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Shanghai: China has detained 11 people for dumping more than 2,900 tonnes of garbage into the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news...

Beijing: China promised strong support on Monday for its newest friend in Africa, the former Taiwan ally Sao Tome and Principe, whose foreign minister made...

Shanghai: China's courts will widen the range of offences that constitute "environmental crimes" to make it easier to take legal action...

Beijing: A court in central China on Monday jailed a former deputy sports minister who once sat on China's Olympics committee for 10 and a half years...

Taipei: A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south...

Manila: A typhoon weakened as it cut across the Philippines on Monday after bringing down trees and power lines, and authorities warned of flash floods and...

Hawaii: President Barack Obama said on Sunday it had been the "privilege of my life" to serve as U.S. commander in chief and promised his...

London: British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist, died at...

New Delhi: Shell out a little more even if you want a middle seat in flights with airlines charging extra for preferred seats as they look to increase their...

Manila: A typhoon slammed into central Philippines late on Sunday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains and cutting off power, but there were no immediate...