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NEW DELHI (AP) — Three Muslim-majority South Asian countries have elected leaders who campaigned on a promise to temper Beijing’s growing influence, but analysts say reducing China’s foothold won’t be easy...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has been appointed chairman of an Israeli medical marijuana company. The company, InterCure, announced Wednesday that Barak would be coming on board as chairman. Barak,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Amnesty International is accusing a contractor involved in building a stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup of not paying its workers. The rights group released a report Wednesday that alleges...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived at the anti-graft agency for questioning over the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. Rosmah Mansor was summoned...

BANGKOK (AP) — Trade conflicts, rising debt and the potential impact from rising interest rates in the U.S. will likely dampen growth in the coming year, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday in an update of its regional...

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says it has named media industry veteran Richard Parsons as interim chairman of the board as the company moves to reshape itself following the ouster of longtime chief Les Moonves. Parsons is the former...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to substantially overhaul the way music is licensed and songwriters compensated for songs online is being sent to the president’s desk for his signature. Congress cleared the bill Tuesday,...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Environmental and tribal groups asked Minnesota regulators on Tuesday to reconsider their approval of Enbridge Energy’s plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota....