Mitch de Leon | Sep 02, 2014 02:03 AM EDT
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has formally commenced the probe on the case involving the hacked pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and other female celebrities, which were distributed online on Sunday. At present, the issue of the hacked photographs of these personalities, which surfaced in various social networking sites such as 4chan, Reddit, Twitter, and Tumblr, is already considered an official case for the FBI to investigate. read more
Kat De Guzman | Sep 02, 2014 05:05 AM EDT
In order to end the painstaking length of time that tourists generally have to wait for a visa to visit Myanmar, the country launched a brand new online electronic E-Visa system on Monday in hopes of making the nation more accessible to visitors from around the globe. read more
Desiree Sison | Sep 02, 2014 04:56 AM EDT
China's insurers have gotten creative to lure more customers into buying policies read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 02, 2014 01:12 AM EDT
A teenager is facing capital offense and possible deportation after being charged with the murder of his 5-year-old cousin. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 09:46 AM EDT
Three of China's major universities guaranteed tighter control over its students' and teachers' ideologies to comply with the country's broadened suppression of free expression. Shanghai's Fudan University, Peking University and Guangzhou's Sun Yat-sen University signed on to the new position. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 09:45 AM EDT
A new policy implemented last week at China's restless Xinjiang province entails a huge amount of money being offered to urge members of ethnic minorities to marry Han Chinese in hopes of subduing unrest in the community. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 04:23 AM EDT
A single mother who leads one of the biggest workers labor union in Macau asserts their right to a cleaner air, better wages, and better working conditions as the casinos in the gambling hub continue to ignore their plight. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 02:50 AM EDT
Authorities arrested a 20-year-old man for stabbing a couple at their Staten Island home on Sunday, leaving the man dead while his wife gravely injured. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 04:46 AM EDT
The family of an American missionary who has been detained for almost two years in North Korea expressed their worry for his health on Monday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 02, 2014 01:04 AM EDT
All five victims aboard a single-engine plane that crashed on Sunday at a Colorado airport were identified to be the plane’s pilot and a family of four, including a mother and her four children. read more
Marcel Woo | Sep 01, 2014 10:34 PM EDT
People who are bored or lonely or those who just want to pass time but do not have friends to talk to can now get a virtual partner for just 20 to 30 yuan (US$3-5) a day in China. read more
Mitch de Leon | Sep 02, 2014 12:47 AM EDT
The suspect for the murder of two employees in an unemployment office, as well as for the grave injuries suffered by a third worker, in a South Island town was officially charged on Tuesday. In his first court appearance, the suspect refused to enter a plea to the two murder and one attempted murder charges filed against him. At present, he remains under police custody. read more
Marcel Woo | Sep 01, 2014 10:10 PM EDT
Full-time American employees reported working an average of 47 hours per week, which means the 40-hour work week is no longer the norm, a survey conducted by Gallup showed. read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 02, 2014 04:38 AM EDT
A police officer on Monday wounded a suspected carjacker at Northeast 122nd Avenue in Portland. read more
Marcel Woo | Sep 01, 2014 08:34 PM EDT
A 22-year-old college student's nightmare finally ended after authorities rescued her from the hands of her abductor who made her a sex slave for four days, police said. 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