Over 60 students were hospitalized in northern Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Thursday, after drinking contaminated tap water.
More than 11,000 people have been evacuated to safe areas after a 5.0-magnitude quake hit southwest China's Yunnan Province two days ago, local authorities said on Friday.
A postgraduate student in Shanghai has died more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate.
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Monday bowed to pressure from Chinese consumers who demanded an apology over the company's warranty policies in China, saying the company is sorry for any "concern or misunderstanding" in the country.
Thirty people have been confirmed injured, including three seriously, after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday afternoon.
Migrant workers who used to demand unpaid wages from their bosses before traveling home for a family reunion may find their positions reversed after the Spring Festival.
U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, following a relatively weak week, amid worries about the debt-ridden euro area and the so-called sequester that would trigger automatic spending cuts for the United States starting from March.
Housing transactions in South Korea fell the most in at least six years as faltering economy reduced personal income, boosting expectations for further price declines in the property market.
A relatively new residential building in east China's Zhejiang Province collapsed on Sunday.