Society

Renewed Gun Violence in the US Claims Five More Lives

Arthur Dominic Villasanta & Katie Collom   | Jun 08, 2014 11:24 PM EDT

Yelling "This is the start of a revolution!" a young woman and a man shot dead two Las Vegas policemen inside a pizza restaurant as a prelude to a deadly rampage that eventually left five persons dead. read more

False Alarm Causes Passengers In Guangzhou Subway To Panic

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Jun 08, 2014 02:03 PM EDT

Passengers in a subway in Guangzhou panicked after a passenger fell ill and fainted, thinking it was another violent terror-related attack. read more

Chinese Woman Beats Up Doctor And Pregnant Nurse

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Jun 08, 2014 02:03 PM EDT

A Chinese woman and the members of her family has beaten up a doctor and a five month pregnant nurse after being dissatisfied with the intervention given to their relative. read more

42 Kids Dumped in Newly-Opened Center for Abandoned Children

Marcel Woo   | Jun 07, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

A total of 42 Chinese kids have been dumped in the newly-opened "safe haven" for abandoned children in Jinan, Shandong province and shelter administrators said the number of children left in their care is expected to increase in the next few days. read more

Villagers Arrested for Catching Over 20,000 Birds Using MP3 Music

Marcel Woo   | Jun 07, 2014 04:37 AM EDT

Pexia, Jiangsu province policemen have arrested at least nine people for illegally luring and catching more than 20,000 birds using courtship sounds played through MP3 players. read more

Funeral Worker Finds Woman Alive in Mortuary Freezer

Marcel Woo   | Jun 07, 2014 03:59 AM EDT

A funeral parlor worker had the scariest moment of her life when she found that a woman, in her 70s, was alive inside one of the parlor's mortuary freezers. read more

Germs May Make Children Healthier - Study

Christl Leong   | Jun 07, 2014 04:10 AM EDT

Children exposed to allergens and bacteria in their first year of life show decreased risk of developing allergies and asthma later in life, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Criminal Immunology on June 6. read more

China to Issue More Visas to Top Professionals from Abroad

Marcel Woo   | Jun 07, 2014 03:09 AM EDT

In order to attract foreign high-level professionals to fill a gap in China's senior-level talents, the central government said it will issue more R visas, or talent visas, for professionals from abroad who have high-caliber skills and expertise read more

Poisonous Gas Leak Kills 2 in China

Marcel Woo   | Jun 07, 2014 02:44 AM EDT

Rescue workers were racing against time to rescue trapped workers inside a factory where a poisonous gas leaked Saturday morning, killing at least two persons, the China National Radio reported. read more

Evangelist Christians Adore Ashley Madison

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Jun 07, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

The "Holier Than Thou" aren't so holy, after all. read more

Made in China Jerky Treats Blamed for 1,000 Dog Deaths in the USA

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Jun 07, 2014 12:39 AM EDT

The FDA still doesn't know what is causing the dogs to get sick and die. read more

Drunken Woman Run Over by Train Survives Unscathed

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 06, 2014 08:07 AM EDT

Drunken 22-year-old Lynsey Horne passed out on a railroad in Alabama when a short train passed over her and she survived unscathed because her small frame fit perfectly between the two rail tracks. read more

China to Deport Australian Artist Guo Jian Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 06, 2014 06:21 AM EDT

Australian artist Guo Jian, who is also a former Chinese protester in 1989, was detained by police in Sunday and will be deported after 15 days as part of China’s tightened security ahead of the 25th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square protest. read more

Exiled Protest Leader Zhou Fengsuo Slips Into China Undetected

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 06, 2014 06:20 AM EDT

Exiled former protest leader Zhou Fengsuo said he slipped back into China undetected and spent two days in the capital in time for the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident. read more

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