Iran, France And China To Develop $6 Billion Gas Field In The Persian Gulf
The deal marks the first Western energy investment in Iran since the loosening of sanctions in January.
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Samsung Offices Raided In An Investigation Involving A Dressage Horse
The manufacturer is suspected of giving as much as $3 million in secret to support the equestrian training and Olympic dreams of the daughter of a close adviser to President Park Geun-hye.
In Surprise Move, India Voids 500 And 1,000 Rupee Bills To Fight Corruption
The change was announced just hours before it took effect. The prime minister said the move would crack down on the country's expansive black market, which, he said, is used to fund terrorism.
Former Philippines Dictator Eligible For Burial In Heroes' Cemetery, Court Rules
The country's supreme court announced the decision Tuesday allowing former dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero's burial more than 25 years after his death. Victims of his regime had tried to block it.
Ferdinand Marcos Granted Hero's Burial By Philippines Supreme Court
The court voted to permit former President Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in Manila's Heroes Cemetery. Marcos' remains have been on display in a glass sarcophagus since his death in 1989.
China Bars 2 Newly Elected Hong Kong Legislators From Office
A ruling Monday in Beijing may mark the end of Hong Kong as we know it. The decision bars two young democratically elected lawmakers from taking office for refusing to pledge allegiance to China.
S. Korean President's 'Rasputin' Was Once Part Of A Soap Opera Storyline
A 1990s' "K-Drama" now seems oddly prescient.
Giant Snowballs Wash Up On Siberian Beach
The masses of balls that appeared along 11 miles of coast in western Siberia were snowy and icy. Some of them were small, and some were quite large.
China Steps In To Bar 2 Newly Elected Hong Kong Legislators From Office
When the two young lawmakers took their oaths of office last month, they inserted a derogatory term for China. Now Beijing says they can't retake the oath, which means they can't serve their terms.
China Cracks Down On Drivers Who Misuse Their Bright Lights
China posted photos of people being made to sit in front of their cars and stare into their highbeams for 60 seconds. The crime? Blinding other drivers with their bright lights.