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Ebola-infected nurse Teresa Ramos with her dog, Excalibur.

Ebola Patient’s Dog Euthanized Amid Protests

Oct 08, 2014 11:58 PM EDT

Health officials on Wednesday have euthanized Excalibur, a 12-year-old rescue dog owned by an Ebola-infected nurse Teresa Romero Ramos, amid protests from animal rights advocates to spare its life.

FBI Seeks Help From Public To Identify American ISIL Fighter

Christl Leong |

Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM EDT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is enlisting the public's help in identifying a masked Islamic State (ISIL) fighter in a propagandist video clip uploaded on social media last month.

Cultural Gap At Heart Of China-U.S. Divide

Christl Leong |

Oct 08, 2014 04:20 AM EDT

Cultural miscommunication leads to distorted perceptions between Americans and the Chinese and ultimately affects relations on a large-scale level.

Myanmar President Thein Sein at a launching ceremony for a rural development and social economy improvement program in Yangon, June 2, 2013.

U.S. Calls For Unconditional Release Of Myanmar Political Prisoners

Christl Leong |

Oct 08, 2014 02:36 AM EDT

The United States has called for the full release of all of Myanmar's political prisoners after President Thein Sein granted amnesty to some 3,073 people on Tuesday as part of reforms since the country's liberation from military rule in 2011.

Jeb Bush Aids GOP Senate, House Candidates Reach Latino Demographic

Christl Leong |

Oct 07, 2014 03:43 AM EDT

Jeb Bush has released an ad reaching out to Latino voters to help the Republicans gain a Senate majority in this November's midterm election.

Police drag a protester on a street outside HSBC's headquarters at Hong Kong's financial Central district on July 2, 2014.

HK Police Arrest 19, Attacked Pro-Democracy Protest

Christl Leong |

Oct 04, 2014 05:24 AM EDT

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 19 people, some with suspected ties to triads, after clashes with pro-democracy protesters in Mongkok on Friday.

Obama's Safety Feared As Secret Service Lapses Raise Questions

Christl Leong |

Oct 04, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

The resignation of Secret Service Director Julia Pierson on Wednesday after a series of embarrassing flubs that have outraged lawmakers and shocked the White House, has raised concern on the agency's ability to protect the president.

Jeb Bush Likely To Run In 2016

Christl Leong |

Oct 03, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Jeb Bush's supporters have been pushing the 61-year-old to run for president in the 2016 elections and sources say it is likely he will run this time around.

Protesters on Sept. 30 stand in the rain while blocking areas around Hong Kong's government headquarters building,

HK's CY Leung Will Not Resign, Offered Government-Student Dialogue

Christl Leong |

Oct 03, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

HONG KONG - In the final hours leading up to the midnight deadline imposed by pro-democracy advocates, Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying said he would not resign but offered to hold open dialogues between the government and protesters.

Iran’s Film Directors Launch Internet Campaign 'No2NoDeal' On Nuclear Program

Christl Leong |

Oct 03, 2014 02:31 AM EDT

Six of Iran's top filmmakers have launched an international campaign with the slogan "there is no deal that is worse than no deal" aimed at bringing an end to the decade-long deadlock over Tehran's nuclear program.

Palestine Push UN Resolution To End Israeli Occupation, U.S. Caught In The Middle

Christl Leong |

Oct 03, 2014 01:14 AM EDT

A Palestinian-Arab drafted United Nations resolution is pushing for the end of Israeli occupation in Palestine territories by November 2016, a move that could undermine U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal in Gaza.

U.S. Deploys Troops For Ebola Mission

Christl Leong |

Oct 02, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

The United States has authorized the deployment of 1,400 soldiers to Liberia to aid in the fight against Ebola, according to a Pentagon statement released on Tuesday.

China, U.S. To Revamp Bilateral Ties In November

Christl Leong |

Oct 02, 2014 04:45 AM EDT

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called for concrete action to re-mold China-U.S. relations, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the country on November.

A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline station outside Steele City, Nebraska March 10, 2014.

GOP To Push Obama On Keystone Pipeline In 2015

Christl Leong |

Oct 02, 2014 02:51 AM EDT

The Republicans are planning to push for the Keystone XL Pipeline project next year if they gain a Senate majority on November, a move that would force President Barack Obama's hand to make a decision on the long-delayed proposal.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki

U.S. Disputes Israel’s Netanyahu On Universal Goal Of Hamas, ISIL, Militant Islamists

Christl Leong |

Oct 01, 2014 03:56 AM EDT

The United States does not believe that Islamic militants, regardless of their affiliation or structure, share a common goal, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said. The comments were made in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.