Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi arrives in Beijing to boost bilateral ties with the world's second largest economy.

Footage showsSyrian rebel fighters north of the city of Aleppo receive a fresh supply of arms and ammunition, including rocket-propelled grenades.

Bikini-clad dancers and giant robots bring new twist to Tokyo cabaret club.

Colombia's president is going ahead with plans to host peace talks with FARC guerrillas.

Taiwan's rain-battered south heaves a sigh of relief after Typhoon Tembin skirted past the island before dawn without making landfall.

Lt. Col. Bill Cowan weighs in

Samsung's big loss to Apple in a potentially game changing US patent lawsuit over smartphones meant a dramatic fall in the South Korean company's shares in Soeul - down almost 7.5 percent - while Apple's stock rose in New York on Monday.

Last year, Ai was fined nearly 2 million euros for tax evasion, his appeal against the decision was unsuccessful and the activist was detained without explanation for three months during an overall crackdown on dissent in China.

Author Aaron David Miller explains.

An Israeli court has ruled in a civil case that the Israel army was not at fault in the bulldozer death of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie nearly 10 years ago.