Swing professor shocked to find wife swapping still a crime

An assistant professor was accused of holding swinger parties with his friends where they swapped spouses as sex partners this week.

Indian Embassy offers free Hindi classes

The Indian Embassy is offering free Hindi classes at its cultural center in Beijing and two more Chinese universities established Hindi departments this year.

Milly Dowler murder: decision reached on prime suspect

Levi Bellfield, 41, will learn if he is to be formally accused of the crime by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

George Osborne defends tax gamble as prospective chancellors clash live

In a tense hour-long chancellors’ TV debate tonight, seen as the precursor of the party leaders’ debates, George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, was accused of taking “a terrible risk” with the economy with a £30bn plan to reverse Labour’s planned national insurance rise.

Blasts Revive Russians’ Fear of Female Bombers

The two powerful explosions that tore through Moscow’s subway on Monday revived a peculiar fear in the Russian capital, one that goes beyond the usual terrorism worries of a metropolis: the female bomber.

N.Korean leader Kim meets new Chinese envoy: reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has personally welcomed China’s new ambassador to Pyongyang, Chinese and North Korean state media reported Tuesday.

Latin pop icon Ricky Martin tells fans he is gay

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, in a bombshell to legions of his fans all over the world, on Monday confirmed a longtime rumor that he is gay.

Bribery verdicts show peril of doing business in China

Australian executive of Rio Tinto among four jailed after secret hearing / Trial followed wrangles between Beijing and multinational mining companies

Back to Bicycling Basics in Beijing

To address continued air pollution and traffic congestion woes, Beijing is harkening back to its days as the “bicycle kingdom” and introducing policies to encourage more cycling.

London black cabs are to be made in China!

For the first time in 60 years production of black cabs will cease in the UK and move to China.