CHINA

A Chinese rocket carrying a Brazilian satellite failed to reach its planned orbit and most likely came crashing back to Earth.

Leaders of Africa's biggest copper producer are ordering China’s Nonferrous Mining Corporation to halt production over environmental and worker concerns.

A map of the air defense zone changes happening in the East China Sea.

China has taken another step in liberalizing its financial sector by loosening its grip on interest rates.

In 2014, the South African economy is projected to be one of the slowest in sub-Saharan Africa -- an otherwise fast-growing region.

In an extremely rare twist for North Korea, footage of Jang Song Thaek being dragged away during an official meeting appeared on television.

Ugandan MPs voted to raise their salaries by 38 percent – to more than $8,000 per month (in a country with an annual per capita income of about $550).

The move, in addition to lowering public spending, could save many sharks, a third of whose species are endangered.

The iPhone 5s and 5c figure prominently in the week's activities.

High costs at South African platinum mine companies mean that supplies will be limited in the near future.

The world's second-largest economy is taking its first step toward a modern pension system.

The new species was spotted on Manhattan's High Line for the first time and look different from the typical New York roach.

Following the lowest unemployment rate in five years reported last week, focus will now shift to retail sales and jobless claims data.

The findings further intensify a debate on the causes and role of global warming, and its impact on changing weather patterns across the globe.

A surprise consumer inflation reading in China in November eased fears about immediate policy tightening.

Scientists have found vast aquifers of freshwater underneath the ocean floor, but getting to them will be a challenge.

China's exports came in well above forecasts in November, contributing to a bigger trade surplus.

Unconfirmed reports say a North Korean aide to recently ousted politician Jang Song Thaek is defecting to South Korea.

Jobbik snagged one-sixth of the popular vote, granting them 47 out of the 386 seats in the National Assembly, making them the third-largest party in Hungary

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Nelson Mandela is remembered by Chinese politicians and dissenters, but for slightly different reasons.