Computer hackers mark Mexico's day of independence by taking over a number of websites in protest at the recent presidential election result.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he will seek a court order to end a strike by teachers, as their walkout affecting 350,000 students goes into a second week.

The leader of Lebanese Shia Muslim militant movement Hezbollah calls for fresh protests over a film made in the US deemed insulting to Islam.

Scientists identify five genes that determine the form of the human face in a find that could lead to sketches based solely on DNA findings.

After a weekend of anti-Japanese protests across China, Beijing says six boats sent to patrol disputed islands at the centre of the row completed their task.

China's Vice-President, Xi Jinping, will attend a China-Asean trade event, state media say, after he emerged from a two-week absence.

A Russian Soyuz space capsule successfully lands in Kazakhstan with its three-man crew after they spent 123 days at the International Space Station.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic suspends some of its operations in China after anti-Japan protesters attacked two of its factories.