Construction of an international terminal was paused around the same time six government officials disappeared.
With a self-imposed deadline approaching on Tuesday, both sides emphasized that major obstacles remained to finalizing a deal.
The terrorist attack Friday claimed at least 39 lives, with Belgian, British and German nationals among the dead.
An investigation into the business dinner attended by Xiang Shuguang, mayor of Yongzhou city, and other officials, found that the party cost about $1,200.
A Chinese official says other countries are encroaching on the nation's historical claims to a wide swath of the South China Sea.
The interest rate cuts will help stabilize growth, adjust structures and lower social financing costs, the country's central bank said.
Analysts say the Islamic State group attack on the town may have been designed to divert Kurdish forces from Raqqa, the group's de facto capital.
The Louisiana Clerks of Court Association advised clerks not to issue licenses for 25 days, the period in which the Supreme Court could be petitioned for a rehearing.
A Greek senior politician called for calm after people began lining up at ATMs following the announcement of a referendum on a proposed bailout deal.
President Francois Hollande is dealing with new security fears less than six months after an attack by Islamist gunmen at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish food store in Paris.
Many politicians in the country are seeking to use the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage as a springboard to relaunch discussion of the issue.
Officials who break Communist Party rules, or are found to be corrupt, irresponsible or incompetent face "organizational adjustment", which is a euphemism for demotion or dismissal.
With a year-and-a-half left in office, Obama is shedding some of his trademark “no drama” style for a looser approach, admitting that he feels more fearless and liberated.
Authorities have announced that 80 mosques in the country will be closed for promoting terrorism, a day after at least 39 people were killed in an alleged ISIS attack at a beach hotel.
The two OPEC nations have become increasingly close diplomatic allies in recent years, united in their dislike of U.S.-led international sanctions.
Some 25,000 protesters chanted slogans against President Juan Hernandez as they marched to the presidential palace from a poor neighborhood in the capital.
A U.S. report published this week branded North Korea's human rights record as "among the worst in the world," with public executions, political prison camps and torture.
The Republican presidential contender's call comes after supreme court rulings which backed the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage.
The right to curse at a police officer was upheld in Washington State on Thursday.
Without temporarily blocking enforcement of a new abortion law in Tennessee, a judge said that patients "will suffer irreparable harm."
Fugitive David Sweat is believed to be hiding in upstate New York, near the area where his partner in crime Richard Matt was shot and killed Friday.
Eighteen Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama requesting the removal of two Office of Personnel Management executives after a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of Americans.
Richard Matt, one of two convicts who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, was armed with a shotgun when he was killed by authorities Friday. David Sweat is still at large.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urged law enforcement to "remain vigilant" as Independence Day approaches.
The municipal response to the ruling to lift state bans on same-sex marriage wasn't universally favorable in the 13 states where gay marriage had been banned.
Richard Matt, one of two convicts who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on June 6 was reportedly shot Friday in upstate N.Y.
In a eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney on Friday, President Obama addressed Charleston church killer Dylann Roof, praised the black church's history and denounced gun violence.
"Today is a big step in our march toward equality," began a message from the U.S. president's Twitter account.
Kuwait has been largely shielded from this kind of sectarian violence and the kingdom's ruler wants to keep it that way.
ISIS may have coordinated three attacks on Friday as part of a global strategy during the Muslim holy month.
