Raul Castro confirms he’s resigning, ending long era in Cuba
Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.
Doctor’s death unleashes fury at Chinese officials
In death, Dr. Li Wenliang became the face of simmering anger at the ruling Communist Party's controls over information and complaints that officials lie about or hide disease outbreaks.
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Hong Kong protest violence draws stark contrast to China’s anniversary pomp
Tensions between police and protesters in Hong Kong escalated overnight, as officers opened fire. A young activist was shot, but survived. The unrest came just as mainland China marked the 70th anniversary of the Communist state. Nick Schifrin, who has…
PHOTOS: China’s Communist Party celebrates 70-year rule amid Hong Kong protests
The celebratory displays highlight Beijing's ambition for strategic influence to match its status as the second-largest global economy.
Communist China's planned economy once prevented its citizens from becoming wealthy. But China now produces billionaires faster than any country in the world, even as President Xi Jinping has cracked down on ostentatious displays of wealth. Special correspondent Katrina Yu…
Fifty-five-year-old Michael Nguyen was convicted of inciting people to participate in protests with the intent to attack government offices.
Protesters had massed outside government headquarters in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the territory.
At the conclusion of the Communist Party National Conference on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping not only was re-elected president for another five years but his philosophy on Chinese socialism was included in the party’s constitution, alongside the words of…
The organizers of a flag-burning outside the Republican convention that resulted in 17 arrests said Thursday that the man holding the American flag was never on fire and that police used that as an excuse to attack them.
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