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On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, Bitcoin rose as much as 20 percent in Asian trading to briefly touch the $5,000 mark before settling at $4,730 by 0700 GMT, up 14 percent on the day; still its biggest one-day gain since April of last year.

Congressional Republicans have been unable thus far to draft a proposal to replace Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act despite frequent vows to do so in recent years.

An active investigation is under way by the department's special victims division, Shea said at a news conference on Monday. Shea declined to provide any additional details.

The National University of Singapore welcomed students to the six-storey facility in January. It's the first time a "net zero energy building" has been built from scratch in the city-state.

Most people suffered "trample injuries" at Monday's vigil, a fire official said, as crowds tried to rush away.

Tricia Newbold claimed applications that were denied for "serious disqualifying issues" were later reversed with little explanation.

Underwater haul of Tiwanaku ceremonial relics is unprecedented, say academics.

A US woman who survived an attack by the Egyptian military on a group of tourists is now fighting to prevent the sale of the US-made weaponry that left her permanently scarred.

marking the 15th anniversary of the Artsakh State Chamber Orchestra held in the Stepanakert Culture and Youth Palace.
Source: Central information department of teh office of the Artsakh Republic President

The USDA has no mechanism to compensate farmers for damaged crops in storage, Northey said, a problem never before seen on this scale.

Bilibili, one of China’s leading online video sharing and entertainment platforms, announced the fundraising on Tuesday but did not disclose detailed terms.

From an otherworldly, spaceship-like building in the Israeli dessert to a spectacular Singaporian hub featuring the world's tallest indoor waterfall, these new aviation spaces take airports to a new level.

Penal code that imposes death by stoning for gay sex is serious setback for rights, says commissioner.

Ekachai Hongkangwan has been the repeated target of physical and legal attacks, including a previous one on his car that did less damage. On March 5, he was attacked by two men on a motorcycle who tried to beat him with a wooden stick and a metal pipe.

All fentanyl-related substances will be added to China's list of controlled narcotic drugs from 1 May, officials said.

French artist JR and 400 volunteers laid 2,000 sheets of paper in the Paris art gallery's courtyard on Friday, making the pyramid appear to extend down into a quarry of white rock.

The issue has been resolved, but it may cause some a disruption in travel plans. There are delays early Monday at airports in Chicago, New York, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami and Detroit and Washington, D.C.

Survey of 14 countries show some Europeans now favour 'emigration controls'.