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A fire has engulfed the top floor of the Ritz hotel in central Paris just months before the famous hotel was due to reopen after extensive renovations.

Jeb Bush may be struggling in the Republican presidential primary polls, but he’s determined to win over one voter at a time, if that’s what it takes.

A fire engulfed the top floor of the Ritz Hotel in Paris early Tuesday, just months before it was due to reopen after several years of major renovation works that cost an estimated $217 million. Photo: AP.

French car maker Renault will recall more than 15,000 vehicles to fix their engines as part of a plan to reduce emissions, France’s environment and transport minister, Ségolène Royal, said.

One of the leading candidates in this year’s Philippine presidential race, Grace Poe, is waiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether she is eligible to lead the country.

Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai, ranked No. 133 in the world, on Tuesday knocked out World No. 2 Simona Halep 6-4, 6-3 from the first round of the Australian Open.

With two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, which kickstart the primary process, there is plenty of time for voters to change their minds. Drawing on WSJ's latest polling, Jerry Seib explains why. Photo: AP

Unilever reported little progress in its margarine business and confirmed that the division’s chief executive had resigned, sparking further speculation that the slow-growing business could eventually be sold.

New global health figures show Pakistan and India have some of the highest rates of stillbirth in the world, casting a spotlight on the phenomenon in India and Pakistan where other indicators of maternal health have improved in recent years. Pakistan has the worst rate -- 43 out of 1,000 pregnancies end in stillbirths -- according to studies published in British health journal, The Lancet. In India, the rate was 22 in every 1,000 pregnancies in 2015 but because of its huge population, the country... Читать дальше...

The International Monetary Fund once again cut its outlook for the world economy, warning that economic turmoil in China and financial contagion throughout emerging markets threaten to curb global growth.

Pakistan this week restored access to YouTube in the country, more than three years after the government blocked the video-sharing website because of content that officials described as blasphemous.

India, the world's largest democracy, also has the world's largest diaspora, according to the United Nations. (Photo: Getty Images)

Glenn Frey, who helped define the California sound of the 1970s with the Eagles’ country-inflected rock, passed away in New York on Monday at the age of 67. Photo: Zuma Press.

French oil major Total is likely to report a 20% fall in profit for 2015 because of the collapse in oil prices, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanné said.

India has the world’s largest diaspora, according to figures from the United Nations that show the destination of Indian migrants has shifted in the past two decades away from the U.S. toward countries in the Middle East mostly to work as manual laborers and domestic staff.

China recorded a pronounced deceleration in growth last year, affirming that a continued slowdown is biting the world’s second-largest economy harder with the downward grind expected to persist.

Thanks to a new Chinese government website, determining whether someone can lead you toward enlightenment is now a matter of punching​ in​ a name -- or a living Buddha registration number.

If any other major economy grew by nearly 7% a year, it would be seen as a triumph. In China, it is being seen as more evidence of deep problems. Photo: Associated Press

The prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Iran, coinciding with the completion of the nuclear deal, marked milestones that will be difficult to repeat as President Obama turns to the next challenge: Syria.

Led by visitors from China, a record 19.7 million overseas tourists landed in Japan last year, an increase of 47%, the government’s tourism bureau said Tuesday.

Washington less likely to indulge Beijing over its policy after victory of island’s pro-independence party

A 112-year-old Japanese man certified as the oldest living male by the Guinness World Records passed away early Tuesday in Nagoya, a city official said.

There was little in China’s fourth quarter to indicate that gobs of monetary and fiscal easing are doing anything but cushioning prolonged suffering.

The government will sue the head of Audi Volkswagen Korea over failure to comply with an order to recall vehicles with emissions-cheating devices.

Island’s next president, Tsai Ing-wen, wants to recoup some of KMT’s assets for Taiwan.