Video below is Susan Smith talking during that hearing: Smith was denied parole. In South Carolina, a violent offender inmate can be considered for parole again two years after they have been denied.

The skies above Hainan lit up on Tuesday as China launched a Long March 8A rocket, but the aftershocks of that event were felt hundreds of kilometres away – in the Philippines. The provinces of ...

Smoke billowed from chimneys as factories churned in South Korea’s steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington’s swingeing new tariffs on the port city’s largest export.

The sudden closure of the US’ foreign aid agency offers China opportunities to grow its soft power in the Global South, Chinese officials say, while warning that Beijing’s influence should not ...

Former Purdue star and current NBA guard Jaden Ivey was one of three players to have his high school jersey retired at Marian (Ind.) on Friday night. Nobody attending Marian High School (Ind.) ...

Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.

How a Valentine’s Day fad sparked a ‘gold rush’ in China Demand for gold jewellery spiked in China ahead of Valentine’s Day as consumers pivoted away from other luxury gifts. China central ...

US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance programmes could leave a vacuum in Afghanistan for China to step into, but analysts say Beijing would be unwilling to do so. Trump last ...

When the US abruptly froze US$44 billion in aid funding last month, the fallout was swift: threatening humanitarian projects and leaving thousands in South Asia’s development sector bracing for ...

Hong Kong police have reached out to mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the possibility of educating students coming from across the border and their parents about scams before they arrive in ...

One of Taiwan’s new, domestically developed advanced jet trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday after reporting engine failure, though the crew safely bailed out, the island’s military said. The ...

China’s foreign minister, in London to meet British counterpart David Lammy, says results of China-UK cooperation are emerging. China-Russia ties: Xi to visit Moscow to mark Soviet WWII victory ...