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Raymond Legaspi | Jan 15, 2015 04:38 PM EST
Two mountain climbers managed to reach the peak of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan on Thursday, after nearly three weeks of free climbing their way through a hard uphill route named the Dawn Wall. read more
Michael A. Katz | Jan 15, 2015 09:46 AM EST
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said that last year’s Occupy Movement not only didn’t help in the cause for universal suffrage, but it “jeopardized the rule of law as well as our society's core values." read more
Dino Lirios | Jan 16, 2015 03:55 AM EST
The first ever free ascent of climbing's most difficult challenges, the Dawn Wall, was recently completed by duo Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson. read more
Dino Lirios | Jan 15, 2015 08:45 AM EST
Authorities in northern India recently reported a strange occurrence in the Ganges River last Wednesday when more than 80 bodies began surfacing in the body of water. Many of these bodies, they found, were of children. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Jan 15, 2015 06:27 AM EST
Regular taxi drivers in several Chinese cities went on strike Thursday to protest the competition from private car owners who rent their units using the ride-sharing app Uber. They complained that the situation has resulted in lower income, while they deal with soaring expenses. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Jan 15, 2015 06:22 AM EST
Pennsylvania authorities had to evacuate the 208 male and female inmates of the Northumberland County Prison that was burned on Wednesday afternoon. Its thick smoke was seen from miles away. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Jan 15, 2015 02:46 AM EST
First, there was the Sydney Siege, then there was the Paris Massacre. The third ISIS-linked terrorism attack could have resulted in a Washington Carnage had not the FBI arrested an Ohio man on Wednesday with plans to blow up the American capitol. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Jan 15, 2015 02:39 AM EST
Snowy roads took their toll anew on American travelers on Wednesday in Texas when a prison bus slipped off an icy highway overpass, slid and hit a train. The accident killed two corrections officers and eight inmates. read more
Kat De Guzman | Jan 14, 2015 08:00 AM EST
Briggs Fussy and Brittney Fussy already walked down the aisle twenty years ago as a flower girl and a ring bearer... Two decades after, they walked down again on the same path but this time, as the bride and the groom. read more
Kat De Guzman | Jan 14, 2015 09:36 PM EST
A man in China is said to be recovering at a hospital after his own wife cut off his penis twice after she found out that he was cheating on her. read more
Michael A. Katz | Jan 13, 2015 02:15 PM EST
Babies were fed instant noodles, placed in suitcases during transport, and hidden in an abandoned mortuary, according to police reports. More than 103 suspects were arrested. read more
Raymond Legaspi | Jan 13, 2015 08:08 AM EST
A subway train passenger died while 83 others - two of them in critical condition - were rushed to hospitals after they were trapped in smoke-filled rail cars in Washington D.C. on Monday afternoon, safety officials said. read more
Desiree Sison | Jan 13, 2015 05:57 AM EST
China has relaxed its one-child policy by allowing couples to have another child but parents are reluctant to take advantage of this policy because of the rising cost of raising another child read more
Raymond Legaspi | Jan 13, 2015 09:08 PM EST
Beer contaminated with deadly crocodile bile has been blamed for the deaths of 69 people and the severe illness of dozens others in Mozambique. read more
Kat De Guzman | Jan 13, 2015 05:39 AM EST
Harold Diamond, an 80-year old former grade school principal became the luckiest man in New York, when he hit the US$326 million jackpot, the biggest lottery jackpot ever in New York. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
