Politics

Vietnam, China Promote Mutual Cooperation, Invaluable Relations

Christl Leong   | Sep 30, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Vietnam-China relations are an invaluable asset beneficial to both countries. The present and future generations must work hard to develop and nurture this relationship, a Vietnamese official said on Monday. read more

Vietnam, China Promote Mutual Cooperation, Invaluable Relations

Christl Leong   | Sep 30, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Vietnam-China relations are an invaluable asset beneficial to both countries. The present and future generations must work hard to develop and nurture this relationship, a Vietnamese official said on Monday. read more

Brazilian Gunman Parades Hostage In ‘Bomb Vest,’ Demands President Rousseff’s Resignation

Bianca Ortega   | Sep 30, 2014 02:48 AM EDT

A gunman in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, took a hotel worker hostage on Monday as he demanded the resignation of President Dilma Rousseff. read more

New Documents Prove NSA Surveillance Programs Have Legal Basis

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 30, 2014 10:32 AM EDT

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed on Monday that the U.S. government has released new documents that showed a 1981 Executive Order (EO) as a basis for the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs. read more

Congressional Vote On Anti-ISIL Campaign Could Take Until 2015

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 30, 2014 03:34 AM EDT

Congressional aides revealed Monday that the United States Congress might take until 2015 to vote regarding the authorization of President Barack Obama’s campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. read more

Taiwan Conveys Support For Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protest

Qi Qin   | Sep 30, 2014 10:43 PM EDT

President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan stated that he totally understood and was supportive for the request of the pro-democracy protest of Hong Kong on Monday in the annual meeting of World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce. read more

Taiwan Conveys Support For Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protest

Qi Qin   | Sep 30, 2014 10:43 PM EDT

President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan stated that he totally understood and was supportive for the request of the pro-democracy protest of Hong Kong on Monday in the annual meeting of World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce. read more

U.S. Representatives Visit Afghanistan For Counterterrorism Briefings

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 09:55 PM EDT

Four United States governors on Saturday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to greet the U.S. forces deployed there and as part of the delegates to receive counter terrorism briefings. read more

Draft Law To Impose Tougher Penalties on Chinese Officials Who Take Gifts

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 11:52 PM EDT

Chinese government officials who take money or gifts may face harsher punishment if a draft law starts being enforced in the count, legal experts said. read more

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Congressional Authorization To Back Obama's Syria War

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 08:46 AM EDT

Lawmakers pressed the U.S. Congress on Sunday to authorize President Barack Obama's war against the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, in Iraq and Syria. read more

California Adopts Historic ‘Yes Means Yes’ Bill

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 29, 2014 07:07 AM EDT

California made history when Gov. Jerry Brown signed the “Yes Means Yes” bill on Sunday, making affirmative consent language a basic requirement of sexual assault policies in schools. read more

Bruce Braley Behind Joni Ernst In Iowa Senate Race -Poll

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 09:22 PM EDT

A recently conducted poll released Saturday revealed that Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Bruce Braley is behind Republican candidate Joni Ernst in Iowa’s senate race. read more

Taiwan Rejects China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Proposal

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan rebuffed Chinese President Xi Jinping's suggestion that both countries should enter a "one country, two systems" form of rule. read more

Taiwan Rejects China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Proposal

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 29, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan rebuffed Chinese President Xi Jinping's suggestion that both countries should enter a "one country, two systems" form of rule. read more

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