Chinese stocks continue to tumble, a day after "Black Monday" sent markets crashing across the globe.

Thai police say the trail had gone cold in the hunt for a bomber a week after 20 people were killed in the country's worst bomb attack.

Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin by one hundredth of a second to retain the 100m title at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

China's economic woes trigger European and Wall Street equity sell-offs and stir up fears for global growth.

Four new fires are burning at the site in the Chinese city of Tianjin where blasts killed at least 116 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency says.

Latest data suggests factory activity in China shrank at its fastest pace in more than six years in August.

Britain will reopen its embassy in Tehran during a visit to Iran by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond due to start on Sunday.

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt expresses his sadness that doping issues are the talking points before world championships at Beijing.

Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin.

Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.

China sets the guiding rate for its yuan currency lower for third consecutive day.

After 21 years of dreaming, a Chinese artist and pyrotechnic fan has created a massive firework installation held up in the sky using a hot-air balloon.

Chinese shares were lower on Wednesday as its central bank again devalued the yuan, following Tuesday's record cut.

At least 26 people remain missing after a landslide in China's northwest Shaanxi province.

China devalued its currency after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform.

It is the unimaginable decision that no mother should ever have to make: choosing which of her sons might live or die.

A typhoon battered China's east coast, killing 14 people and forcing the authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands more.

In only two decades, China has become Southeast Asian countries' leading economic partner, boosting its influence throughout the region.

Police in one Chinese city comes up with a novel way of tackling jaywalkers - making them wear green hats while helping to direct traffic.

A Beijing policeman rescues a newborn baby stuck face down in a public toilet, reaching his arm down into the pipe to gently pull out the infant.