BEIJING (AP) _ China's government reacted angrily Thursday to the European Parliament's decision to give its top human rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Beijing calling him a criminal...

BEIJING (AP) âÄî ChinaâÄôs communist leaders have approved a key rural reform that for the first time will permit farmers to lease or transfer their land in a change aimed at raising rural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) _ The British pair on trial for sex on the beach deny going all the way, but even a snuggle in the sand is too much in this Persian Gulf city. Although Dubai sells itself...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) âÄî Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly...

MOSCOW (AP) _ President Dmitry Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of kilometers away on Sunday, capping a weekend of launches reminding...

BAGHDAD (AP) âÄî While the rest of the world is facing a financial meltdown, the Iraq Stock Exchange is booming. The ISX index soared nearly 40 percent during September, boosted by increasing confidence...

The University of Minnesota improved in the QS World Rankings this year, making it into the list of top-100 universities to get your first degree in. The University went from a 142 to 87 world ranking...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) âÄî Anti-government protesters vowed Wednesday to avenge those killed and injured in clashes with the police. Soldiers maintained an uneasy calm in Bangkok a day after two...

While Scallywags Bike Shop, located in the Seward neighborhood, appears to be closed, its employees have actually been up to much more. Scallywags, which closed this September, started out as a tall bicycle...