CHINA

The latest diagnosis marks the second reported case of H7N9 bird flu in China in the past two weeks.

Joshua Wong, a leader of the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations, began the hunger strike last Monday.

Zhou Yongkang is the highest-ranking official to be arrested on charges including corruption and adultery.

Federal trade officials on Friday said imports of crude oil dropped 0.6 percent in October, helping to ease America's trade imbalance.

India sent five planes of water to the Maldives after the island nation announced an emergency that left more than 100,000 residents without clean water.

Kevin Federline was paid $5,000 to show up for a cameo.

Amnesty International has warned of "catastrophic consequences" for nearly 4 million Syrian refugees if the world fails to act.

According to China's estimates, up to 18,000 corrupt employees of state-owned enterprises have fled the country since the 1990s.

China says its Confucius Institutes promote cultural exchange, but critics say that they promote the political aims of China's rulers.

Developed nations have so far contributed $10 billion to the Green Climate Fund, far below the $100 billion a year target.

There have been growing concerns in the U.S. about Russia's plans to enhance its naval fleet.

The issue of mandating that companies label products that contain GMOs is on a congressional committee's docket.

A group calling itself the Guardians Of Peace leaked movies and stole passwords from the company.

The "diaosi," or "loser," demographic is China's answer to the West's millennials.

No longer under scrutiny from Wall Street analysts, privately held Dell can take risks on new markets.

Religious expression in China is becoming increasingly limited, as the government says extremism threatens the province of Xinjiang.

Expectations of more stimulus from other global central banks was also lifting markets.

ECB President Mario Draghi will present updated forecasts from the bank's staff for growth in output as well as inflation.

If current trends continue, 2014 could be even hotter than previous record years, the World Meteorological Agency warned.

Best Buy has struggled to fend off Chinese rivals while other U.S. firms also have complained about the challenges of operating in the country.

Toyota said it would recall 185,000 vehicles across 19 models including the Corolla and Alphard in Japan, and 5,000 in China.