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A student’s decision to come out at her graduation ceremony was unprecedented in a nation where homosexuality is still taboo to many.

Japan’s attempts had initially faced stiff opposition from South Korea, as many of the locations were sites of forced labor.

Xiaomi's Mi 4i is a popular phone that has set a high bar for specs at its price band.

Some analysts said the moves appeared relatively minor, indicating there was no panic and investors remained focused on China's volatile markets.

Carli Lloyd's hat trick in the first 16 minutes set World Cup records and was the catalyst the U.S. women needed to win their first World Cup since 1999.

The French wine-making regions of Champagne and parts of Burgundy were recognized for development of secondary fermentation and agro-industrial enterprise.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the emerging deal is more of a breakdown than breakthrough.

The EU's unity, solidarity and international standing are at risk from Greece's debt, Russia's role in Ukraine, Britain's pursuit of opt-outs and Mediterranean migration.

The man allegedly wrote on social media that "there are people, because of the stock market crash, who have jumped off buildings in Beijing's Financial Street."

China's government, regulators and financial institutions are now waging a concerted campaign to prop up the nation's two main share markets.

An Islamic State group video purportedly depicts teenage militants shooting about 25 Syrian government troops in the ancient city of Palmyra.

The rout in China's highly leveraged stock market has become a major worry for international investors, who fear a meltdown could further destabilize the global economy.

China is preparing to launch a new institutional lender, seen as encroaching on the regional clout of Tokyo and ally Washington.

The officer is alleged to have leaked military secrets to a Chinese agent. It follows the jailing of two officials from the same unit for passing classified information to arms dealers.

A furor is swirling after a Chinese state-run company told its women workers they must apply for permission to have children — or else.

The Swiss solar-powered plane is currently on the riskiest leg of its ambitious journey -- from the city of Nagoya in Japan to Hawaii.

A newspaper linked to China's central bank alleges that foreign banks and traders might be to blame for what some have described as “malicious” short-selling of Chinese shares.

Over 20 people were also injured in the quake, which struck the Xinjiang region in northwestern China Friday morning.

Moscow is arming many of its former Soviet allies as it looks to continue moves out of recession while also building up support against NATO.

China, Russia and other powerful countries are also exploring hypersonic flight.

Beijing has promised to drastically reduce its level of carbon emissions within 20 years.