CONGRESS

China has taken the extraordinary step of blocking access to Google.com and numerous other Google services.

Balance of imports and exports continues to be skewed by goods, though overall picture improves in September.

A Tibetan activists' group has released a Gangnam style parody video to make fun of China's leadership in the run-up to the China Communist Party's 18th Congress.

Sites such as micro-blogging hub Sina Weibo are making it increasingly difficult for China's elite to cover their tracks, says Umberto Bacchi.

As President Barack Obama gets elected for a second term, the latest election actually marked a pivotal point for women in the senate, congress and the power in voting.

Three teenage monks and a young woman set fire to themselves seeking freedom for Tibet.

Hu highlights, rich-poor divide, indiscipline and perils of lawlessness.

Hu Jintao stresses need for reform of political structure and making democracy more broad-based as once-in-a-decade leadership change gets under way.

John Boehner says Republican-controlled House will work with Obama to rebuild US economy - but wants President to adopt 'balanced approach'.

Nikkei average gains 0.14 percent on the reports of Obama's re-election while other markets remain cautious.

Analysts expect House of Representatives to stay Republican - which could pose major problem for Barack Obama if re-elected.

Intransigence, ineptitude and irresponsibility have defined the current political stewardship of the global and economy.

Live coverage of the US presidential election for 2012. Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the USA

Sony Yuga appears on Nenamark 2 benchmark, scores 59.90.

It might still officially be a Communist country but China is fast becoming the dream career destination for much of developing world with better pay and working conditions.

The long awaited autopsy on former Turkish president Turgut Ozal's body, who died in mysterious circumstances in 1993, reveals he was poisoned.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected to be powered by a 28nm quad-core ARM15 CPU.

Washington Republican congressional candidate John Koster comment on abortion and rape risks alienating women voters from Mitt Romney.

A new breakthrough in technology by a US-based company could solve the problem of short smartphone battery lives.

Online opposition China Republican party shut down after just one day and founder jailed in run-up to congress.

Far-right frontman says 'it's a fact' that heterosexuals find gay people kissing creepy, before telling homosexuals to 'get over it'.