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SEOUL — South Korea's former President Lee Myung-bak was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday in a corruption case badly tainting his status as the country's first leader with a business background who once symbolized the country's economic rise.

WANI, Indonesia — The captain and crew sailing the Sabuk Nusantara ferry to new owners on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi got the task done and then some.

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Thursday allowed the first deportations of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar since the federal government ordered their identification last year.

BEIJING — Chinese tax authorities have ordered "X-Men" star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million but would spare her from criminal prosecution, state media said Wednesday. 

WASHINGTON — Men of America, be afraid. This could happen to you.

PALU, Indonesia — Desperation exploded into anger four days after an earthquake and tsunami severely damaged parts of an Indonesian island, with residents Tuesday showing frustration at the pace of rescues, grabbing food from damaged stores and begging Indonesia's president to help them. The confirmed toll exceeded 1,200 dead with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.

CANBERRA, Australia — A passenger's body has been found in the Pacific lagoon where a plane crash-landed last week near an island runway in...

Whoever becomes the new chairman of Tesla Motors will face the formidable task of reining in Elon Musk.

The smelly reality is that cows will always pass gas. But if farmers had more access to seaweed, cow flatulence might just stink a...

SKOPJE, Macedonia — A referendum on changing Macedonia's name as part of a deal that would pave the way for NATO membership won overwhelming...