Beijing has in the past week seen a spike of Covid-19 cases - almost all of which have been linked to a huge wholesale food market.

Galwan Valley, where China and India fought a deadly brawl, is known for its harsh climate and terrain.

US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says.

The world's two biggest economies have become less competitive due to their ongoing trade war, which seems to have no short-term resolution in sight.

World 100m champion Christian Coleman is provisionally suspended after missing a third doping test, says the Athletics Integrity Unit.

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent former National Security Adviser John Bolton from publishing a new book about his time at the White House.

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says users will be able to turn off political adverts on the social network in the run-up to the 2020 US election.

On Tuesday, North Korea blew up an office that was designed to improve communication with the South.

A California utility has pleaded guilty to the deaths of 84 people in a wildfire, the deadliest US corporate crime ever successfully prosecuted.

Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.

At least 20 Indian soldiers died in the worst border incident in decades between the two countries.

Photo-sharing app Instagram is set to overtake Twitter as a news source, research suggests.

The Chinese capital has seen 100 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, the WHO says.

North Korea blows up the joint liaison office with the South in border town of Kaesong.

President Trump defends promoting hydroxychloroquine as the FDA says there is no evidence it works.

Five people have been arrested after an attempt to kidnap He Xiangjian, one of China's richest men.

Kuwait and Bahrain's apps put users' privacy and security at risk, Amnesty International says.

Beijing has recorded 36 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases, amid fears of a second wave in the Chinese capital.

President Emmanuel Macron proclaims that France has won its "first victory" against coronavirus.

The 34-year-old was found dead in his Mumbai home, in what police believe to be a case of suicide.