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Obama Apologizes To Army Couple Who Had To Change Wedding Location

Dec 30, 2014 03:18 AM EST

U.S. President Barack Obama apologized on Sunday to an Army couple whose wedding venue was moved at the last minute because the president and his friends were teeing off at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Disappeared In Area Known As 'Thunderstorm Factory'

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 30, 2014 03:02 AM EST

AirAsia caused a furor in April when its inflight magazine boasted that because of its pilots' continuous and very thorough training, the air carrier's planes are never lost. Although the company said the article was printed before Malaysia Airlines MH370 went missing on March 8, AirAsia nevertheless apologized for the gaffe.

Near-Bankrupt Chinese Factories Kept Open To Save Face

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 08:44 AM EST

As part of local governments' massaging of statistical data in their respective jurisdictions, factories that are almost bankrupt are kept open up to its last breath for the city or town to have good employment and tax revenue data.

Terror and Tragedy as Senior High-Rise Blaze Kills 5

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 08:19 AM EST

An early morning three-alarm fire burned an 11-story building for seniors in San Antonio, Castle Hills, Texas, on Sunday, killing five people and injuring 11 more.

Chinese Embassy Pushes for Full Probe on Rape of Chinese Woman by 2 Indonesian Security Officers in Jakarta Airport

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 07:54 AM EST

The Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, is seeking a full investigation by Indonesian authorities that two Indonesian security officers allegedly raped a Chinese woman at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.

Alleged Sex Victims Run After Lottery Winning Of Florida Molester

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 05:33 AM EST

Triangle Cab driver and dispatcher Timothy Pool's US$2.2 million payout is being pursued by two of his alleged sex victims who were aged 9 and 5 when Pool molested them.

Blind Judge Richard Bernstein To Michigan Supreme Court In 2015

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 02:33 AM EST

A medical marijuana case and a labor dispute involving thousands of Michigan state workers are some of the 10 cases that Richard Bernstein would initially handle when he assumes his post as judge in the state's Supreme Court in a few days.

Angry Cops Shun NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio At Funeral For Slain Officer

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 29, 2014 12:04 AM EST

To show their disagreement by what police officers perceive as his obvious bias for demonstrations across the U.S. seeking police reforms, cops turned their backs on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he rose to deliver his eulogy for slain police officer Rafael Ramos.

Relatives of Missing Air Asia Passengers

Indonesia Resumes Search For Missing AirAsia Jet, Relatives Anxiously Wait

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 11:28 PM EST

Offers to help in the search for the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 plane continue to pour in as Indonesia resumed the search on Monday morning.

Chinese Singer Yin Xiangjie Arrested for Drug Use

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 10:03 AM EST

Chinese police caught another celebrity using and possessing illegal drugs. Singer Yin Xiangjie, 45, was arrested on Saturday by Beijing police at a residential neighborhood in Chaoyang District on Thursday with over 10 grams of drugs.

China Suffers Lowest Industrial Profit Drop in Two Years

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 09:12 AM EST

Industrial profits by Chinese firms went down to $108.85 billion or 676.12 billion yuan in November. It was down by 4.2 percent, representing the largest yearly decline since August 2012.

NSA Abused Power by Spying on Wives, Girlfriends

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 08:27 AM EST

The National Security Agency (NSA) was forced to admit on Christmas Eve how it wrongly spied on Americans in a list it released as a result of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Foreigners Who Can Recite Five Confucian Quotes Get Free Tours of Qufu City

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 08:02 AM EST

More than 110,000 foreign tourist could recite at least five quotes of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, taken from his Analects. The 110,000 represent the 65 percent of the more than 170,000 who took the challenge and won free tours of Qufu since the dare was launched in 2013.

Pope John Paul II Gunman Lays Flowers on his Tomb

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 28, 2014 07:37 AM EST

Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who attempted but failed to take the life of Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981, has gone full circle on Saturday when he laid white roses on the tomb of the deceased pontiff.

Big-name Democrats Rally Behind Hillary Clinton

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 27, 2014 10:44 PM EST

Even before former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declares her candidacy, a number of prominent Democrats have backed her up for the presidential race by joining the "Ready for Hillary" bandwagon.