Chinese, Russian navies hold joint exercises in Okhotsk Sea for first time

Chinese and Russian ships are now conducting the second phase of joint naval exercises as part of the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2017" exercises. Full Story

Germans start voting for new parliament as Merkel seeks 4th term

More than 61 million German voters were called to cast ballots on Sunday to pick their Bundestag, or federal parliament, on which a new government will be formed. Full Story

• U.S. criticism of China's trade policies has no basis, says MFA
• 35,000 evacuated as highest volcano alert issued in Indonesia's Bali
• 3.4-magnitude earthquake recorded in North Korea, with depth of 0.0 km
• Austria's Kurz kicks off election campaign
• U.S. bombers, jet fighters fly off DPRK coast: Pentagon

• New Zealand's general elections yield no clear winner as tally ends
• Aung San Suu Kyi stresses curbing violence without use of excessive force in Rakhine state
• U.S., ROK reiterate goal of solving DPRK nuclear issue peacefully
• North Korea may test hydrogen bomb in Pacific
• World's richest woman Liliane Bettencourt dies aged 94

Researchers working on new approach to track seafloor motion along faults

University of Washington (UW) oceanographers are working with a company to develop a simple new technique that could track seafloor movement in earthquake-prone coastal areas. Full Story

• NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft "slingshots" past Earth
• China calls S&P downgrade a "wrong decision"
• Alibaba-backed Best share debut
• Fed leaves rates flat but signals 1 more increase
• Google buys HTC’s Pixel division

• Two wheels good as Mobike arrives in US
• UK banks to check immigration status from January: govt
• WTO upgrades forecast for 2017 as trade rebounds strongly
• Beijing-Shanghai railway speed rises to 350 kph
• Airbus unveils new asset to compete with Boeing in China

Charles Bradley dead at 68

Charles Bradley, the soul singer whose robust voice and defiantly upbeat outlook won him stardom in his final years after a life of poverty, died Saturday from cancer. He was 68. Full Story

• Gal Gadot, Kumail Nanjiani to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ During Season 43
• Director of new Jackie Chan flick Martin Campbell talks about weaknesses of Chinese and US film industries
• Audrina Patridge files for divorce, alleges emotional abuse
• In Milan, Gucci goes back to the 1980s for fashion week
• President Trump Calls Emmy Award Ratings 'the Worst Ever' After Multiple Jokes Were Made About Him

• Popular Chinese cartoon character Luo Bao Bei to debut globally next year
• Emilia Clarke's New Hair Is Giving Us 'Game Of Thrones' Anxiety
• 'Young Sheldon' kids around with boy version of 'Big Bang Theory' genius
• "War for the Planet of the Apes" tops Chinese box office
• Toronto Film Festival: ‘Three Billboards’ wins top prize

Li Na, Kuznetsova on hand to raise curtain on 2017 Wuhan Open

The 2017 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open got underway in grand fashion here on Sunday evening with an opening ceremony held on center court at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center. Full Story

• Ding Junhui, Kyren Wilson book final berths at 2017 Snooker World Open
• 'Raging Bull' boxer Jake LaMotta dead at 95
• Wozniacki keeps title defense alive, Strycova stuns Konta
• Chelsea agrees to sell Costa back to Atletico
• Durant sorry for 'idiotic' tweets

• Muguruza beats Puig to reach Pan Pacific quarterfinals
• Benzema's new Real deal has US$1b buyout clause
• Augsburg captain Baier called to explain obscene gesture
• NHL hoping to make inroads in China with preseason games
• FIFA Women' s World Cup France 2019 emblem and slogan unveiled

People of Yao ethnic group celebrate tourism and culture festival in S China

People of Yao ethnic group show the skills of making folk costume at a tourism and culture festival in Xiaozhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 23, 2017. Full Story

• Multi-gene test found effective in predicting Alzheimer's disease
• "Comfort women" memorial unveiled in San Francisco
• Palace Museum’s royal opera theater opens for first time in more than a century
• China State Council puts forth better efforts in protecting their cultural relics
• 5 generations meet for 117th birthday party

• 2nd Silk Road Int'l Cultural Expo opens in Dunhuang
• Women of the World Festival debuts in China
• Chinese publishers set off in daring new direction to boost flailing Russian literature publication industry in China
• "Orange Schoolbags" Plan launched for hearing-impaired children
• Antibody cocktail better in preventing HIV infection: studies