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The guidelines are part of Abe's wider signal that Japan is ready to take more responsibility for its security as China modernizes its military and flexes its muscles in Asia.

Earnings season is in full swing this week, with quarterly results from Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.

Hundreds of climbers and Sherpas were stranded on the world's tallest mountain Saturday in Nepal.

Rescue workers are having a hard time getting food and supplies to those affected by the temblor due, in part, to massive traffic jams.

About 300,000 people died in Haiti's 2010 disaster.

That number is expected to rise throughout the day as rescuers reach more remote villages where the full extent of the destruction is unknown.

Apple may have sold around 55 million iPhones in the quarter ending March 30.

Reconstruction work in the impoverished Asian nation could account for nearly 20 percent of its GDP.

The trial comes amid an ongoing crackdown against corruption among government and company officials across China.

Germany's largest bank is under pressure from investors to follow rivals such as UBS and Credit Suisse by culling unprofitable operations.

Chinese stocks led Asian equities to seven-year highs on expectations of more stimulus from Beijing.

Officials and aid groups also worry about the challenge of accessing remote areas of the Himalayan nation.

The U.S. sent a military aid plane to Nepal that is set to arrive with personnel, an assistance response team and 45 tons of cargo.

Rolling aftershocks and rain continue to pummel Nepal after Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake. More than 2,500 people are dead.

Ethiopia anticipates $1.5 billion in foreign direct investment this year as its economy continues to show strength.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators appear set to reject an electoral-reform package, while China seems set to reject the prospect of any compromise.

Recent easing -- and the halving of crude-oil prices, supposedly a windfall for consumers -- have not changed the global outlook all that much.

“If you look at the exterior styling and interior craftsmanship ... you can’t tell if something is a foreign product or a local brand,” one industry expert says.

Neighboring nations and the U.S. have dispatched aid to the country because of the earthquake that triggered the worst-ever disaster on the slopes of Mount Everest.

The head of the Southeast Asian organization basically rejected China's controversial territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Nursultan Nazarbayev was set to renew his 26-year grip on power on Sunday, offering social stability in return for what rights groups call a suppression of opposition.