Raymond Legaspi
EU Border Control Scrambles to Save Second Abandoned Migrant Ship Off Italian Coast
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 02, 2015 04:30 AM EST |
A crewless livestock carrier ship with hundreds of migrants on board is adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, where currents tug it toward Italy's coast, the Italian coast guard said on Friday.
China Launches the Diaoyu Islands Website
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 02, 2015 01:56 AM EST |
China takes its campaign to wrestle administrative control of disputed islands in the East China Sea from Japan in a Web site that went online this week.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Willing to Mend Ties With South In Summit
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 02, 2015 12:44 AM EST |
North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, said in a New Year's speech on Thursday he is willing to meet with his South Korea's head of state, a step toward normalizing strained relations.
Witnesses: ‘Layers of People Buried’ In Shanghai Stampede
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 02, 2015 12:36 AM EST |
A blocked crowd making its way to Shanghai's riverfront esplanade started a stampede that killed 36 people and left 47 others injured on Thursday, according to eyewitness accounts.
Jeb Bush ‘Scales Back’ Businesses For Likely Run In 2016
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 01, 2015 11:20 PM EST |
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush started to scale back his business interests as he seriously considers a run for the White House run in 2016.
Xi Asks Cadres To Give Rule of Law, Reforms ‘Best Shot’ In New Year Speech
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 01, 2015 10:59 PM EST |
China's President Xi Jinping asked officials to give the rule of law and more reforms in 2015 their "best shot" in his New Year speech on Wednesday.
Year Of The Sheep To Steal Thunder From The Horse In 2015
Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 01, 2015 09:37 PM EST |
Chinese everywhere from Hong Kong to New York prepare to ring in the new Chinese New Year in February 2015, one of the most important celebrations on China's calendar.
Palestinian statehood bid fails at UN Security Council as US, Australia vote against
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 31, 2014 06:38 AM EST |
A draft resolution creating a Palestinian state before the United Nations Security Council was defeated after it failed to gather enough votes while the United States and Australia voted against it and 5 council members abstained.
Harvard Law to overhaul sexual harassment policy after U.S. violations
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 31, 2014 05:09 AM EST |
Harvard Law School would change the way student sexual harassment complaints are handled after federal investigators concluded the school was in violation of laws, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday.
AirAsia Zest Passengers Rush Off Emergency Exits After Plane Skids Off Philippine Runway
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 31, 2014 01:32 AM EST |
Passengers rushed out of an AirAsia Zest aircraft on emergency inflatable slides on Tuesday after it overshot the Kalibo airport runway in the central Philippines.
India Inc seeks curbs on Chinese imports, cheaper capital, tweak in duty structure
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 30, 2014 08:37 PM EST |
Indian industries seek a limit on imports from China and a string of other measures to give local manufacturers a chance against a tidal wave of cheap Chinese imports.
Families Of Missing AirAsia Passengers Break Down On Broadcast Of Floating Bodies
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 30, 2014 06:07 PM EST |
Relatives of passengers on board AirAsia flight QZ8501 broke down in grief on Tuesday evening after images of floating bodies near the area where the plane disappeared were seen on television.
South Korea Seeks High-Level Talks With North In January
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 30, 2014 02:17 AM EST |
South Korea's unification minister asked North Korea on Monday to meet for high-level talks in January, as the North deals with troubles over a hacking showdown with the U.S. and pressures to improve its human rights record.
Farmers fear even greater labor shortage under Obama immigration policy
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 29, 2014 12:14 PM EST |
President Barack Obama's immigration reform policy could lead to a bigger shortage of farmhands in California, an association of fruit and vegetable growers warned.
Flagstaff mourns police officer killed on duty
Raymond Legaspi | | Dec 29, 2014 11:28 AM EST |
Hundreds of sympathizers showed up for a candlelight vigil on Sunday for a police officer in Flagstaff, Arizona who was shot dead in a city residential neighborhood.
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