The Islamic State group has begun ravaging the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq, the government said, in the extremists' latest attack on the country's heritage.
Film star Harrison Ford crash-landed his World War II-era airplane after losing engine power, suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries as he used his years of experience as a pilot to avoid nearby homes.
Japan is looking into creating an overseas intelligence agency possibly modeled on Britain's MI6 spy service, ruling party lawmakers have said, 70 years after Allied victors dismantled Japan's fearsome military intelligence apparatus following World War II.
Republic of Korea prosecutors formed a special team on Thursday to investigate the attack against the US ambassador after police raided the home and office of the alleged assailant, local media said on Friday.
The Syrian army carried out an operation that killed the military commander of the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front on Thursday in northwestern Syria, Syrian state media reported. Abu Humam al-Shami was killed by an explosion during a meeting of Nusra Front leaders in Idlib province. Insurgent sources said at least three other al-Nusra Front commanders were killed in the blast.
Smartphone maker will not expand into other sectors, insists chairman, amid diversity rumors
Political advisers and national legislators from Hong Kong have called for deeper integration with the mainland economy, based on the pilot programs including the Guangdong Free Trade Zone and the Stock Connect.
Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of China's largest Internet firms based on market value, is working on a barrier-free technology standard that will allow its Internet-related products on mobile devices to benefit disabled people and the elderly, a top company manager said.
On Feb 10, 2015, the social science hall of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences hosted the grand opening of the "Chinese internet financial regulation policy and credit construction symposium".
Inspections first major test of agency probing whether lenders are failing smaller customers
Millions of Japanese workers are taking home their smallest share of corporate income in two decades as companies build record cash hoards and abstain from substantial wage raises seen by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as critical to a durable economic recovery.
Apple Inc, which has seen stagnating iPad sales, will delay the start of manufacturing for a larger-screened version of the tablet, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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