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California Allows Gun Seizure From People Deemed Dangerous

Oct 02, 2014 02:06 AM EDT

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday said he signed a gun legislation that allows relatives to seek the seizure of guns from someone deemed dangerous, making California the first state to do so.

RAF Jets Strikes Islamic State Targets in Iraq For the First Time

Staff Reporter |

Oct 01, 2014 11:31 AM EDT

Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornadoes have launched its airstrikes on Tuesday against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in Iraq for the first time, attacked an armored vehicle and the rebels "heavy weapon position."

Gov. Jerry Brown Bans California Lobbyists From Hosting Lavish Fundraisers

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 01, 2014 09:28 AM EDT

California Governor Jerry Brown (D) has banned lobbyists from hosting fundraising parties amid a series of political scandals.

Obama Administration To Push Through With Taiwan Arms Deal Despite Opposition from China

U.S. Secret Service Chief Julia Pierson On Hot Seat Over White House Security Breaches

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 01, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson was grilled on Tuesday during a Congressional inquiry about the Sept. 19 security breach in which an armed intruder evaded White House security and made it to the executive mansion before getting apprehended.

White House To Establish Refugee Processing

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 01, 2014 04:18 AM EDT

The White House announced on Tuesday its plan to build a refugee processing in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to discourage children from Latin America to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

Modi Says India Won’t Join U.S. Military Attacks On Daesh But Will Help Control Terror

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 01, 2014 03:50 AM EDT

India's Ministry of External Affairs released a statement saying India will not join the U.S.-led coalition of countries that will fight the militant Islamic State, also known as ISIL or Daesh.

Islamic State Could Acquire Nuclear Weapons, British Home Secretary Warns

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 01, 2014 03:08 AM EDT

British Home Secretary Theresa May warned on Tuesday that the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or Daesh, could acquire nuclear arms if allowed to consolidate its resources and described an attack against the West in apocalyptic terms.

New Documents Prove NSA Surveillance Programs Have Legal Basis

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 30, 2014 10:32 AM EDT

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed on Monday that the U.S. government has released new documents that showed a 1981 Executive Order (EO) as a basis for the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs.

China reported that it has halted a communication mechanism with Taiwan.

Draft Law To Impose Tougher Penalties on Chinese Officials Who Take Gifts

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 29, 2014 11:52 PM EDT

Chinese government officials who take money or gifts may face harsher punishment if a draft law starts being enforced in the count, legal experts said.

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Congressional Authorization To Back Obama's Syria War

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 29, 2014 08:46 AM EDT

Lawmakers pressed the U.S. Congress on Sunday to authorize President Barack Obama's war against the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, in Iraq and Syria.

Afghanistan To Inaugurate Ashraf Ghani Its New President

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 29, 2014 05:23 AM EDT

Afghanistan will have a grand presidential inauguration on Monday for former U. S. -based academic Ashraf Ghani, as the 13-year war involving the NATO troops comes to an end.

Hong Kong's C.Y. Leung Calls For 'Reason,' Says Raw Emotion Will Get Protest Nowhere

Lemuel V. Cacho |

Sep 29, 2014 02:49 AM EDT

Hong Kong's chief executive C.Y. Leung said that banking on raw political emotion will get the region's protest nowhere and that clamors for constitutional development and reform should be governed by reason.

Gubernatorial Candidate Smokes Weed in Campaign Ad

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 28, 2014 01:12 AM EDT

A gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island, who admitted to being a marijuana caregiver and patient, smoked weed in her campaign video.

Palin to Campaign for Rob Maness in Louisiana

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 28, 2014 01:02 AM EDT

Sarah Palin will be flying to Louisiana to campaign for Republican Rob Maness, a senatorial candidate in a race against incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu, in what has been tagged as an "insurgent campaign."

Marine Whistle-Blower Reached Settlement With Marine Corps

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 27, 2014 11:12 PM EDT

The marine whistle-blower who exposed the Marine Corps' disinterest in procuring armored vehicles for its troops in Iraq has finally reached a settlement regarding the dispute on Sept. 25, a federal agency reported Thursday.