U.S. troops as war trophies more than a century ago have been returned to the Philippines in a move long demanded by Filipino leaders
The Associated Press1 hour ago
Sydney teen jailed for planning attackA Sydney court has sentenced a teenager to at least 12 years in prison for planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State group for which he bought knives and bayonets from a gun shop
The Associated Press2 hours ago
US Marines declare 5 missing crew members dead in warplanes crash last week off Japan's coast; say search has endedUS Marines declare 5 missing crew members dead in warplanes crash last week off Japan's coast; say search has ended
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People line up at a Vancouver, British Columbia courthouse prior to the bail hearing for Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer on Monday, December 10, 2018. Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of telecommunications giant Huawei and daughter of its founder, was detained at the request of the U.S. during a layover at the Vancouver airport on Dec. 1. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
China, US discuss plans for trade talksChina, US discuss plans for trade talks in sign negotiations going ahead despite tension over Huawei arrest
The Associated Press3 hours ago
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Prosecutors indict Nissan's Ghosn for underreporting payProsecutors indict Nissan former chairman Ghosn, automaker with underreporting pay
The Associated Press17 hours ago
FILE- In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, holds his spectacles during a press conference in Mumbai, India. The head of India's central bank resigned Monday amid a growing split between the Indian government and the independent monetary policy authority. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)
Head of India's central bank resigns amid government splitThe head of India's central bank has resigned amid a growing split between the Indian government and the independent monetary authority
The Associated Press18 hours ago
A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
World stocks slip on China-US tensions, Brexit uncertaintyWorld stocks are down as tensions between the U.S. and China over the arrest of a senior telecoms executive raise concerns about talks on global trade
The Associated Press19 hours ago
Group says dozens detained in raid on Chinese churchA U.S.-based advocacy group says dozens of Christians have been detained in a raid on a prominent Chinese church that operates outside the government's official protestant organization
The Associated Press19 hours ago
Runaway school bus plows onto Hong Kong sidewalk, killing 2Police in Hong Kong say a school bus has plowed onto a sidewalk, killing two people and injuring a dozen others
The Associated Press20 hours ago
S. Korea charges 4 with illegally importing N. Korean coalSouth Korean prosecutors have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions
The Associated Press21 hours ago
Thousands flock to funeral of 2 teenage Kashmir rebelsThousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir have joined a funeral procession for two teenage rebels who were killed over the weekend in a long gunbattle with Indian troops in the disputed region
The Associated Press19 hours ago
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