CHINA

A senior Communist Party official in China's mainly-Muslim Xinjiang region said some party members have encouraged or even taken part in terrorism.

Beijing is also looking to focus on expanding trade with Central and Eastern European countries, according to Premier Li Keqiang.

A federal probe into Walmart's operations in Brazil has uncovered evidence pointing to bribery, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

U.S. stocks rose as the incident boosted oil prices, fueling energy stocks.

Amid a wave of steel imports and sagging oil prices, the steel giant will temporarily idle operations at an Illinois plant and indefinitely lay off about 2,000 workers.

GDP growth wasn't as slow in the third quarter as previously thought, putting additional pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month.

The U.S. also has a military base in Djibouti, which prepares ships, aircraft and other deployments for "regional and combatant command requirements."

The facility, being touted as the world's largest animal cloning factory, will commence operations in the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin in the first half of 2016.

Beijing-based Xiaomi has risen quickly to become one of the world's biggest smartphone makers.

The Chinese premier was speaking at an event attended by the leaders of 16 Central and Eastern European countries in the city of Suzhou.

Apple has reportedly secured the support from the country's four top banks in starting its mobile payment service in the world's No. 1 smartphone market by February.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands will hear a dispute between the Philippines and China.

Storms and other disasters have been linked to 600,000 deaths and more than $1,9 trillion in economic losses in recent years, the United Nations says.

The second of Netflix's Marvel series premiered on Friday and was immediately seized by pirates the world over.

François Hollande and David Cameron are presenting a united front against the Islamic State group, but challenges remain, particularly with regard to Syria's Bashar Assad.

With Iran set to join the global oil market in coming months, experts worry prices will remain low amid a market oversupply.

The retail giant has decided to start Cyber Monday shopping day 24 hours earlier, launching its deals Sunday, Nov. 29, instead.

Divisions among Syrian opposition factions are often cited as one of many obstacles facing diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.

Australian authorities reportedly said that the search for Flight MH370 will now focus on an area identified by a Boeing 777 pilot.

Chinese authorities are checking vehicles entering the country's capital, and state media confirmed the killings of alleged terrorists in northwestern Xinjiang.

The election of the so-called Umbrella Soldiers reflects continued support for political change in the Chinese-ruled city.