Iran: nuclear plan ‘backed’ by 6 world powers
By GEORGE JAHN and JOHN HEILPRIN A general view shows participants before the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva Switzerland, Thursday,…
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Forecast-busting US services survey jolts markets
By PAN PYLAS Investor studies share prices during the afternoon trading at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Global stocks markets were mixed…
Japan, Russia agree to expand defense ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from left, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, pose with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second from right, and Defense Minister…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…
Indonesia summons Aussie ambassador over spy claim
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Security officers stand guard at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Australia’s ambassador met with Indonesian government officials who summoned him…
Chinese journalist tries to crowdfund his career
By LOUISE WATT In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, Yin Yusheng poses for a photographer in Beijing, China. Yin hopes to craft a new kind of journalism in…
Japan, Russia to keep talking territorial issue
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida prior to their meeting in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Japan and Russia…
US manufacturing expands at best pace in 2 ½ years
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, employees at Sheffield Platers Inc. work on the factory floor in San Diego. The Institute for…