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12/26/2024 02:03:02 pm

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Trial

Four Sentenced 10-20 Years for Terrorist Activities in Yunnan Province

Four people who were earlier arrested for terrorist activities have been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in Yunnan province.

British Murders

Brothers Barred from Leaving In Connection with Murders of Two British Citizens on Thai Resort Island

Thai police have stopped two British brothers from leaving the country, and are investigating at least one of them in connection with the murders of David William Miller and Hannah Victoria Witheridge on the resort island of Koh Tao on Sunday.

Suicide Bombing

Three American Soldiers Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Explosion and in Green-on-Blue Attack

The U.S. military has confirmed two American service members were among the seven people killed during a suicide car bomb attack near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Tuesday morning.

Trooper Ambush

Pennsylvania Police ID's Shooter Who Killed One Tropper and Injured Another; Manhunt On

Police in Pennsylvania have raised an alert for other law enforcement agencies to help in the hunt for a 31-year-old man who has been identified as being responsible for the fatal ambush of a state trooper on Friday night and the wounding of another.

Human Trafficking

China Anti-Human Trafficking Body Cracks Down on Websites Advertising Foreign Brides

China's organized effort against human trafficking is cracking down on websites offering brides-for-sale, especially those targeting women from Southeast Asian countries most of whom end up as victims of human trafficking syndicates.

All Clear

U.S. Jets Launch New Air Strikes on ISIL in Support of Expanded Military Offensive

The United States has launched new air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Sunday and Monday, hitting targets near Baghdad where Iraqi security forces are consolidating to launch a major offensive against the enemy

Paris Confab

Coalition of 26 Countries Pledge to Do 'All Means Necessary' to Defeat ISIL

Twenty-six countries and international groups have committed to help in the fight against the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) by providing the appropriate military assistance and helping Iraq build up its capabilities.

Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi Threatens Most of Southwestern China, Weather Agency Raises Orange Alert

China's National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert over southern China at 6 a.m. Monday local time, as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches from the South China Sea.

Migrants

100s Feared Dead in Migrant Boat Sinking Near Libya

More than a hundred African migrants are believed to have died after a wooden boat they were traveling in sunk about half a mile from the coast of Libya, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

US State

U.S. To Continue Surveillance Flights Due to China Military Secrecy - Senior Diplomat

A senior Department of State official has declared surveillance flights near China are necessary, mostly because of China's secrecy about the build-up of its military might.

Day Care Scare

Day-Care Kids Rushed to Hospital After Drinking Bleach-Tainted Water

Close to 30 people, many of them day-care children, were rushed to emergency rooms in Jersey City after drinking water served from a bleaching agent container.

New Land

China Justifies Land Reclamation of Areas in South China Sea

China's foreign ministry has justified a land-reclamation activity on one of the reefs in the South China Sea that is also being claimed by the Philippines.

Under Fire

Obama's Train and Equip Plan for Syrian Rebels Could Take Center Stage in Live Address

United States President Barack Obama will push for additional funding from Congress, to support his plan of training and arming rebel groups in Syria and extending air strikes into Syria.

Fans of Justin Beiber

Justin Beiber Strips Down to Boxer Shorts in Fashion Rocks 2014 (VIDEO)

Justin Beiber stripped down to his Calvin Klein boxer shorts Tuesday night, when he was booed on stage while presenting one of the performers at Fashion Rocks 2014 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Need New Name

France's Foreign Minister Wants New Name for Islamic State Extremists

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius wants a new name for Islamic extremists that have been sowing terror in Iraq and Syria, killing hundreds of innocent civilians and unarmed soldiers, and executing at least two American journalists.

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