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Microwave Pain Gun To Be Used By Chinese Ships Patrolling Disputed Territory

Dec 15, 2014 12:44 AM EST

Two countries have elevated their territorial dispute with China over some islands in the South China Sea before an international court. Vietnam and the Philippines believe it is the best way to settle the question who owns the Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands.

PBOC Official: Bitcoin Can Co-exist With Government Money

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 15, 2014 12:14 AM EST

In a span of a few weeks, there were two separate pushes for the Bitcoin currency in China. One came from a former official of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the other from an official of an Australia-based Bitcoin business.

UFO Enthusiast Mistake ISS Experimental Communication System for Alien Contact Attempts

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 04:42 AM EST

UFO enthusiasts often see blinking lights in the atmosphere as a sign of attempts by non-Earthlings to make a contact with our planet. They again made that assumption when a live feed from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 5 showed a flashing red light.

Rare Earths Smelting Plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

China Rare Earth Producers Merge to Boost Competitiveness

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 04:36 AM EST

A World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in March against rare earth export quotas from China has failed to reduce the Asian giant's dominance of the industry, according to Rare Earth Investing News. It currently accounts for more than 90 percent of the global supply but has little control of pricing over the commodity used for the production of high-tech gadgets.

China Rejects UN Climate Draft Agreement

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 04:29 AM EST

China thumbed down the draft agreement because it finds too much burden has been placed on poorer nations to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions.

4 Killed in Mississippi Highway Crash

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 02:11 AM EST

A Mississippi highway closed on early Saturday for over six hours due to an overturned pickup truck trailer hit by an 18-wheel truck. The accident caused the death of four people - a father and daughter and two young men.

Collapsed Kindergarten Building Kills 3 Kids in North China

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 02:06 AM EST

Lax building standards are possibly the reason behind the spate of building collapses in China. Two were recorded in a span of one week, the latest involving a kindergarten building in Yongqing County in Hebei Province which happened on Saturday at about 4:14 p.m.

Scores Killed, Missing in Indonesian Landslide Caused by Collapsed Hill

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 14, 2014 02:01 AM EST

The latest count as of Sunday places the number of dead at 20 and missing at 88 after heavy rains in central Indonesia resulted in a landslide caused by the loosened soil and collapse of a hill.

Manhunt On for 3 Men Who Broke Free from Alabama Jail

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 11:04 PM EST

The Choctow County police has no lead so far about three prisoners who escaped from a rural Alabama prison on Saturday. The lack of leads, despite the use of K-9 to track the escaped detainees, is because the men were likely picked up by an escape car.

Vietnam Files Legal Challenge to China’s South China Sea Claims

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 07:03 AM EST

There are now two nations that have elevated to the Permanent Council of Arbitration (PCA) China's claim that it owns some islands on the South China Sea. Vietnam submitted on Thursday to the arbitral tribunal in The Hague a submission, while it also thumbed down China's position paper.

WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the U.S. talks about his hand during a post fight news conference after beating Marcos Maidana of Argentina

Mayweather Accepts Pacquiao’s Dare, Sets May 2 as Fight Date

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 06:57 AM EST

The dream match between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will finally happen. Mayweather has accepted the Filipino champ's dare to meet him on the ring to settle once and for all who between them is the real pound-for-pound king.

Sen. Diane Feinstein: Rectal Hydration Is Not a Medical Procedure, It’s Torture

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 06:39 AM EST

Sen. Diane Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pointed on Friday to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Physicians for Human Rights to debunk the claim by ex-CIA Director Michael Hayden that rectal hydration done on 9/11 suspects was a medical procedure and not a form of torture.

Portland Police Search for Shooter after 4 Wounded Near High School

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 06:35 AM EST

One of the four victims of the Friday shooting near the Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland, Oregon, is in critical condition, while two others are in fair condition and one was treated where the incident happened.

Layaway Angel’s Act Inspires Others to Spread Christmas Cheers in Different Ways

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 03:47 AM EST

In spite of the abundance of bad news exemplified by the anti-police protests in different cities in the U.S., inspiring acts of kindness still happen. And this fine example of love towards strangers, as demonstrated by a woman in Massachusetts who paid the layaway balances of 150 Toys 'R' Us customers worth US$20,000, is also moving other Americans to share the true meaning of Christmas.

Terrorist Who Threw Acid on West Bank Family is Mentally Ill

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 13, 2014 03:22 AM EST

The victims in an acid-throwing incident in Jerusalem on Friday suffered only minor injuries and are being treated. The 46-year-old attacker was also wounded after he was shot in the lower body by a civilian.