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Oklahoma Cop Formally Charged With Rape And Sexual Assault

Mitch de Leon   | Aug 29, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

The Oklahoma City police officer accused of multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse committed while he was on-duty has been formally charged on Friday. read more

Salad Baby Takes China By Storm

David Perry   | Aug 29, 2014 09:07 PM EDT

A baby boy in China has a whole new reason to resent his parents after they turned him into a salad. read more

Hong Kong Police Detonate WWII Warhead

David Perry   | Aug 29, 2014 03:58 PM EDT

The WWII remnant had been buried for nearly 70 year but was still live. read more

One Killed, Eight Injured in Beijing Explosion

David Perry   | Aug 29, 2014 02:56 PM EDT

One person was killed and another eight were injured when an explosion ripped through a residential building in Zuojiazhuang in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. read more

Pilot In F-15 Virginia Crash Never Managed To Eject; Search And Rescue Effort Transitioned To Recovery Operation

Mitch de Leon   | Aug 29, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

The more than 30 hours of exhaustive search and rescue operation launched on Wednesday to locate the missing pilot of the crashed F-15C "Eagle" fighter jet has come to a gloomy end. Investigators on late Thursday were finally able to conduct a preliminary investigation of the crash location. Their findings reveal that the sole pilot of the aircraft never managed to eject. read more

WeChat Accounts Suspended By Tencent Due To New Censorship Rules In China

Mitch de Leon   | Aug 29, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

More than 300 WeChat mobile accounts have been suspended by China's Tencent Holdings, Ltd. In addition, approximately 40 other messaging app accounts have been banned by the company. The decision to temporarily put on hold the aforementioned social networking accounts has been made in adherence to the government restrictions imposed recently. Reports show that such messaging apps and other social media platforms have been employed to spread political news online. read more

California Lawmakers Pass “Yes Means Yes” Bill as Standard for College Assault Cases

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

California is the first in the United States to define when “yes means yes” as lawmakers voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a bill to aid investigations about sexual assaults on college campuses. read more

North Korea Retracts Cheerleaders For 2014 Asian Games In South Korea

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 04:48 AM EDT

Because of Seoul’s hostile reaction on Pyongyang’s decision to send a unique side-attraction, North Korea declared on Friday that it will no longer send cheerleaders in the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. read more

Report: China Faces Impending Public Health Crisis

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

China's rapid development has fueled a "time bomb" of health issues resulting from reckless driving, air pollution, ignorance about mental well-being and obesity, according to a new report. read more

Mom's Facebook Status Leads To Son's Preschool Expulsion

Mitch de Leon   | Aug 29, 2014 02:16 AM EDT

A Facebook status posted by a mother resulted in the expulsion of her four-year-old son from a preschool in Callahan, Florida. read more

'Yes We Tan': President Obama Mocked For Choice of Taupe Suit

Kat De Guzman   | Aug 29, 2014 01:58 AM EDT

As the president of the United States addressed the growing situation both in Ukraine and the Middle East during the White House Address on Thursday, people seemed less concerned about global issues and more concerned about Obama's choice of fashion, making the U.S. president's taupe suit the center of a Twitter storm of comments. read more

Reclining Seat Ruckus Forces American Airlines Flight To Divert To Boston

Desiree Sison   | Aug 29, 2014 03:59 AM EDT

For the second time in the U.S. this week, a commercial plane diverted its flight over a reclining seat ruckus when a hypertensive man became upset after the woman in front of him reclined her seat Wednesday night, aviation authorities said. read more

South African Capital Consider Renaming Streets, Buildings After Chairman Mao

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

Despite intense objections from opposing parties, leaders of South Africa's capital city have decided to include Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong's name on a list of geographical names to be considered for city's structures and streets. read more

Rescuers Scour Southwest China’s Guizhou for Survivors as 11 Remain Missing Following Massive Landslide

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 03:39 AM EDT

Several hundred rescuers raced against time Friday as they scoured the city of Fuquan in southwest China's Guizhou province for survivors after a massive landslide that killed at least 14 people two days ago. read more

No Charges To Be Filed in Death of Instructor by Uzi-Wielding Student

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 29, 2014 02:28 AM EDT

Dubbed as an "industrial accident," law enforcement officials announced on Thursday that there are no criminal charges to be filed after a 9-year-old girl inadvertently shot and killed her shooting instructor. read more

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