A 70-meter-high radio telescope, the fourth largest in the world, is unveiled at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory on Oct 28, 2012.
Shelters opened, public transportation and schools were ordered to be closed as monster Hurricane Sandy was heading towards New York City.
Authorities in Shijiazhuang have begun imposing fines as high as 50 yuan ($8) on jaywalkers to stop people from crossing roads at the wrong times and places.
The iPhone 5 has become a hot ticket item and is in short enough supply to have created a market for scalpers on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong.
Five people were missing after Typhoon Son-Tinh sank their boat in the South China Sea near the city of Sanya on Sunday, maritime authorities said.
Another ex-NBA star is in China for one more go at fame and fortune, and Tracy McGrady is all geared up to show the country what real basketball is all about.
Members of the Beijing Wheelchair Dance Training Base, established in 2009, are able to maneuver their wheelchairs with ease, grace and speed.
Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir Saturday gathered in prayer grounds (open spaces meant for special prayers) and mosques to offer Eid-ul-Adha congregational prayers.
Both President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have failed to provide clear visions for US economic recovery, Paul Krugman said.
China's marine surveillance vessels continued routine patrols and law enforcement activities in territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on the East China Sea on Thursday.
US economist Paul Zane Pilzer predicted in his 2002 bestseller that preventative medicine and fitness will be the next billion-dollar industry.
A suicide bomber killed more than 40 people, including five children, when he struck a mosque in northern Afghanistan after Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday.
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