Typhoon Lekima: 1 million people evacuated in China
More than 1 million people were evacuated before the typhoon made landfall at about 1 a.m. local time (1 p.m. Friday ET), with the government opening 122,000 disaster avoidance and…
Hong Kong residents demand release of arrested woman
After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they…
Dow trades 500 points lower as trade war worries continue
U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday as traders continued to worry about the continuing effects of the trade battle with China. Interested in Stock Market? Add Stock Market as an interest…
US Treasury Department labels China a currency manipulator
The U.S. Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan in a dramatic escalation of the trade conflict between the world’s…
China says Western politicians stirring Hong Kong troubles
China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police. Interested in China?…
2 transgender women tortured, killed in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan say they have found the bodies of two transgender women who were tortured and beaten to death. Senior officer Mohammad Ali Zia says the bodies were recovered…
US women’s water polo athletes celebrating win injured in nightclub collapse that killed 2
The casualties in the incident, which took place in the Coyote Ugly club in the city of Gwangju, included athletes competing in the FINA World Aquatics Championships, according to South…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, clear protesters by force
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to march in a neighborhood where last weekend a mob apparently…
Jeremy Lin Says He ‘Would Consider’ Playing Basketball In Asia
Jeremy Lin wouldn’t be opposed to a gig overseas. The free agent, who’s currently in Taiwan, told reporters that roughly five years ago, he “began to consider whether I should…
Centuries-old Japan-Korea dispute something Russia and China can exploit
Moscow has furiously denied Seoul’s account of the encounter, claiming that South Korean military jets recklessly intercepted two of its bombers during a first-of-its-kind military exercise with China over neutral…