Leaders of emerging economies said on Monday that they wanted the IMF to put in place reforms to increase their influence before they step up contributions to a fund to prevent future crises.

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India and Russia each pledged $10 billion on Monday for an IMF firewall meant to prevent future crises, marking a new level of commitment by emerging economies as they seek a greater voice.

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Authorities in northwest China have ordered the arrest of an elementary school teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted eight girl pupils, the youngest aged 10, a state-backed newspaper said on Tuesda

Led by China, emerging economies pledged huge sums to the International Monetary Fund's global firewall on Monday, helping it raise $456 billion in resources as the eurozone crisis rages.

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A manned Chinese submersible set a new record for the country's deepest sea dive on Friday, over 6,000 metres, showing Beijing's technological ambitions as it also readies for its first manned space d

A Tibetan man died on Friday after setting himself on fire, the latest in a series of anti-government suicide protests in China's Tibetan autonomous prefecture.

"A person died of self-immolation Fri

China suspended three officials and apologized to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and

Central intelligence agencies in a joint operation with the Himachal Pradesh police arrested eight persons of Chinese origin holding Taiwanese passports from Mandi late on Tuesday night.

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A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a currency counterfeiting gang to death and jailed his seven accomplices to varying jail terms for circulating fake notes worth millions of dollars.

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A Chineses man wants to undergo surgery for getting his gender changed at a ripe age of 84.

Qian Jinfan, a calligrapher by profession, in Guangdong province decided to disclose his secret four years