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A new law in China requires the children of the Chinese elderly to either frequently visit their parents or contact them.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped short of confirming the accusations, saying he needs to know more before elaborating.

Improvements in consumer confidence and housing figures may have pushed June’s U.S. auto sales numbers to pre-recession levels.

It's the sacred heart of indigenous Australia, but, for years, visitors to Ayers Rock, or Uluru, have been shocked by a scarcity of Aboriginals.

Brisdelle, which contains the same active ingredient as anti-depressant Paxil, got the stamp of approval Friday.

Brazil meet Spain in an intriguing Confederations Cup final with much on the line.

Serena soundly defeats Garcia, will face Kimiko Date-Krumm in the third round.

Swiss food giant Nestle wants to tackle severe levels of youth unemployment in Europe.

After a last-minute hiccup, Myanmar has announced that Norway's Telenor and Qatar Telecom will be developing the country's telecom networks.

Japanese scientists led by Atsuo Ogura, at the Riken BioResource Center in Tsukuba, Japan, collected circulating blood cells from the tail of a donor mouse to create a female clone.

Asian markets rallied Thursday after a sharp downward revision of US GDP rekindled hopes that the US Fed might stretch its asset-purchase program.

The surviving members of TLC are stirring up controversy after replacing Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes with a Japanese pop star for the 20th-anniversary edition of "Waterfalls."

Strong US data helped boost most Asian stocks and drive down gold futures, while the Shanghai index continued to fall, despite PBoC's assurances.

France is still Carrefour’s main market, and aside from Taiwan, it’s not doing great in Asia.

Two Indian, state-run oil companies have jointly agreed to buy another Indian company's stake in Mozambique's Rovuma gas field.

Asian markets fell again on Tuesday, led by a record fall in the Shanghai stock index, as concerns grew over liquidity in China’s banking sector.

Expert analysts say this Ifo reading could lead to annual GDP growth of a solid 2 percent or so.

This week’s U.S. data releases are likely to highlight the current contrast between trends in the industrial and household sectors.

Unesco added 19 new sites to its prestigious World Heritage List in 2013, including Mount Etna, Mount Fuji and North Korea's Kaesong.

With Europe and Asia down about 1% Mon., U.S. traders are anticipating a bumpy start to the week.

Mexico beat Japan 2-1 in their final match at the Confederations Cup.