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 Powered by Max Banner Ads Mexican police killed a 13-year-old boy during a raid to rescue a hostage, officials said. Teen boy shot dead by Mexican police Source: Inquirer.net - World You might also like:Pope wants to stay in simple r...

BEIJING - China has become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter, a respected Sweden-based think-tank said on Monday, its highest ranking since the Cold War, with Pakistan the main recipient. China now among top arms exporters Source: A...

SHANGHAI - The number of dead pigs found in a river running through China’s commercial hub Shanghai had reached more than 13,000, the government and state media said Monday, as mystery deepened over the hogs’ precise origin. Dead pi...

SEOUL - US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday promised to provide South Korea with every military resource under the US nuclear umbrella at a time of heightened tensions with North Korea. US promises South Korea all military resou...

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Wednesday that some, but not necessarily all, cyber attacks on US firms and infrastructure originating in China were “state sponsored.” Obama says some Chinese cyber...

VATICAN CITY (UPDATE) - White smoke rose from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Wednesday signaling cardinals had elected a new pope to succeed Benedict and take charge of the troubled Roman Catholic Church. White smoke signals new pope ele...

 Powered by Max Banner Ads  Throngs of the faithful are in St. Peter’s Square, ready to cheer the new pope when he steps out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The vast square in Rome is a sea of umbrellas, flags and chan...