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February 10, 2017

Takata expecting red ink from US air-bag recall fine

Takata Corp., the Japanese manufacturer at the center of massive air bag recalls, says fines in the U.S. will push it into the red for the fiscal year through March.

February 10, 2017

Hong Kong ivory trade faces uncertain future as bans loom

Wong Lai-ngan hunches over a battered workbench, his electric rotary tool whining as he carves two phoenixes facing each other into a smooth white tusk.

February 10, 2017

China's exports jump 7.9 pct in January from year earlier

China reports that its exports rose 7.9 percent in January, rebounding from the previous month's contraction, while imports gained 16.7 percent.

February 9, 2017

Syria war seethes despite cease-fire

Syria's fronts are on fire despite a cease-fire reached in December between rebels and the government.

February 9, 2017

Afghan official: NATO drones kill 11 Islamic State fighters

An Afghan official says NATO drone strikes killed 11 Islamic State militants, including two senior commanders, in the eastern Nangarhar province.

February 9, 2017

Cleaner robot pulled from Fukushima reactor due to radiation

A remote-controlled "cleaning" robot that entered one of three wrecked Fukushima reactor containment chambers was withdrawn before completing its mission due to glitches most likely caused by high radiation.

February 9, 2017

Germany arrests suspected member of Afghanistan's Taliban

German authorities have arrested a suspected member of Afghanistan's Taliban who is accused of taking part in an attack in which an American soldier was killed.

February 9, 2017

Members of UK sex grooming gang face deportation to Pakistan

Four men convicted of grooming girls for sex in a case that fueled racial tensions in Britain are facing deportation to Pakistan after a judge upheld a government decision to strip them of British citizenship.

February 9, 2017

Nepal commission probing conflict abuses seeks extension

A commission investigating deaths and abuses during a decade-long communist insurgency in Nepal is seeking an extension because it says it has not completed the task of giving justice to thousands of victims and their families.

February 9, 2017

Pakistan says India is building 'secret nuclear city'

Pakistan says its archrival India is building a "secret nuclear city" to produce thermonuclear weapons as well as developing intercontinental missiles and secretly stockpiling nuclear material.