CHINA

China has been fascinating Westerners for a long time, but now they are increasingly doing something that used to be extremely rare: getting college degrees there.

Upcoming October data may offer further evidence that China's economy has bottomed out.

Indian Army troops guarding the Indo-China border have reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. An Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) unit deployed in Thakung, near the Pangong Tso Lake, reported over 100 sightings of luminous objects between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15 this year.

Messages from the world leaders have started pouring in congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on winning a second term, even as nations weigh in on what his victory could mean to them.

Crediting Obama with the revival of the domestic auto industry, the UAW congratulated the president on his reelection Tuesday and thanked him for betting on them.

Obama has been reelected. Ohio put the Democrat over the 270 electoral vote threshold. Check back with the live blog for the latest updates.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that a safe escape for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 'could be arranged.'

Strong Japanese yen claims another domestic export-oriented business: Suzuki Motor Corp.

Spain, like much of Western Europe, greatly prefers Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the 2012 US presidential election.

This week, the two largest economies will have political transitions, three central banks will meet, and Greece's parliament is set to vote on key reforms.

Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $85 a barrel during Asian trading hours Tuesday as investors opted for caution ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

The glitter of Nollywood, the allure of forbidden lands and heaps of shopping by the nouveaux riche are in the forecast for travelers in the coming years, according to Euromonitor.

Laos has announced plans to go ahead with its plans for the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River.

The Communist Party congress beginning this week is a very serious matter for the Chinese government, which will change leaders at the event. Beijing is cracking down on everything from kitchen knives to taxi windows as the date approaches.

Gold, oil, copper, and other risky assets like the euro lost ground early Monday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the U.S. election.

The first cardinal rule is, and always has been, the big boys will have their way.

Obama and Romney appear to evince rather similar foreign policy views.

Pakistan is believed to already possess between 90 and 110 nuclear warheads.

China's services activity continued to expand in October but growth was slower than that in the previous month, indicating that the economic growth momentum is on track.

Asian markets are likely to begin the week on a positive note as better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data have suggested that the strength of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy is gaining some traction.

The first polls after Hurricane Sandy show Obama ahead in the key battleground state of Ohio, but Romney still has a chance in Florida.