AP - Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighboring China, flooding villages and claiming lives, emergency officials ... more

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AFP - India's industrial output rose 16.7 percent in January, official data showed Friday, raising the chances of a hike in interest rates next month ... more

AP - UBS AG says the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has collected information on the cross-border activities of about 20 Swiss banks in the course ... more

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AP - Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with the Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church is his homeland.