Freezing cold front sweeps over much of northern China with snowstorms snarling traffic and air travel.
England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat on the first day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday.
One of China’s former top judges will be tried for taking up to $A652,000 in bribes, in one of the nation’s most high-profile graft cases, the state press says.
Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas has disputed a New York Post report saying he and teammate Javaris Crittendon brandished guns over a gambling debt.
The eurozone’s new year heralds a debt crisis that has alarm bells ringing and markets tracking government plans to tame the growing shortfall.
A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China on Sunday with snowstorms snarling traffic and air travel.
The inventor of the McDonald’s quarter pounder, Al Bernardin, has died of a stroke, aged 81.
Bowing to Chinese law, Apple is reportedly blocking iPhone users in China from downloading applications about two figures Beijing considers separatists.
North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts.
Mike Tyson and a photographer won’t face charges after their scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport, city prosecutors said on Thursday.