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Ryan Lochte became the first swimmer to break a long course world record since controversial polyurethane swimsuits were banned last year while James Magnussen ended a far longer Australian wait at the world championships Thursday.

Only a very small portion of these people are receiving anti-viral drugs to treat their condition.

Public health officials say roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday in The Lancet, which coincides with 'World Hepatitis Day.'

A new report from paleontologist Xing Xu and his colleagues at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, detailed the finding of a similar species, called Xiaotingia zhengi, dating back 155 million years to the Jurassic Period.

Fear the United States will lose its AAA credit rating or even default on its debt is driving foreigners away from U.S. assets, and the dollar is taking the biggest hit.

The rising super swimmer of the U.S. did it again. Ryan Lochte once again overpowered 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps in the World Swimming Championship in Shanghai on Thursday.

The crash was due to a "signal failure," according to Chinese officials.

The personal information of 35-million South Koreans were compromised by a massive hacking that is being blamed on the Chinese.

Barbadian singer Rihanna has been named 'Woman of the Year' by Italian Vogue.

Archaeopteryx, the legendary winged creature long known as the oldest and most primitive bird on Earth, may not have been a bird at all, Chinese scientists reveal.

Anders Breivik butchered scores of innocent people because he wanted to draw Europe's attention to the feared 'Islamization' of the region. The mindless brutality of his killing spree shocked the world, but he has earned some fans thanks to the inhuman deed. The following are some ultra-fundamentalist positions of Breivik, taken from a 1500-page manifesto, which he released hours before the attack, titled '2083, A European Declaration of Independence.'

It is understandable that foreign investors have been losing confidence with the U.S.?s ability to deal with its debt issue

For more than three years, U.S. securities regulators investigated allegations of accounting fraud at a small telecom firm called China Voice Holding Corp, but could not make a case.

China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing concern among other Asian countries, sources said on Wednesday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ordered on Wednesday a swift and transparent investigation into the weekend crash of two high-speed trains that has ignited public anger, and pledged the government would take "resolute" safety steps in its aftermath.

Restaurant operator P.F. Chang's posted disappointed quarterly results Wednesday, and Wall Street reacted, dropping the company's stock more than 10 percent.

Republicans and Democrats rushed to rework rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, but with the fate of both proposals heavily in doubt top lawmakers pursued a behind-the-scenes compromise to avert a crippling U.S. default.

Higher input costs and a strong rand led to a 63 percent drop in ArcelorMittal South Africa's first-half profit and the steelmaker forecast a difficult third quarter on Wednesday, sending its shares to a 28-month low.

Depression rates are higher in countries with higher incomes, a study found. 121 million people worldwide suffer from depression and rates are disproportionately high in countries with higher incomes. Depression significantly decreases quality of life and inherently comes with distorted, irrational, and negative thinking patterns.

A Republican proposal to cut the U.S. deficit faced delay and stiff opposition on Wednesday, raising the risk of a debt default and a ratings downgrade as the clock ticks toward a deadline less than a week away.

Nok-Ten has flooded a number of provinces on the northeast island.