CHINA

The iPhone5 release date is almost here -- with an unveiling anticipated at a company event Tuesday -- and it is expected that among the biggest changes consumers will find in the product is a larger screen size.

European Union (EU) plans to put a charge on carbon emissions from airlines are discriminatory and inconsistent with global laws, a meeting of a UN aviation body and non-EU member nations has agreed, an Indian government statement said on Friday.

This past quarter was miserable for bullish U.S. stock investors. The bad news is, things may get worse before they get better.

European countries must act decisively to resolve the Eurozone debt crisis or risk having some member states forced out of the single currency, China's top newspaper said in a front-page commentary Saturday.

European countries must act decisively to resolve the euro zone debt crisis or risk having some member states forced out of the single currency, China's top newspaper said in a front page commentary on Saturday.

China's factory activity picked up in September for the second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.

China's factory activity picked up in September for a second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.

Global stocks closed their worst quarter in nearly three years on Friday on nagging concerns about the world economy and the lack of a credible solution to Europe's debt crisis.

U.S. stocks concluded the third quarter on a bad note. For the quarter, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,500.96 points, or 12.09 percent, its worst performance since the first quarter of 2009.

As millions of viewers tuned in to watch the Tiangong 1 space lab launch on China's state-run CCTV, they were treated to a bizarre musical selection: America the Beautiful.

The closest one may ever come to being touched by a deity may be at southern California's Bowers Museum when Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy opens this week showing off an ornate case that holds a bone from the Buddha's finger.

With Kobe Bryant leaving to play ball in Italy during the lockout, other superstars might follow.

Chad's first oil refinery, a joint venture with China National Petroleum Company, has suspended production, arguing that the price agreed with Chadian authorities to supply them was driving it into heavy losses.

China and Tanzania have signed a $1 billion loan agreement to build a major natural gas pipeline in east Africa's second-biggest economy, a Tanzanian newspaper quoted the country's energy minister as saying on Friday.

South African stock prices edged lower on Friday, concluding the worst quarterly performance for over a year, as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis weighed on resource companies and others sensitive to global demand.

Stocks were on course for their worst quarter in three years on Friday as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown while Morgan Stanley plummeted on concerns about its exposure to European banks.

Typhoon Nesat charged across Asia this week from the Philippines to China's Hainan Island and Vietnam.

Stocks fell on Friday as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown while Morgan Stanley plummeted due fears about its exposure to European banks.

Stocks fell on Friday, putting equities on track for their worst quarter since 2008, as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown.

Stocks fell on Friday, putting equities on track for their worst quarter since 2008, as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown.

China will keep monetary conditions tight in its effort to rein in stubborn inflation, the country's central bank said on Friday, adding that containing domestic price pressures remains its priority.