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Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, died Sunday, Zoo authorities said in a statement.

Crude oil prices hovered below $97 a barrel in Asian trading Monday due to weaker-than-expected China manufacturing growth.

Some 35 percent fewer female tourists have visited India since the Delhi gang rape, says a new report that contradicts government statistics.

North Korean officials announced Sunday the nation will continue developing its nuclear-weapons program, despite U.N. sanctions.

Friday's jobs report is expected to show that employers added 200,000 jobs in March, with an unchanged 7.7% jobless rate.

Bank of Cyprus depositors learned they could lose as much as 60 percent of their accounts. U.S. depositors probably won’t suffer the same fate.

The AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce apparently have agreed on an approach to dealing with future guest workers in the country.

After North Korea threatened the U.S. with possible nuclear strikes, state and city officials expressed "confidence" in the face of the threats.

There are theoretical risks associated with GM crops, but many danger claims are based on either flawed science or no evidence.

Bulgaria will not pressure the EU to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, despite its findings.

North Korea says it has formally entered a "state of war" with its neighbor South Korea, according to state media Saturday.

Republicans think they lost in 2012 because they were out of touch. Members of the tea party populist movement disagree.

Hooshang Amirahmadi is Western-educated, speaks fluent English, has liberal ideas, and wants to be the next president of Iran. It won't be easy.

Syria's conflict is worsening every day, and the West can help. But U.S. interventions and weapons shipments have a history of backfiring.

A survey finds a quarter of U.S. companies in China face data theft.

When it comes to planning world domination, discerning dictators prefer to use Apple.

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani children are at risk for contracting polio after the Taliban threatened local health workers.

A new image of Kim Jong Un in a meeting with military generals shows that several areas of mainland America are the targets of nuclear strikes.

The Android-based, Kickstarter-beloved $99 gaming console OUYA will hit retail stores on June 4.

Troubled trading firm SAC was hit with insider-trading charges again as one of its managers was arrested Friday.

De Souza would not be the first physician suspected of committing such unspeakable crimes.