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Longtime Suspect Jesse Matthew Jr. Indicted In Hannah Graham Rape-Murder Case

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 11, 2015 01:30 AM EST

Jesse Matthew Jr., the longtime suspect in the killing of Hannah Graham, the student at the University of Virginia who went missing last September and was found dead days after, has already been indicted on charges of first degree murder, abduction with intent to defile, and reckless driving on Monday. read more

Texas Man Receives 40-Year Sentence for Raping and Burning Boy in 1998

Geann Pineda   | Feb 11, 2015 01:45 AM EST

A Texas man is sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping and setting a boy on fire 13 years ago. read more

Woman Arrested For Sneaking Onto Flights Without a Ticket

Geann Pineda   | Feb 10, 2015 11:15 PM EST

She is known as the "Serial Stowaway". Marilyn Hartman was arrested again on Monday after sneaking onto a flight from Minnesota to Florida without a ticket. read more

Made in China, Born in America: Why More Chinese Mothers Give Birth in U.S.

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 10:23 PM EST

Probably the last thing on the mind of a pregnant woman so close to giving birth would be to travel to the other side of the world. But not for Chinese mothers who dream of having more than one baby or who seek a new citizenship for their unborn child. read more

Water Keeper In Hot Water After Being Caught Peeing Into Reservoir

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 07:49 PM EST

The manager of a Nevada water reservoir is in trouble after he was caught taking a leak in the storage area that is the source of drinking water for California's San Francisco Bay Area. read more

Indiana Students Tied With Sticky Tape as Penalty; Parents Irked

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 10:38 AM EST

Parents at an Indianapolis elementary school cry foul over a Spanish class teacher who apparently tied her students with adhesive tape as punishment. read more

Seven Government Workers Die As Bus Overturns in China

Marcel Woo   | Feb 10, 2015 10:16 AM EST

Seven government workers were killed while another 14 were injured when the coach they were boarding in overturned in east China's Shandong Province last Monday, authorities announced early today. read more

Switched At Birth 20 Years Ago, French Girls Awarded US $2 Million in Damages

Marcel Woo   | Feb 10, 2015 08:41 AM EST

A court in Grasse, southern France has ordered a clinic in Cannes to pay up to 2 million euros, or about US $2.2 million, to two girls and their families after they were accidentally switched at birth 20 years ago. read more

Cambodia Deports American Sisters for Angkor Nudity

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 05:17 AM EST

Cambodia deported two American sisters after they were found guilty of taking nude pictures inside a temple of the nation's iconic Angkor Wat, authorities said. read more

Hong Kong Court Finds ‘Tortured’ Maid’s Employer Guilty of Abuse

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 04:48 AM EST

A Hong Kong court found the employer of a 23-year-old tortured maid guilty of physical abuse, ordering police to detain the accused before her sentencing. read more

11-Year-Old Girl in Ohio Faces Murder Raps Over Baby’s Death

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 02:36 AM EST

Police have charged an eleven-year-old girl from Ohio with murder after apparently beating to death a two-month-old baby who was in the care of the suspect's mother. read more

Hong Kong Baby Born Pregnant With Twins

Geann Pineda   | Feb 10, 2015 02:58 AM EST

In an extremely rare situation, a baby from Hong Kong was born, carrying twin fetuses in her abdomen. read more

Search Continues for Killer Shark Off Australian Coast

Geann Pineda   | Feb 10, 2015 01:06 AM EST

Authorities are keeping a close watch on beaches along Australia's east coast, following a shark attack that killed a Japanese surfer Monday. read more

Man Convicted of 1996 Crime For Which Another Man Was Wrongfully Executed

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 10, 2015 01:19 AM EST

A man has been charged and convicted on Monday as according to Xinhua News Agency, a court in Inner Mongolia has found Zhao Zhihong guilty of raping and killing a woman back in 1996 but another man was executed back then for the said crime. read more

Call To Ban ‘Western Values’ From Chinese Education Sparks Debate

Christl Leong   | Feb 10, 2015 12:25 AM EST

China's Education Minister Yuan Guiren's call to ban textbooks promoting Western values from Chinese universities have sparked intense debate among members of the academe, most of whom reject the notion that foreign pedagogy poses a threat to the Communist Party's survival. read more

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