China facing surge in cases as it ends strict virus control, bracing for further spread over Lunar New Year; Beijing also ends criminal charges against border quarantine violators

Breaking tradition of leaving after a decade in power, Xi takes on another 5 years as head of Communist Party; powerful seven-member Standing Committee filled with his supporters

During routine security work, social media giant identifies network of hackers using suspicious links and fake websites; under 500 people targeted

New book chronicles the life of Rose Pastor Stokes, a factory worker who became a wealthy 20th-century American activist, brushing elbows with intellectual elite

After Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces almost unveiled a mural of late dictator on June 22, Moscow-born former MK Ksenia Svetlova explores a troubling new trend of Stalin worship

President says he gave instructions on fighting the virus as early as January 7, but was not until later in month that officials announced it can spread between humans

US secretary of state warns next century must be governed by 'democratic principles,' has previously asserted that China is a bigger long-term worry than Russia or Iran

Violent demonstrations break out in semi-autonomous territory as China marks 70 years of Communist rule