Asia stocks slide as China weakness, rate cut jitters weigh

Asian equities slumped on Wednesday, led by Chinese stocks after a slew of data pointed to a patchy recovery in the world's second-biggest economy, while the dollar was near a one-month high as traders dialled back bets of early interest rate cuts. ( read original story ...)

2 passenger planes collide at Japanese airport

LONDON -- Two passenger planes have collided in Hokkaido, Japan, according to Japanese media reports. The incident took place at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, some 110 miles east of the city of ... ( read original story ...)