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American officials debating the continued necessity of the 80-year-old Ex-Im Bank have brought Africa into the discussion.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" performed unexpectedly well at the box office this weekend, despite poor reviews. But "Guardians of the Galaxy" stayed strong domestically and overseas.

The "economic fugitives" are protected by the lack of an extradition treaty between China and the U.S., a Chinese official said.

As part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's wide-ranging crackdown on corruption, Chinese police are working to nab overseas fugitives.

The orbiter, which will test technology to be used in Chang'e-5, will travel to the moon and back.

Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, has been beset for years by violence that the government blames on Islamist militants or separatists.

Last month, a report by a Chinese news network about practices at a local food supplier, had triggered a government investigation.

China rejected Secretary of State John Kerry's call for a moratorium on provocative actions and denied any tensions in the disputed territory.

The exact number of casualties in the Tibet tour bus accident was still being determined.

U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military strikes in Iraq to beat back Islamist militants, but Iraqi political leaders must first figure out a way to work with each other, the New York Times reported.

The United States urged India on Saturday to bolster its role as a global power and force for regional stability, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Washington since his election in May.

Asylum claims from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras have only about a 4% success rate in the courts. That compares to 80% for Chinese.

The desired shift will require greater contributions to energy generation from low-carbon sources such as solar, wind and nuclear power.

A British-American couple was hired by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to investigate the source of a sex tape.

Pope Francis is expected to give China a flyover greeting while en route to South Korea in what could be a sign of thawing relations.

A Korean-American who runs a Christian NGO in a Chinese city on the border with North Korea is being investigated by Chinese authorities and has had his bank accounts frozen, a source with direct knowledge of the case told Reuters, which published an exclusive report.

After admitting to plagiarizing a research paper at the U.S. Army War College, Walsh has decided to end his campaign.

Ron Artest, aka Metta World Peace, announced he will change his name to Panda Friend in honor of China.

In a country where Web searches for Jesus far outnumber those for the president, Beijing may face a major challenge.

China said it will restrict the use of messaging apps in the interest of national security and to clean up the Internet.

Local brands in India and China are giving Apple and Samsung a hard time in two of the world's fastest-growing smartphone markets.