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With leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged absence, North Korea is acting erratically -- but its powerful military likely won't do anything too rash.

Kim Jong Un may be sick or even have been deposed, but a more likely scenario is that North Korea is just desperate for aid.

Leung Chun-ying received millions of dollars to support UGL's 2011 acquisition of an insolvent British property services firm, a report said.

The number of people protesting has dropped significantly during the week, as protesters return to work and school.

Global solar capacity growth will hit 45 gigawatts in 2014 as nuclear power retreats.

A Chinese company is hoping to pioneer helium-balloon near-space travel that would send passengers up 131,000 feet.

The company is already investigating alleged bribery in a number of Middle East countries, as well as Poland.

The United States Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 100 miles north-northwest of Yunjinghong.

With only days to go before student leaders meet with the government, protesters in Hong Kong are fewer in number and less motivated.

Bigger screen and more power mean more expensive components for Samsung's flagship phone.

Ammunition used by ISIS in Iraq and Syria was manufactured in over 20 countries, including the U.S. and China, a report finds.

In Hong Kong, a "pro-police" group tried to access the main Occupy Central protest area but was escorted away by police.

After a 14-year ban on foreign gaming devices, Microsoft is testing the waters with a $700 Xbox. So far, the Chinese aren't buying it.

Protest leaders are meeting with the deputy of Hong Kong's chief executive.

Officials have said heavy rainfall and warmer temperatures are to blame for the spread of the disease, which is carried by mosquitoes.

A merger would have created the world's biggest miner, supplanting BHP Billiton.

One of Syngenta’s products still isn’t approved by Chinese authorities.

As student leaders prepare to meet with the territory's government, the differences between the two remain unresolved.

The currency plummeted in value over the weekend, but that might not be a bad thing.

The World Bank called for "critical -- and in some cases overdue -- reforms" to ensure the region's economies maintained their rate of growth.

The Ebola virus has so far killed 3,439 people in the latest outbreak, which has been the worst since it was discovered in 1976.