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Obama Wants To Make Student Loans Easier To Understand

Mar 12, 2015 12:42 AM EDT

United States President Barack Obama has directed the Department of Education to create a system that will enable students to easily understand and manage ways to pay back their loans.

China's nuclear reactor in Guandong Province, Oct. 17, 2013

China Revives First Nuclear Power Project After Fukushima Disaster

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 01:10 PM EDT

China is set to begin the construction of a major domestic nuclear power project in the province of Liaoning, indicating the country's readiness to revive its nuclear industry, which slowed down as an effect of the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Security cameras infront of giant portrait of former Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Nov. 11, 2012.

Two Men Caught Selling Military Secrets To Foreign Spies Sent To Jail

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Mar 11, 2015 01:07 PM EDT

Two men, who were convicted for selling military secrets to foreign spies, including hundreds of pictures of of the country's lone aircraft carrier, are now serving their prison sentences in Beijing, China.

China Wants To Give College Grads, Start-Ups Easier Access To Loans

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 02:50 AM EDT

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has proposed a financial support system that will help young college graduates to start their own businesses, by means of providing policy directives that promote entrepreneurship.

Putin Reveals Plans To Annex Crimea Before Referendum

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 02:24 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confessed for the first time that he had planned on annexing Crimea and seize it from Ukraine, two weeks before Crimea's referendum on self-determination.

China And Russia Sign Preliminary Gas Supply Deal

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Mar 11, 2015 01:48 AM EDT

China and Russia's relations soars to a new high, after the two countries signed a preliminary gas supply agreement that will cut Russia's reliance on Europe for buyers. The deal will guarantee one-fifth of the gas supplies China will need until the end of the decade.

China To Canadian Parliament: Don't Invite Hong Kong Activist For Hearing

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 12:51 AM EDT

China wants a Canadian Parliament committee to withdraw its invitation for a Hong Kong pro-democracy movement leader Martin Lee to appear and testify before its hearing.

U.S. Tags Venezuela As A National Security Threat

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 12:29 AM EDT

The United States has declared Venezuela as national security threat and has imposed sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country.

Tibetan Woman Burns Herself To Death In China

Arlene Lim |

Mar 11, 2015 12:08 AM EDT

A Tibetan woman burned herself to death, just days before the March 10 anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against the Chinese rule, that forced Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to flee to India.

U.S. Tourists Arrested For Carving Initials On Rome Colosseum

Arlene Lim |

Mar 10, 2015 03:15 AM EDT

Security officers in Rome have arrested two American women for engraving their initials on the walls of the Roman Ampitheatre. Then they posed for a selfie, using the initials as their backdrop.

Zambia President Collapses At International Women's Day Event

Arlene Lim |

Mar 10, 2015 01:18 AM EDT

Zambian President Edgar Lungu collapses while on the podium as he was delivering a speech on Women's Day Celebration. Malaria and exhaustion were cited as the cause.

Surveillance Video of Sydney airport shows 2 teenage brothers, in yellow & black shirts, suspected of heading to Mid-East to join ISIS

Australia Stops Two Teens From Travelling To Syria To Join ISIS

Arlene Lim |

Mar 09, 2015 12:28 PM EDT

The plan of two Australian teenage brothers to supposedly head to the Middle East to join the Islamic Militants (ISIS) was foiled, after they were stopped at the Sydney Airport.

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (C) in Cairo. Sept.1, 2013

Saudi Arabia Now World's Biggest Arms Importer

Arlene Lim |

Mar 09, 2015 06:54 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia is now the world's biggest arms importer, surpassing the record of India, which was the world's biggest importer of arms in 2013.

People join march across Selma, Alabama bridge to commemorate

Thousands March On Selma, Alabama Bridge To Mark 'Bloody Sunday'

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Mar 09, 2015 06:48 AM EDT

About 70,000 people joined a grand parade across Selma, Alabama Bridge last Sunday to commemorate the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" march, an event which marked a turning point in the United States civil rights movement.