Survivors speak of their horror at seeing 36 New Year's Eve revelers trampled to death on the Shanghai waterfront, just minutes before midnight.

China's 1.3 billion citizens may soon find it much harder to belt out their national anthem at will.

The man who has held hostages in a Sydney, Australia, cafe for nearly 16 hours is Man Haron Monis, an official with direct knowledge of the situation said Monday.

Shanghai authorities on Friday released details about 32 of the three dozen New Year's revelers killed in a stampede on the city's waterfront Wednesday night. The victims were young, with an average age of just 22.

Police deployed to prevent further casualties after India tops list for selfie-induced fatalities

A Boeing 737 carrying 132 people crashed early Monday in China. Although Boeing's 737 has faced extraordinarily high-profile safety concerns over the past three years, the plane that crashed Monday was a different version of the aircraft than the embattled 737 Max that shook Boeing to its core.

By canceling "The Interview," the film industry has given saboteurs a precedent to kill free expression, Jeff Yang writes

Police on Sunday arrested an Uber driver accused of raping a woman in the Indian capital, authorities said.