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Search Continues for Missing South Korean Ferry Passengers

Apr 18, 2014 08:37 AM EDT

Hope of finding the 270 passengers still missing following the sinking of a ferry in South Korea is slowly fading as the ferry is now totally submerged, making it difficult for the Navy divers and coast guards to maneuver inside the wreckage.

Chinese Writers Mourn Death of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Apr 18, 2014 04:58 AM EDT

Chinese novelists are mourning the passing of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died in his Mexico home at the age of 87.

South Korea Sea Tragedy: Heartbreaking Messages Sent by Trapped Passengers

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Apr 17, 2014 01:03 PM EDT

Families of the 287 people, mostly high school students, in the South Korea sea tragedy continue to wait anxiously on the fate of their loved ones as Navy divers and coast guards continue to search in the ship's wreckage despite harsh weather conditions.

China to Delete Pornographic Material on Mobile Phones in Intensified Crackdown on Online Porn

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Apr 17, 2014 06:07 AM EDT

Under the web cleanup circular issued on Sunday, all pornographic mobile-phone texts, photos, videos and advertisements will be deleted while websites violating anti-pornography laws will be shut down and their licenses revoked.

Death Toll in South Korea Sea Tragedy Climbs to 4

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Apr 16, 2014 11:23 AM EDT

At least four people were confirmed dead while around 292 passengers were still missing after a South Korean ferry, carrying 459 passengers and 20 crew members, capsized off the waters of the southern coast, the biggest sea tragedy to hit the country in more than 20 years.

China, US Discuss Plans to De-nuclearize North Korea Peacefully

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Apr 16, 2014 07:36 AM EDT

China and the United States have agreed to find more effective but peaceful measures to denuclearize North Korea following its recent declaration that it will carry out a "new form" of nuclear test "soon."

Search for MH370 Goes Underwater

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Apr 15, 2014 05:49 AM EDT

The much-talked about US-made Bluefin-21, a robotic mini-submarine designed to map an ocean's seabed and collect data, has been launched to scour the bottom of the Indian Ocean at a depth of 15,000 feet in a last-ditch effort to find the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 black boxes.

Snowden Exposés Earned Pulitzer for Washington Post and the Guardian

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Apr 14, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

"I am grateful to the committee for their recognition of the efforts of those involved in the last year's reporting, and join others around the world in congratulating Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, Ewen MacAskill and all of the others at the Guardian and Washington Post on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service," Snowden said in a statement Monday right after the Pulitzer winners were announced.

Scientists warn of catastrophic climate change by 2050

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Apr 14, 2014 04:07 AM EDT

Top global scientists are at their wits' end on how to make world leaders realize that the Earth is on the brink of a climate catastrophe if they do not cooperate in cutting down their gas emissions before mid-century.

China Denies Paying Ransom for Kidnapped Shanghai Woman

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Apr 11, 2014 09:01 AM EDT

Malaysian authorities said abductors demanded 70 million yuan or roughly US$113 million for the release of kidnapped Chinese tourist Gao Huayuan but the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia denied receiving a ransom.

New Study Links Facebook Use to Poor Body Image

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Apr 11, 2014 07:28 AM EDT

Researchers are pointing to the use of Facebook as the culprit on why an increasing number of young women are hating their bodies.

Norovirus Strikes Aboard California Cruise Ship

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Apr 11, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

More than 100 passengers and crew of a cruise ship fell ill during a trip off California that is believed to have been caused by a contagious gastrointestinal virus called Norovirus.

Search for MH370 Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

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Apr 10, 2014 09:48 AM EDT

A month's cost of the search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 has reached at least US$44 million, and could run into hundreds of millions as the multi-nation search continues.

Soldiers’ Talk: US Defense Chief and Chinese Soldiers Banter Over Sausage

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Apr 10, 2014 09:40 AM EDT

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel left his serious demeanor from his closed-door meetings with top Chinese officials and put on his humour cap at a hearty, happy lunch he had with soldiers of China's top military school in Beijing.

Australian Ship Detects Two Signals Said to be The Most Promising Lead Yet in Search for MH370

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Apr 07, 2014 09:13 AM EDT

The Australian ship Ocean Shield, with its US Navy towed pinger locator, has detected two pulse signals similar to what comes out of aircraft black boxes and which search teams consider as the "most promising lead yet" in the month-long hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines MH370.

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