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Michael A. Katz | Dec 15, 2014 03:32 PM EST
As part of its ongoing crackdown on corrupt officials, the Chinese government has outed more than 3,200 so-called "naked" officials, demoting 1,000 of them. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 15, 2014 08:45 AM EST
Long seen as the gun toting capital of America, Texas is one of the few states with a ban on openly carrying handguns. That could change next year, with the Republican-run Legislature and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott expected to pass expanded gun rights. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 15, 2014 05:43 AM EST
Despite the record-low voter turnout of 53.3 percent in Japan's national election on Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference it was still the people's voice supporting his Abenomics policy. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 15, 2014 01:09 AM EST
Jeb Bush might have said that his decision on running for the 2016 Presidential Race is not yet final but he has reportedly been spreading e-mails and e-books --- a move that is seen as part of his campaign. read more
Riley Grant | Dec 14, 2014 08:38 PM EST
Thailand’s Princess Srirasmi decided to renounce her royal title, which terminates her right to be the next queen in line in this Southeast Asian country. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 13, 2014 06:39 AM EST
Sen. Diane Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pointed on Friday to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Physicians for Human Rights to debunk the claim by ex-CIA Director Michael Hayden that rectal hydration done on 9/11 suspects was a medical procedure and not a form of torture. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 11, 2014 10:13 PM EST
Central Intelligence Agencey (CIA) Director John Brennan defended the agency on Thursday amid strong criticism it received after the Senate issued its report on the agency's use of torture during the George W. Bush years. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 11, 2014 02:18 AM EST
U.S. President Barack Obama would get $5.4 billion to battle Ebola in domestic and international fronts. The funds would actually go to the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Agriculture and State. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 11, 2014 01:18 AM EST
U.S. Congress is moving to stop a law being pushed by officials and drug-policy advocates that will make the District of Columbia the first area on the East Coast to use legal pot and to influence other states to make their own marijuana laws. read more
Michael A. Katz | Dec 10, 2014 06:08 PM EST
China sentenced the former deputy chief of the country's top economic planning body to life in prison for accepting bribes of 35.58 million yuan ($5.8 million) over a span of 10 years. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 10, 2014 05:16 AM EST
India and Russia are poised to strengthen bilateral trade ties with the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Wednesday. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 10, 2014 05:18 AM EST
Jonathan Gruber, and economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has made controversial comments regarding the ObamaCare leading to him having to apologize on Tuesday about these comments before a House committee. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 10, 2014 12:42 AM EST
The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s "enhanced interrogation program" in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, released on Tuesday, has exposed the agency's failures and laid bare to the extent of brutality Washington's chief spying agency had enforced during the Bush-era. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 09, 2014 04:47 AM EST
It would have been easier and less risky on the part of Chinese President Xi Jinping to just boot Zhou Yongkang from the Communist Party. But Xi chose the more difficult option because trying Zhou, considered a major catch in his anti-corruption campaign, would give the president maximum publicity. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 09, 2014 04:47 AM EST
It would have been easier and less risky on the part of Chinese President Xi Jinping to just boot Zhou Yongkang from the Communist Party. But Xi chose the more difficult option because trying Zhou, considered a major catch in his anti-corruption campaign, would give the president maximum publicity. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
