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A series of announcements this week confirms the link between al-Qaeda and jihadist rebels in Syria, leaving secular FSA fighters in a bind.

Tsinghua University students are known as very studious, nerdy kids, but you wouldn't think so from these photos.

Brick-and-mortar bookstores in China are being hurt by Internet sales, but they aren't waiting passively for the end to come.

The Fed contacted the SEC and CFTC to see if there was any trading tied to Tuesday's early release of minutes.

South Korea said on Wednesday that North Korea is prepared to launch a mid-range ballistic missile from its east coast.

Apple is expected to release the iPhone 5S in July with the device availability to follow in August.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday as markets await the release of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal.

Luxury hotelier Kempinski shocked everyone last year by helping open North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel. In less shocking news, it backed out.

Analysts see potential for African governments or corporations to issue dim sum bonds, though interest has been limited so far.

In an annual report published on Wednesday, Amnesty International noted the global trend towards ending the death penalty continued.

Trade with the U.S. in the first quarter rose by 10.8% from a year earlier, to $118.2 billion.

Chinese tour groups in the border city of Dandong have canceled trips to North Korea. Western tour groups, however, report "business as usual."

The Senate Republican leader says the “political left” bugged his office after a recording was made public on Tuesday.

China's H7N9 avian flu death toll rises with one more death confirmed.

"Dogs in pantyhose" becomes a popular meme in China and garners criticism elsewhere.

Compared to Western equivalents, Chinese public servants are paid very little.

In an exclusive interview with IBTimes China, "Life of Pi" author Yann Martel talks about working with Ang Lee and educating Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Ahmadinejad has also ordered the development of new nuclear reactors; the country still claims its nuclear tech plans are energy-related.

Following tradition, Apple will reportedly release a new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Pro desktop at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

Burial plot prices have skyrocketed in China to the point where they now cost more than housing in some areas.

Manufacturing giant Foxconn recently fired an employee for taking too many sleeping pills. Was this grounds for his termination?