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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - More than 700 people were killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria and the search for bodies is continuing, Red Cross and defence officials said on...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling party, facing possible defeat in an election next month, looked set to try to steal some of its opposition rival's policy thunder on Friday with a pledge to boost household income...

BEIJING/WASHINGTON - Chinese consumer inflation slowed sharply as vanishing demand globally put heavy pressure on prices, while U.S. automakers took a big step towards securing a bailout only to face another formidable obstacle. - -...

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives approved bailout legislation on Wednesday that would force U.S. automakers to restructure or fail, sending the measure to the Senate where prospects for passage are uncertain. - - -...

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, spurring jubilant anti-government protesters to end their blockades of Bangkok's airports. - - - -...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy slipped into recession in December 2007, the nation's business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, and the downturn could be the worst since World War Two. - - - - BANGKOK...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury defended its handling of the financial bailout on Tuesday as American banking and auto woes reverberated around the globe and the International Monetary Fund said it would need extra funding...

TOKYO - Japan sank into recession in the third quarter, even before it felt the full force of the financial crisis, and world leaders at a weekend summit gave investors little hope they could rescue...

SINGAPORE - China pitched in nearly $600 billion to the global effort to avoid the worst economic downturn in decades, while grim Japanese data on Monday offered more proof of the damage caused by the...

BEIJING/SAO PAULO - China launched a huge stimulus plan on Sunday worth nearly $600 billion, kicking off what could be a round of big spending or interest rate cuts by leading economies to stave off...