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$Le also urged the United States to \refrain from putting the bill into practice, and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and Chinas internal affairs, so as to avoid further damage to China-US relations and bilateral cooperation in important areas\. (Photo: File)$ World

China summons US envoy, urges US to refrain from applying Hong Kong...

Chinese vice foreign minister Le Yucheng lodged -'strong protest-' with Ambassador Terry Branstad after Trump signed the...

28 Nov 2019 12:28 PM IST

Police did not say who they planned to question. The couple linked to the case are reported to have left the country. (Photo: Instagram)

Model, who fell naked from Malaysia apartment, may have been killed:...

Ivana Smit tumbled from the 20th floor of a Kuala Lumpur condominium and landed on a sixth floor balcony in December...

28 Nov 2019 12:14 PM IST

A TikTok post by a young woman, pretending to give eyelash curling advice while actually condemning Chinas crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang, has gone viral on the Chinese-owned app that has been accused of censoring anti-Beijing content. (Photo: Twitter/ Feroza)

-'Please be aware-': US teenâ€™s TikTok â€˜makeup tutorialâ€™ on...

Aziz starts her video telling viewers: -'The first thing you need to do is grab your lash curler.-'

28 Nov 2019 10:46 AM IST

Chinas embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missions: Study

China has 169 embassies, 96 consulates, eight permanent missions and three other missions.

27 Nov 2019 8:35 PM IST

The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there to prevent escapes. (Photo: AP)

-'Forced re-education-': Secret documents reveal how China mass...

The papers also show how Beijing is pioneering a new form of social control using data and artificial intelligence.

25 Nov 2019 3:20 PM IST

The 38-year-old worker was hacked to death at around 7:45 pm while he was going to the mosque. (Photo: File | Representational)

8 killed in DR Congo-'s Beni, residents burn town hall

An army spokesman confirmed the latest casualties.

25 Nov 2019 2:49 PM IST

The results of Sundays elections in the semi-autonomous city have sent the Beijing-backed government a clear message of public support for the demands of a protest movement that has gripped the territory for months. (Photo: File)

Hong Kong part of China -'no matter what happens-' in polls: Chinese...

-'Hong Kong is a part of China and a special administrative region of China,-' Wang said.

25 Nov 2019 1:56 PM IST

The poll to choose 452 councillors across 18 districts is the closest voters in Hong Kong get to direct representation -- but turnout is usually unremarkable. (Photo: AP)

After weeks of violence, Hong Kong votes for district elections

Nearly 400,000 new voters have registered, however, which is widely interpreted as a positive sign for the pro-democracy...

24 Nov 2019 4:46 PM IST

In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Francis said nuclear weapons were not the answer to a desire for security, peace and stability. (Photo: File)

At Nagasaki, Pope Francis condemns -'unspeakable horror-' of nuclear...

At least 74,000 people died from the atomic bomb unleashed on the city in western Japan.

24 Nov 2019 4:26 PM IST

Malaysias last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year. (Photo: Twitter)

Sumatran rhino now extinct in Malaysia after last one dies of cancer

Only a handful of the creatures remain in the wilds of Indonesia.

24 Nov 2019 4:06 PM IST

Pakistan on Saturday rejected United States notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations with China within the purview of the project will never fray. (Photo: File)

-'It wont be a burden-': Pakistan hits back at US over CPEC

Wells had deemed CPEC a form of financing ensuring guaranteed profits for Chinese state-owned enterprises.

24 Nov 2019 10:05 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

China wants US trade deal but -'will fight back-' when necessary: Xi...

The world-'s two biggest economies have been locked in a bruising trade conflict for more than a year.

22 Nov 2019 3:20 PM IST