Huawei staff arrives at new mega-campus, hub of China’s tech drive
The sprawling research and development complex is set to play an important role in the nation’s push towards self-reliance.
Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to fraud charges
Jon and Carie Hallford allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies in a building and sent grieving families fake ashes.
Chinese investment banks turn inward as global dreams fade from view
Exercising caution, China’s investment firms are scaling back their global ambitions and expanding through mergers instead.
LA prosecutor seeks new sentence for Menendez brothers in 1989 murder of parents
Brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without possibility of parole after killing their parents in family’s Beverly Hills home.
North Korean intervention in Ukraine is the last thing the world needs
Pyongyang sending troops to fight in Ukraine would signal North Korea’s evolution from an isolated pariah state to a tangible threat to international security.
Number of Chinese migrants at US-Mexico border drops to lowest count of the year
Border crossings in September fell to 1,326 Chinese nationals, a 40 per cent decline from the 2,198 recorded in June.
Should elephants have the same rights as people? A US court may decide
Animal rights group is trying to release elephants from what they say is essentially a prison for such highly intelligent and social animals.
Vladimir Putin says no Brics plan to create alternative to Swift banking system
Russian leader and bloc’s joint declaration indicate member countries recognise benefits of more transparent cross-border payment scheme.
Argentina police raid Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died
Officers seized items including computer hard drives and camera footage from the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, a government official said.
Hamas official says ready to stop fighting if Israel accepts Gaza truce
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he welcomed Egypt’s willingness to advance a deal for the release of hostages in Gaza.