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Shwe Mann angered the military by supporting to amend the constitution to limit the military's political role.

The South Korean military blamed Pyongyang for placing the mines in a neutral area within the heavily fortified DMZ.

The package will lead to a medium-term primary surplus of 3.5 percent, the European Commission said on Friday.

The PBOC set its midpoint yuan rate at 6.3975 per dollar prior to the market's open, firmer than the previous day's close of 6.3990.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party looked set to split after the leader of its far-left faction called on Thursday for a new movement to fight a bailout deal that lawmakers are expected to vote on in the coming hours.

General Motors Co. is boosting production of its highly profitable large SUVs and trucks to a pace that could result in 48,000 to 60,000 additional vehicles for the 2016 model year, in a bid to capitalize on rising demand, sources told Reuters.

Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.

The government of St. Louis County extended for at least 24 hours a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been the scene of protests a year after an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white police officer.

Gross domestic product expanded 0.8 percent from April to June, far above a forecast of a 0.8 percent contraction.

Travel demand by an increasingly affluent Chinese population is set to soar long-term, a huge business opportunity for both countries' carriers.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing in the Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood.

China's decision to devalue the currency on Tuesday sparked fears of a "currency war" and roiled global financial markets.

North Korea appears to be expanding its capacity to produce uranium, which could be used to increase its stockpile of nuclear weapons, a U.S. nuclear expert said on Wednesday.

The United States launched its first manned air strikes against Islamic State targets from the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

At least 103 people have been killed and more than one million "critically affected" by the flooding.

The Mediterranean has become the world's most deadly border zone for migrants.

Widodo's choice of ministers defied expectations and may surprise critics who say he has not been the robust leader they had hoped for.

Sources on both sides of the civil war told Reuters earlier on Wednesday the truce was to begin at 6 a.m. (11 p.m. EDT).

China's central bank sought to reassure financial markets on Wednesday that it was not embarking on a steady depreciation.

President Joko Widodo has come under mounting pressure to reshuffle the cabinet over a perceived failure to manage the economic downturn.

St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri.

An alliance of mainly U.S.-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as $100 million in illegal profits over five years after stealing confidential corporate press releases, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

General Electric said it would sell its U.S. healthcare finance unit to credit card lender Capital One Financial Corp for about $9 billion as it winds down its finance arm and returns to its industrial roots.

The German needed just two sets to knock off Williams in the second round of the the Rogers Cup.

The pilot managed to eject and suffered only light injuries, police said.

China's 8-12 million Catholics are divided into two communities -- an official one and an unofficial one.

Turkey has been buffeted by increased fighting between its military and the outlawed Kurdistan People's Party (PKK).

Many of the president's opponents in Congress have called for her impeachment for allegedly doctoring fiscal accounts.

The U.S. dollar lurched higher on Tuesday as China allowed its yuan to fall to levels last seen in 2012, a shift that could provide a competitive boost to exports for the world's second-largest economy.