Bank of East Asia Ltd. (0023.HK), Hong Kong's fifth-largest lender by assets, said Thursday its first-half net profit rose 10%, driven by a rise in interest income and gains from financial assets it holds.

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a controversial Arizona law that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

US Airways says it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Elvis Andrus capped a four-run 10th inning with a two-run single down the third-base line as the Texas Rangers overcame a pair of deficits to top the Angels, 11-10, in the third installment of a four- game series.Chris Iannetta hit a solo home run and Albert Pujols hit his second two-run shot of

Eric Thames hit a game-tying two-run home run in the fifth inning and John Jaso had the deciding RBI single in the sixth to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, and complete the sweep of a three-game set at Safeco Field.Dustin Ackley also knocked in a run for Seattle, which

Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his military Wednesday to boost its fight against rebels, but his written call to arms only deepened a mystery over his whereabouts two weeks after a bomb penetrated his inner circle.

SK Telecom Co. (017670.SE), South Korea's largest mobile carrier by subscribers, said Thursday second-quarter net profit fell 74% from a year earlier as lower phone fees and higher marketing costs to promote faster network technology weighed on its bottom line.

Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) plans to cut 5,000 workers in Japan and overseas, a person close to the matter said Thursday.