CHINA POST ISSUES STAMPS TO MARK YEAR OF THE DOG

China Post will issue a set of two stamps celebrating the upcoming Chinese Year of the Dog on Jan 5... READ MORE›

CHINA: XI JINPING CEMENTS STATUS AS LEADER

The move on Tuesday elevated his status as one of the country's most powerful leaders, alongside figures such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping... READ MORE›

FACTBOX: WHAT TO WATCH FOR AT CHINA'S COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS

Xi is currently the party's general secretary, but not its chairman, a title Mao Zedong and his two successors, Hua Guofeng and Hu Yaobang, both held... READ MORE›

14 YEARS AFTER 9 11 LOWER MANHATTAN IS RISING AS WTC WORK NEARS ITS END

Fourteen Septembers after terrorists destroyed the nations greatest office complex, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center continues... READ MORE›

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SPIRE BLAZES IN FRENCH COLORS TO HONOR PARIS

Other landmarks bathed in the colors of France Friday night, included the CN tower in Toronto, San Francisco's City Hall and the Calgary Tower in Alberta... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

CITIES IN U.S. INCREASE SECURITY AFTER PARIS ATTACKS

New York City's Empire State Building and World Trade Center was ordered lit in blue, white and red in solidarity with the French people... READ MORE›

TRUMP PROTESTS POISED TO RUIN 5TH AVENUE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Shopping on Fifth Avenue just isn't what it used to be... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

CECIL THE LION AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS LIGHT UP NEW YORK

Cecil the lion and world's most endangered animals projected on Empire State Building... READ MORE›

NEW YORK'S ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SPIRE LIT BLUE, WHITE AND RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH FRANCE

Paris attacks New York's One World Trade Center spire lit blue, white and red in solidarity with France... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON COP FIRED AFTER POSTING PHOTO WEARING CONFEDERATE FLAG BOXER SHORTS TO FACEBOOK

Charleston police officer fired after posting photo wearing Confederate flag boxer shorts to Facebook... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS GUN CONTROL LAWS ARE THE 'GREATEST FRUSTRATION OF MY PRESIDENCY'

Despite experiencing prior roadblocks in congress, President Obama said that he will not stop pursuing gun control regulations during the final 18 months of his presidency... READ MORE›

A PROFILE OF XI JINPING FROM 2015

Cultural Revolution Shaped Xi Jinping, From Schoolboy to Survivor... READ MORE›

JUDGE REJECTS ISOLATION FOR U.S. NURSE WHO TREATED EBOLA PATIENTS

Only one person in the United States is currently being treated for Ebola, a New York doctor, Craig Spencer, who cared for patients in West Africa... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON SHOOTING: PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES STATEMENT ON HATE CRIME, RACE AND GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA

President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina at the White House... READ MORE›

DEADLY SNOWSTORM LEAVES AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN U.S. EAST COAST

The declarations were issued for Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, New York and parts of other states... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP HAS ASKED THE FBI TO INVESTIGATE 'EL CHAPO' RELATED THREATS

Republican candidate Donald Trump has asked the FBI to investigate threats made to his Twitter handle... READ MORE›

CHINA BREAKS SILENCE ON RED GUARD ANNIVERSARY

China Media breaks silence on Cultural Revolution anniversary... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA 'SNUBS WALDORF ASTORIA OVER CHINA SPYING FEARS'

Barack obama breaks presidential tradition by choosing not to stay at chinese-owned waldorf astoria in new york over fears hotel could be bugged according to reports... READ MORE›

CHINA BURIES MEMORIES OF VIOLENT CULTURAL REVOLUTION 50 YEARS LATER

China's current president, Xi Jinping, also was caught up in the Cultural Revolution... READ MORE›

U.S. REPUBLICAN CHRISTIE LAUNCHES 2016 BID, PROMISES STRAIGHT TALK

Critics said the closings were retribution against a Democratic New Jersey mayor who turned down a request that he endorse Christie's re-election campaign... READ MORE›

EBOLA PATIENT CRAIG SPENCER'S CONDITION UPGRADED TO 'STABLE'

She had not come into known contact with Ebola patients while in Africa, the officials added... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THE EUROPEAN UNION IS STRONGER WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM

Barack Obama urged the United Kingdom to stay with the European Union during an interview with the BBC on Thursday... READ MORE›

SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM MILITANTS KILL 23 IN CAMEROON VILLAGE

On Monday, US president Barack Obama welcomed the Nigerian president at the White House as Mr Buhari vowed to end the terror's groups regime... READ MORE›

U.S. QUARANTINES 'CHILLING' EBOLA FIGHT IN WEST AFRICA

U.S. quarantines 'chilling' Ebola fight in West Africa MSF... READ MORE›

TWITTER REACTS TO NYSE, UNITED GLITCHES

Post to Facebook Twitter reacts to NYSE United glitches Cascading effects on American life sent many scurrying to social media in search of levity... READ MORE›

TWO WORKERS TRAPPED ON SCAFFOLDING DANGLING FROM 1 WORLD TRADE RESCUED BY FIREFIGHTERS

One World Trade Center in New York City Getty Images Tenants began moving in to the 1,776 foott-high 104 storey building last week... READ MORE›

PARACHUTIST GETS 300 HOURS' COMMUNITY WORK FOR ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER JUMP

Parachutist gets 300 hours' community work for One World Trade Center jump... READ MORE›

THE HAPPIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

Doug McIntyre of 24 7 Wall St. explains the survey... READ MORE›

U.S. WOMEN'S WORLD CUP PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY

Women's World Cup parade in New York City Megan Rapinoe center celebrates with the women's World Cup trophy in a ticker tape parade... READ MORE›

FIVE WEDDING GUESTS INJURED AT WALDORF ASTORIA AS GUEST ACCIDENTALLY FIRES GUN

The woman hit was in no way the intended target, a police source told the New York Daily News... READ MORE›

NEW YORK CITY TO SETTLE MUSLIM SURVEILLANCE LAWSUIT FOR SPYING ON MOSQUES, STUDENT GROUPS AND WORKPLACES

The lawsuit cited the New York Police Department's post-9 11 surveillance as intrusive and destructive to the Muslim community... READ MORE›