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New Afghan President to Visit China

Oct 27, 2014 01:45 PM EDT

Afghanistan's new president is scheduled to visit China this week, in a move to earn the Asian country's support in addressing not only economic issues, but with regards to a strategic foreign policy as well.

A nurse who arrived Friday in Newark after working with Ebola patients in Africa tested negative for the virus but is to remain under quarantine at University Hospital.

Quarantined Nurse Calls Ebola Policy ‘Preposterous,’ Plans To Sue

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Oct 27, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

A quarantined nurse blasted the government's response to Ebola, saying that putting someone in quarantine, without proper planning and forethought "is just preposterous."

Chinese Top Envoy To Visit Vietnam Amid Territorial Dispute

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Oct 26, 2014 10:04 PM EDT

Beijing announced Friday that one of its top diplomat's will be visiting Vietnam Monday amid the ongoing territorial dispute between both countries.

Two Dead in San Clemente Boutique Shooting

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Oct 26, 2014 04:50 AM EDT

Two people were found dead after a fatal shooting at a downtown San Clemente boutique Saturday.

Egypt Blames Conspiracy Behind Sinai Assault

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Oct 26, 2014 02:44 AM EDT

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi warned Saturday that he will take drastic actions against militants who attacked an army checkpoint at the Sinai Peninsula, in a move which he regarded as a "foreign conspiracy."

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

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Oct 24, 2014 09:34 AM EDT

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

Singapore’s Future Lies With Youth’s Self-Agency

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Oct 22, 2014 06:33 AM EDT

Businessman Ho Kwon Ping said Monday that although Singapore has already reached its 50-year mark as a city state, the next 50 years will be in the hands of the youth.

Kurds Unite To Create A New State

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Oct 22, 2014 03:26 AM EDT

The representatives of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) released a statement Tuesday saying Syrian Kurdish leaders are talking about the possibility of building a new autonomous region in Syria.

Pennsylvania Schools Close Amid Possible Sighting of Ambush Suspect

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Oct 21, 2014 02:19 PM EDT

A school district in northern Pennsylvania immediately cancelled its classes Tuesday following reports that the suspect in a deadly police ambush was sighted in the area.

Total CEO Dies in Moscow Plane Crash

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Oct 21, 2014 01:58 PM EDT

Total's CEO Cristophe de Margeria, died Tuesday when his private plane collided with a snowplow driven at Moscow International Airport's runway.

Burqa ban in Australian Parliament House

Australia's Parliament Lifts Face Veil Ban

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Oct 21, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

The Australian government on Monday lifted its ban regarding the use of face veils, such as burqas and niqabs after the prime minister’s intervention.

Widodo Tells Abbott To Keep Lines of Communication Open

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Oct 21, 2014 07:37 AM EDT

Indonesian President Joko Widodo told Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to keep the lines of communication open when the two met Monday night during Widodo's inauguration as Indonesia's seventh president after the country's declaration of independence.