European stocks reversed some of the previous day's gains but there was some respite for commodities and their related currency and share markets.
The flood hit Xiaoyuhecun Valley in Shaanxi province in northwestern China after the area recorded its heaviest rainfall in 30 years.
China has shown no sign of halting its construction of artificial islands in disputed waters.
Shafqat Hussain's lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder.
President Obama released the final version of his plan to enforce stronger limitations to state carbon dioxide emissions, mandating a 32 percent cut from 2005 levels by 2030.
The U.S., Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam have all being outed as serious threats to China's domination of the region.
The 700 meter-long dock is able to accommodate ships on both sides, allowing it to service two aircraft carriers or other large ships at the same time.
Chinese environmental advocates are worried that proposed Olympic venues will interfere with a crucial nature reserve near Beijing.
"We believe that Tehran-Riyadh relations should be turned into ordinary and acceptable levels," an Iranian official said Monday.
The cub was shot “point blank” near a village in the southern region of Khabarovsky Krai.
North Korea espouses freedom of religion but effectively bans it.
All-Stars Investment, with interests in Xiaomi and Uber's biggest Chinese rival Didi Kuaidi, led the latest $300 million funding round into the Airbnb-like company.
On Saturday, officials seized more than 5,300 bottles of alcohol allegedly laced with Viagra.
Stock markets across the region declined thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and concerns over slowing growth in China.
Serving and retired Chinese military officers as well as state media have questioned whether China's armed forces are too corrupt to fight and win a war.
Malaysia's transport minister confirmed that debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is from the same aircraft model as the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
The Shenzhen-headquartered company has succeeded in the U.S. where other Chinese manufacturers have failed.
Records show Donald Trump's companies have applied for at least 1,100 temporary visas for foreign workers since 2000, according to a new report.
The Obama administration is considering options in striking back against China over a cyberattack that hit a government agency last month, the New York Times reported.
Failure to seal the agreement is a setback for U.S. President Barack Obama, given the trade pact's stance as the economic arm of the administration's pivot to Asia and an opportunity to balance out China's influence in the region.
Qiaodan Sports, which sells a line of knock-off Michael Jordan shoes, is one of many Chinese companies appropriating intellectual property to boost sales.
The former House speaker told a Clinton aide in 2009 that he was "spending several days" in Japan and that Clinton's visit there had "made a big impact."
