Chinese activist detained during Obama trip

WASHINGTON — A leading Chinese human rights lawyer who tried unsuccessfully to meet with President Barack...

China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion

BEIJING — A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people...

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United...

World won’t bow for Obama’s sake

On his 10-day trip to Asia and in his 10th month in office, Barack Obama is beginning to encounter limits on...

Swing and miss in China visit

If you were troubled by President Barack Obama’s “Wow Bow” in Japan, you won’t be any...

Disease spreading despite quarantines

LONDON - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China,...

Google, Yahoo zero in on Internet ’freedom’ bill

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican...

Bay State outshined in fight to lure solar factories

What does Arizona have that Massachusetts doesn’t? Well, when it comes to solar power, Arizona has...

Pentagon: US to look at own role in Afghan graft

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining...

Downbeat Dell weighs on world markets

LONDON — World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery...

Geithner: some bailout funds to help lower debt

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said today the government’s $700 billion bailout...

China holds, mistreats US man on secrets charges

BEIJING — Sometime into his long detention by China’s feared state security agents, American...

Obama salutes U.S. troops in S. Korea before heading home

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — President Barack Obama told about 1,500 U.S. forces Thursday that in providing...

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss...

A Great Wall: Barack Obama tours China’s iconic site

BEIJING — President Barack Obama absorbed history’s expanse Wednesday from atop the Great Wall of...