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President Hassan Rouhani's comments mark a departure from the anti-Western rhetoric of his predecessor.

Huawei's sales are indeed impressive, but Xiaomi could be the real giant in waiting.

The five who crucified themselves in the labor dispute centered on the Itaipu Dam say they will be joined by 20 more people.

The drama was pulled after female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage, and has returned with a narrower focus.

A rough agreement is expected by March, but experts doubt whether a final settlement will be reached before a June deadline.

The youngest victim was 12 years old; the oldest was 37. Most of them were female.

A senior Chinese diplomat has been sacked and is under investigation for suspected corruption, the foreign ministry said.

Chinese police say fake money thrown from a building didn't cause a stampede in which 36 people were killed at a New Year's celebration.

The euro started the new year at 29-month lows in Asia after the head of the head of the European Central Bank fanned expectations it would take bolder steps on stimulus this month.

Three people were shot to death at two separate New Year's Eve parties in Washington state early Thursday morning.

The stampede may have been caused by fake money thrown from a building at a New Year crowd.

A property slump is expected to last well into 2015, companies will continue to struggle to pay off debt and export demand may remain erratic.

Chinese people around the world celebrate the new year on Jan. 1 but they'll save the real revelry for Lunar New Year, which arrives in February.

A stampede at a Shanghai nightclub led to about 35 deaths and many injuries. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

A new study has determined that four-fifths of the traffic on Tor hidden services goes toward pedophilia-related websites.

A JPMorgan executive suggested hacking Iran from an offshore location, Bloomberg News reported.

India plans to make health care a fundamental right. But, funding the effort will be a challenge for the revenue-strapped government.

The satellite will collect and transmit meteorological data to improve the quality of weather forecasts.

Six people in the Chinese mainland tested positive for bird flu and one of them had reportedly died.

Global benchmark Brent crude has fallen 49 percent in 2014.

The data put a final sluggish stamp on what has been a surprisingly grim fourth quarter for the world's second-largest economy.