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China’s Manufacturing PMI Shrinks to 2-Year Low in January

Feb 01, 2015 08:22 AM EST

The economy of China continues its contraction. One measure of the slower growth is its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dipped to 49.8 in January from 50.1 in December. China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing in Beijing released the data on Sunday.

China Offers $50K Reward for Tibet Terror Tips

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 01, 2015 07:27 AM EST

Beijing is offering monetary rewards of up to 300,000 yuan or $50,000 to people who could provide tips about violent terror attacks in Tibet as China pushes for stability due to ethnic tensions.

San Francisco Suitcase Murder Yields One Suspect

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 01, 2015 06:58 AM EST

San Francisco Police arrested on Friday evening a 60-year-old man who is the suspect in a murder case in which the body parts of the victim were placed inside a suitcase and left on a sidewalk at the corner of 11th and Mission Streets near the headquarters of Twitter.

Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Found Unresponsive in Bathtub

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 01, 2015 03:14 AM EST

"Like mother, like daughter" is the speculation after Bobbi Kristina Brown was found on Saturday morning by her husband Nick Gordon in a bathtub filled with water and unresponsive. The incident has an uncanny and eerie similarity to the death of Brown's mother, singer Whitney Houston, who died in almost the same setting on February 11, 2012.

Japan Mourns, Outraged Over ISIS Beheading of Kenji Goto

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 01, 2015 01:19 AM EST

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) made good its threat to decapitate 47-year-old Kenji Goto, the second hostage from Japan killed in a week. Following the beheading, message of condolences poured in.

State Secretary John Kerry Fined for Not Clearing Blizzard Snow Outside Home

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 31, 2015 05:00 AM EST

As proof that being a high government official does not exempt U.S. State Secretary John Kerry from federal and state laws, Boston authorities fined him $50 for not shoveling the snow outside his house.

Jack Ma, Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group

Alibaba Vindicated as China Regulator Retracts Report on Fake Goods

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 31, 2015 04:30 AM EST

China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has blinked in its war with Alibaba Group Holdings, which it accused of failing to combat the proliferation of counterfeit products on its website.

Putin’s Daughter Dances Her Way into Public Life … Literally!

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 31, 2015 04:00 AM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin's youngest adult daughter was exposed by a Russian journalist, giving Russians and the rest of the world more than just a glimpse of who 28-year-old Ekaterina Tikhonova is.

Etan Patz 35-Year-Old Murder Trial Hinges on Videotaped Confession by Suspect

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 11:00 AM EST

The murder and kidnapping trial on 6-year-old Etan Patz, who was killed 35 years ago, will begin on Friday. The case relies heavily on a videotaped confession that the suspect made years ago.

Boy Scouts Settles with California Sex Abuse Victim to Keep Perversion Files Secret

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 10:54 AM EST

After three days of trial, the Boy Scouts of America agreed to settle with a 20-year-old male Californian who was a victim of sex abuse by a Scout volunteer in 2007.

Dartmouth Bans All Alcohol, Aims for Major Cultural Transformation in Campus

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 07:41 AM EST

Life of American college students is marked by alcohol consumption, sex, drugs and party, which explains the growing incidents of rapes like what happened at Vanderbilt University.

Beijing Eyes Ukrainian Brides for Chinese Single Men

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 06:36 AM EST

From the Islamic State that considers it okay to rape women so long as they are not Muslims, to Chinese bachelors who could not find a bride, nations grappling with gender imbalance are now considering the import of foreign women to be future wives.

New Saudi King Salman Puts in Place Major Reforms Barely a Week in Power

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 04:30 AM EST

State employees of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia have King Abdullah's death to thank for because they will receive two months of salary as bonus. King Salman announced the bonus on state television on Thursday.

John McCain Loses Temper at Demonstrators Seeking Henry Kissinger’s Arrest for ‘War Crimes’

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 02:38 AM EST

Protesters from the anti-war group Code Pink caught the ire of Republican Arizona Senator John McCain for seeking the arrest of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for alleged "war crimes."

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

Keystone Oil Pipeline Project Adds to GOP-Obama Clash

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 30, 2015 02:31 AM EST

More legislative issues continue to add to the clash between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Republican Party. The latest to be added on Thursday is the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline project approved by the Senate on a 62-36 vote.