A man who shot dead three people in eastern China Sunday has been arrested, police said.

The man, in his 30s, used a handgun to shoot three people dead around 10 a.m. in Dangxian village of Huining...

China will launch its next generation Long March carrier rockets in the next five years, an expert said.

Yu Menglun, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said China has sought to develop...

India were outplayed by Australia in the tri-series opener here Sunday in a rain-affected match reduced to 32 overs a side.

The batting woes for the visitors continued as they were cleaned up for...

Scoreboard of the ODI tri-series opener between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Sunday:

Australia:

Matthew Wade b R Sharma 67

David Warner b Vinay Kumar 6

Ricky...

India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria and calling for a democratic transition, but Russia and China vetoed it, saying it amounted to...

India lost the ODI tri-series opener against Australia by 65 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.

India were bowled out for 151 in 29.2 overs while chasing 217 in a 32-over...

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said he will not tand in the way if the Cricket Australia decides to hold more Twenty20 international matches at the expense of the one-day matches.

"Honestly...

People in China appear to have developed a special craving for Swiss watches, to go by their record sales.

Hong Kong, the No. 1 market for Swiss watches, contributed 410 million Swiss francs (about...

A cold wave will sweep China nationwide from Sunday evening to Tuesday, bringing gale winds and plunging temperatures in most parts of the country, the meteorological authorities warned Sunday.

The...

Attacking fifties by Matthew Wade and David Hussey helped Australia set a daunting 217-run target against India in the ODI tri-series opener here Sunday, following heavy rain which reduced the match...

India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria, but Russia and China vetoed it saying it amounted to advocating a regime change.

India and 12...

Australia made 216 for five in 32 overs in the ODI tri-series opener against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday, setting India a 218-run target according to the Duckworth-Lewis...

China is planning to carry out a special campaign to check safety issues of high-speed trains this year.

China's work safety supervision authority, the State Administration of Work Safety, said in a...

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of his government's deadly crackdown on protestors.

Thirteen of...

As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion as it favoured resolving the crisis through a Syrian-led...

India put Australia into bat in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin...

China Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN Security Council.

Li Baodong, China's permanent...

US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was "disgusted" by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria that urges President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

Thirteen...

A man in southwest China has been detained for allegedly drowning his two-year-old stepdaughter in a washing machine to collect life insurance payouts.

Wang Bin, from Chongqing city, had debts of...

Of the voting members, Russia and China were the only ones to vote against the draft, but as permanent members of the UNSC they both hold veto power, and the resolution has not been passed as a...

Arab countries should push ahead with action to end the violence in Syria, William Hague urged, promising the backing of Western countries after Russia and China blocked United Nations support. The...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A half-century by debutant Matt Wade and some middle-order slogging by the Hussey brothers propelled Australia to a 65-run thrashing of hapless India in the rain-shortened first...

February 5, 2012 National Geographic says award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern...

Three more Tibetans set themselves on fire at a remote village in Sichuan province on Friday to protest against Chinese policies in the troubled region, according to news reports. The U.S.-funded...

The United Nations Security Council failed again to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan for President...

Executives included those from China State Construction Engineering Corp, China Gezhouba Group Corp, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, China's biggest telecoms equipment manufacturer, and ZTE...

Moscow/Beijing: As their UN Security Council veto on Syria invited bitter criticism, both Russia and China shot back today contending that the half-baked resolution would have only sent an...

Scorecard The rain-affected clash was reduced to 32 overs a side. Australia pushed their score up to 5 for 216 after a shaky start and the total remained unchanged under Duckworth-Lewis, but it was...

Three Tibetans have set fire to themselves in south-west China, reports say, in the latest apparent protest against rule from Beijing. US-based Radio Free Asia said they had called for the return of...

(AP Photo) The United States is ';disgusted'; by Russia and China’s decision to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution today that called for an immediate end to the violence in...

By msnbc.com staff and news services Western and Arab countries responded with outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have urged Syrian...

resolution condemning the Damascus regime, as Tunisia urged the world to cut diplomatic ties with Syria. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said Moscow and Beijing's actions showed the veto...

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Outrage grew on Sunday after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed the regime...

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Western and Arab countries responded with outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have urged Syrian President...

Tawakkul Karman, of Yemen, who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, gestures during her speech at the Security Conference on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. The Yemeni activist says...

Russian and Chinese veto of a U.N. resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed drew stinging criticism from Turkish foreign minister today.Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, an...

Arab and Western leaders are scrambling to find new ways to put pressure on Syria and stop the bloodshed. Any hope of immediate action through the United Nations was blocked Saturday by Russia and...

Sachin Tendulkar opened the Indian innings along with Gautam Gambhir. However, Indian fans couldn't witness a good start as Mitchell Starc drew the first blood by getting Tendulkar (2) caught at...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his...

Authorities: Military helicopters and cargo plane used to evacuate patients at hospital Report: Body of woman who handed her son off to rescuers recovered Thousands ordered to evacuate in towns...

Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past...

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has the backing of her Labor Party caucus, said Treasurer Wayne Swan, responding to speculation that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will...

Melbourne, Australia – David Hussey smashed an unbeaten 61 from 30 deliveries to lift Australia to 216/5 in a rain-shortened 32-over innings in the limited-overs Tri-Series opener against India...

Assad wins round in U.N. China, Russia veto Arab League's proposed sanctions against dictator. As killing continues in Syria, Obama again calls on Assad to step down. ...

Three Tibetans have set themselves on fire in south-western China, calling for the return of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, reports claim. Photograph:...

South Korea intelligence sources said Sunday. "North Korea recently bought several US MQM-107D Streakers from a Middle Eastern nation that appears to...

National Geographic says award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia.Police say an...