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Militants have attacked a checkpoint in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula, killing five policemen.

The Interior Ministry's media office says the attack took place at midnight on Wednesday in the city of el-Arish and that three policemen were also wounded. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

Egypt has been hit with a wave of suicide bombings and militants' attacks that only intensified after the military's ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble has hit another historic low against the dollar as oil prices continue to slide due to a surplus of crude oil on world markets.

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble has hit another historic low against the dollar as oil prices continue to slide due to a surplus of crude oil on world markets.

The final week of American Idol’s season 15 auditions started tonight. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. saw auditions...

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his plan for a government-run health care system from cradle to grave is like Medicare for all.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his plan for a government-run health care system from cradle to grave is like Medicare for all. Some health care experts see it mainly as a political document to distinguish Sanders' revolutionary ideas from Hillary Clinton's incremental approach. The campaign estimates it would cost $1.38 trillion a year, paid for with new taxes that would take the place of private health insurance premiums. Sanders' approach is also called... Читать дальше...

Koichi Hamada, the economist known as the grandfather of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic program, now has a second job as a composer.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday that he is not thinking of adopting a negative interest rate policy now, indicating that the BOJ may look to expand its ongoing, massive asset-buying program. Speaking at the Japanese parliament, Kuroda also said that the economy was recovering and the price trend was improving, while reiterating that he wouldn’t hesitate to act if needed.

New taxes and fraudulent whiplash claims are driving up costs, insurers say

New taxes and fraudulent whiplash claims are driving up costs, insurers say

Oregon's governor said she's frustrated with the way federal authorities are handling an armed group's continued occupation of a national wildlife refuge and it's time to end it.

Casual workers were the first hit in the financial crisis, with a fall of more than 1 percentage point in their share of employment in the Eurozone in the two years to the third quarter of 2009. Temporary employment is on the rise again.

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency is the most-used online news provider in South Korea with an overwhelming occupancy rate, a government survey said Thursday. According to a survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the use

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to adopt a performance-based salary system on a wider scale as part of its efforts to reform the public sector, government sources said Thursday. Public companies and government agencies frequently co

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments by Park) SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye said Thursday that South Korea will push for effective possible means to make North Korea pay a price for its nuclear test earlier this month. She did no

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling that a progressive teachers' union is not a legitimate labor group because its members include fired teachers. In October 2013, the Korean Teachers and Education W

Live coverage of the first semi-final in the 2015-2016 BBL season. Adelaide Strikers are hosting Sydney Thunder.

FTSE 100 company's trading update reveals £320m restructuring plan

Most companies in Pakistan's IT sector — including mobile game studios — are growing at more than 30 percent a year.

The government has warned Durban, Pietermaritzburg and upper South Coast residents of 15% water cuts.

Banks' generous cash incentives and high interest rates are failing to tempt people to move

Banks' generous cash incentives and high interest rates are failing to tempt people to move

Banks' generous cash incentives and high interest rates are failing to tempt people to move

Banks' generous cash incentives and high interest rates are failing to tempt people to move