CHINA

While India is a far wealthier country with greater resources, international estimates suggest that Pakistan has around 120 warheads, while India has 100.

In December, authorities announced about 21.5 million people were living in China's capital.

The bounce-back suggested investors have gained some confidence, at least for the short term, but the fate of oil prices remains uncertain.

An editorial in a state paper said it was "a delusion" that the market downturn could hurt China's political system, but critics see trouble on the horizon.

"China needs to drop the fantasy of keeping a high growth rate of 7 or 8 percent and just accept 6, 7 or even 5 percent," said Wang Jianlin, CEO of the Dalian Wanda Group.

Police and security analysts have raised the possibility of the involvement of Uighurs in the Erawan Shrine bombing.

European shares are now on course to recover most of the week's losses on a day that saw Chinese and Asian stocks make significant gains.

Chinese police have arrested a driver who allegedly pulled a knife on the woman after suddenly stopping in a tunnel and robbed her of more than 5,000 yuan.

Chinese consumers, cautioned by a slowing economy, turbulent stock markets and an anti-corruption crackdown, are traveling less frequently and spending less.

Joshua Wong, the 18-year-old leader of student group Scholarism, was charged with unlawful assembly and inciting others to participate in unlawful assembly.

The Shanghai Composite Index clocked its biggest one-day gain in eight weeks. Other Asian markets also closed higher.

Wang Jianlin, who owns the Dalian Wanda Group, is Asia’s richest man. He reportedly lost about $13 billion in the stocks crash this week.

Senior managers of the company that owned a warehouse that exploded were among those arrested. Several government officials have also been detained.

Wednesday's rise on the Dow reassured markets while the Bank of Japan downplayed fears about China's economy.

The U.S. president has invited his counterpart to the White House in September, but the meeting will come amid rising tensions over hacking.

The tight China-Sudan partnership could unravel if Beijing's economic turbulence forces Beijing to cut back on the heavy flow of cash and arms to Khartoum.

While the Shanghai Composite Index has dropped by more than 40 percent from a mid-June peak, it is still up 35 percent from this time last year.

Only about a quarter of American millennials say they've invested in the stock market. The downturn could cement their opinions -- or change their minds.

If the economy slips into recession, that could have a profound impact on the party's hopes of keeping the White House.

This week’s massive sell-off was similar to the 2010 "flash crash," but with some significant differences.

Caijing magazine, a respected Chinese business publication, confirmed that its writer Wang Xiaolu was among the 11 who the police had targeted for investigation.