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Planned changes in China's armed forces aim to make the country's army more modern and swift, but are also expected to result in a major cut in the number of troops.

Parisians have been asked not drive their cars ahead of the COP21 climate summit, and protests ahead of the event have been banned.

The European Central Bank is concerned about the adverse effects a U.S. Federal Reserve rate increase and China's continuing slowdown could have on the eurozone.

The Islamic State group purportedly released the threats in a new video telling the French, "We will come to crush your country.”

In the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, Apple's share is less than 1 percent, making it the 18th-largest player there.

As many as 11 automakers, including Honda, BMW, Nissan and Fiat, are embroiled in one of the largest recalls due to faulty airbags manufactured by the Japanese auto parts supplier.

Apple has acquired another company in the virtual reality field with the purchase of Faceshift, which has worked on the latest movie in the Star Wars franchise.

While Russian President Vladimir Putin calls it being “stabbed in the back,” his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama has said Turkey has the right to protect its borders.

Canada's move to accept refugees comes in contrast to the U.S. where at least 30 state governors have said they will not accept Syrian refugees.

A senior Communist Party official in China's mainly-Muslim Xinjiang region said some party members have encouraged or even taken part in terrorism.

French President François Hollande is meeting with world leaders to step up the offensive against the Islamic State group in response to the Paris attacks.

A federal probe into Walmart's operations in Brazil has uncovered evidence pointing to bribery, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Economists have attributed the recent weakness in home sales to rising prices rather than a weak economy.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he wants to create a pathway to citizenship for immigrants and end "militarization" along the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. stocks rose as the incident boosted oil prices, fueling energy stocks.

Following the Paris terror attacks, Turkey has tightened its borders, forcing Syrians to find shelter in unofficial camps.

A majority of Americans from various backgrounds say tensions between racial and ethnic groups have increased in recent years, according to a poll.

While no deaths have been reported, five people have been hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, and two of them developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can lead to kidney failure.

In an email Tuesday, Jeh Johnson, U.S. secretary of homeland security, explained how new arrivals would be vetted by the U.S. government.

It remains unclear whether ransoms were paid for the release of the captives.

It’s still unclear how much of a role encryption played in the planning of the Paris attacks, though members of the Islamic State group reportedly use several encrypted apps.