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DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire.

Notable reactions to the death of “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek: “Alex wasn’t just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I’m grateful for every minute I got to spend with him ...

TOKYO — A new film portraying the life of Edo-era painter and printer Hokusai features the artistry of two modern-day Japanese actors.

BRUSSELS — Belgian health authorities are confident the second wave of hospital admissions related to COVID-19 has peaked in the hard-hit country.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodians marked their Independence Day holiday Monday, but new coronavirus restrictions kept them from celebrating at karaoke parlours , beer gardens, museums, cinemas and other entertainment venues which have been ordered sh

DAMASCUS, Syria — Millions of Syrian refugees who fled their country's civil war should start returning home to help rebuild Syria now that large parts of the Arab nation enjoy relative peace, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.

CANBERRA, Australia — High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they breached a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell’s sex abuse convictions in 2018 that have since been ove

KABUL — A suicide car bomber in Afghanistan killed at least four people and wounded 40 in an attack on a police base in the country's southern Kandahar province, a provincial official said Monday.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's supreme court on Monday granted bail to the owner and editor-in-chief of country's largest independent group of newspapers and television stations, months after his arrest in a decades-old case related to allegations of tax eva

BEIJING — China said Monday it has taken note of Joe Biden’s declaration of victory in the U.S. presidential election but is holding off on sending any message of congratulations.