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Brooke Knightley | Dec 14, 2015 08:14 AM EST
At least 20 Saudi female candidates won in the recent local government elections, based on results reported by The Associated Press (AP). read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 12, 2015 08:13 AM EST
Saudi Arabia has started its first election where female voters and candidates are allowed to partake. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 11, 2015 05:15 PM EST
The embassy district in Kabul is under attack, according to reports. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 11, 2015 08:42 AM EST
Canada has welcomed a planeload of Syrian refugees on Thursday. They were personally greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself, who promised to give a new and better life to the 25,000 individuals. read more
Carlos Castillo | Dec 11, 2015 04:55 AM EST
Swiss authorities have put the country's law enforcement and anti-terror units on high alert even as a massive manhunt is under way in Geneva for five suspects associated with the recent terror attack in Paris. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 11, 2015 09:12 AM EST
Following the Paris attack that killed 130 people, threats of ISIS attacks are everywhere. Recently, cities like Geneva and Canada were allegedly placed on alert status for possible attacks from the militant group. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 10, 2015 10:58 PM EST
The US Department of Defense has announced that a coalition airstrike has killed a senior finance officer of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). read more
Eva Etha Marie Monares | Dec 13, 2015 10:36 AM EST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle has narrated how the horror of Pyongyang's politics compelled him and his wife to move to the United States almost twenty years ago. North Korea's politics is lethal enough that even some members of the ruling family fled to other country. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 10, 2015 09:08 AM EST
The state-funded Russian news organization RT (formerly Russia Today) has disputed the reported civilian casualty figures from a suspected coalition airstrike against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in Syria, saying the civilian death toll from the air assault is likely to be higher than what has been reported to Western media organizations. read more
Marie de Vera | Dec 10, 2015 09:46 AM EST
An investigation has revealed that at least 80 Boston College students who ate at a nearby Chipotle restaurant have been sickened by norovirus, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) said on Wednesday, indicating that the outbreak is connected to a spate of E. coli infections in most states. read more
Eva Etha Marie Monares | Dec 10, 2015 08:13 AM EST
Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen has warned that the return of the Islamic State fighters is a "clear and present danger" to south-east Asian countries. Following the terror attacks in Paris, authorities in Asian countries have highlighted the threat that the region is under from battle-hardened locals in the Middle East, who could return to their home countries to plot terror attacks read more
Alexis Villarias | Dec 09, 2015 02:58 PM EST
Few people would associate China and its people with the so-called Islamic State (IS). However, one Chinese national has allegedly entered Syria to fight alongside the Kurdish militia group. read more
Ryan General | Dec 09, 2015 10:22 AM EST
Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte has openly announced several times that if he wins the presidency in the 2016 elections, he will place the entire Philippines under dictatorship. This may be the only time in history that a presidential candidate is asking the people to vote for him so he can place them under a forced rule. He also mentioned that he would place the entire country under curfew in an interview on radio DZMM. read more
Desiree Sison | Dec 09, 2015 07:07 AM EST
The stockpile of weaponry being used by Islamic militants to kill, terrorize, and attack hapless civilians worldwide actually came from more than 25 countries including China, Russia, US, and the European Union states, a report released by the Amnesty International said. read more
Cybelle Go | Dec 09, 2015 06:30 AM EST
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favor of implementing more strict rules on visa-free entry in the country, according to BBC News. The proposal was brought before the house following the deadly Paris attacks. 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
