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Three airmen stationed at Kadena Air Base were swept out to sea by Typhoon Phanfone, which pummeled Okinawa, Japan.

Tesla Motors partner Panasonic said Friday it has a new company in Nevada to build batteries for Tesla.

Mounting controversy over Qatar hosting the tournament in 2022 has stoked debate about what other nation might be better suited.

Mark Zuckerberg will keynote an Internet conference in India next week, and separately meet India's social media-savvy prime minister.

The Chinese consulate in Osaka confirmed the Lurongyu 2859 had sank.

The announcement came a day after the Chinese government approved the use of both iPhone 6 versions on the country’s wireless networks.

U.S. oil prices slid the most in 17 months on Tuesday, with international oil prices close behind.

As of this week, U.S. regulators have approved construction of 4 facilities and nearly 10 more are in the pipeline.

The 355-passenger ship, which was built in Japan in 1987, was operated by Hongdo Cruise Co-operative.

Apple received the approval to sell its latest phones in China after it agreed to improve their security and privacy features.

Twelve bodies have been recovered from the 3,067-metre (10,062 feet) peak but at least 36 are feared to have died.

A recent analysis of gender representation in films shows the U.S. trailing many foreign markets in the amount of screen time given to women.

The Japanese company's Indian unit is looking to resume manufacturing operations in India and expand to smaller cities with cheaper products.

A blanket of ash about eight inches deep covered a wide area, forcing as many as 150 people into mountaintop shelters.

Hundreds of people, including children, were stranded on Mount Ontake after it erupted without warning on Saturday.

The Hollywood Reporter quoted a source as saying an acquisition would value DreamWorks at $3.4 billion.

Hundreds of people, including children, were stranded on the peak after Mount Ontake erupted without warning just before noon on Saturday.

Japan's Mt Ontake, just 150 miles from Tokyo, Erupted Saturday. Local reports said that a number of hikers in the area were injured.

Though the brand saw moderate success with the launch of “Mario Kart 8” in May, Nintendo is in the red and could really use some hits.

'Super Smash Bros.' is one of the most popular Nintendo fighting series of all time, but is the newest installment just as fun on a handheld device?