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Leaked Intelligence Report Shows Thailand Could be Next ISIS Terror Target

Charissa Echavez   | Dec 04, 2015 11:05 AM EST

Authorities from Thailand affirmed the legitimacy of the leaked police letter cautioning the country from fortuitous terrorist attack by the militant group ISIS. read more

Chinese Troops are Winning Hearts and Minds in South Sudan

Carlos Castillo   | Dec 04, 2015 10:37 AM EST

More than 1,000 Chinese soldiers have been winning hearts and minds among the people of Juba, in South Sudan, where a People's Liberation Army (PLA) contingent called the CHN-BATT has been stationed since China joined the United Nations (UN) effort to protect civilians and UN personnel in the strife-torn country earlier this year. read more

Salmonella Outbreak Downs 11 People in 9 US States

Desiree Sison   | Dec 04, 2015 08:06 AM EST

Eleven people in nine US states have been infected in a salmonella infection believed to have been caused by a nut butter spread, federal and health officials said on Thursday. read more

California Authorities Probe Possible Militant Link in San Bernardino Mass Shooting

Ryan General   | Dec 04, 2015 12:09 AM EST

Authorities are looking at a possible militant connection following a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. read more

#SueMeSaudi: Twitter Netizens React Following Saudi Arabian Government's Threat to Sue User

Charissa Echavez   | Dec 03, 2015 09:46 AM EST

A Saudi Arabian government official threatened to file a case against an unidentified Twitter user, who allegedly compared the death sentence handed to a Palestinian poet on Friday with the punitive measures of the militant group ISIS. Now, a number of Twitter users have shared their thoughts with the hashtag #SueMeSaudi. read more

China Opens First Foreign College Campus in Australia

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 02, 2015 05:14 PM EST

The Global Business College of Australia (GBCA) opened today in the city of Melbourne, marking the first time an international campus of a Chinese institution has been established outside the Mainland. read more

China’s Xi Pledges Commitment to Wildlife Protection

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 02, 2015 04:55 PM EST

China's President Xi Jinping promised that the country would step up its efforts to protect wildlife during his first ever state visit to Zimbabwe this week. read more

At Least 300 Americans Serve as ISIS Social Media Ambassadors – GWU Report

Brooke Knightley   | Dec 02, 2015 08:17 AM EST

At least 300 American citizens are serving as social media ambassadors for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), based on a recent report. read more

AirAsia QZ8501 Crash Due to Rudder Problem, Pilot Response - Investigators

Carlos Castillo   | Dec 01, 2015 09:00 PM EST

The crew's response to malfunctioning equipment was among the major factors behind the AirAsia plane crash that claimed the lives of 162 people in December last year, Indonesian officials disclose in a report issued Tuesday. read more

India Overtakes China's Economic Growth

Carlos Castillo   | Dec 01, 2015 04:15 PM EST

India outpaced China's economic growth over the third quarter as increased domestic demand and a strong manufacturing sector brought renewed vigor into the country's gross domestic product (GDP). read more

Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Appears in Court

Victoria Stanley   | Dec 01, 2015 11:14 AM EST

A gunman accused of opening fire and killing three people and injuring nine others inside a Planned Parenthood Clinic last week appeared in court on Monday and was told he would be charged with first-degree murder and could face death penalty. read more

U.S. Restricts Visa-Waiver Program in Anti-Terror Move

Brooke Knightley   | Dec 01, 2015 08:55 AM EST

The U.S. will tighten its visa-waiver program as part of its efforts to prevent terror attacks in the country, the White House has announced. read more

Body of Russian Pilot Shot Down Near Syrian Border Returned Home

Joliza Magdaong   | Dec 01, 2015 09:10 AM EST

After a long search for the downed Russian pilot of a Su-24 jet fighter shot down near the Syrian border last week, the dead body has finally been recovered and dispatched home for burial. read more

Aircraft Carrying Bodies of Russians Killed in Mali Hotel Attack Arrives in Ulyanovsk

Victoria Stanley   | Nov 30, 2015 04:10 AM EST

The bodies of Russian nationals who were killed during the recent terrorist attack in Mali have arrived in Russia's Ulyanovsk region. A Volga-Dnepr Airlines plane airlifted the bodies to Russia. read more

Russian Health Ministry Plans to Send Mobile Hospital to Crimea

Victoria Stanley   | Dec 01, 2015 07:45 AM EST

FMBA, the Ministry of Health and Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia, has confirmed that it will be sending a mobile hospital to Crimea from Rostov-on-Don in order to improve the situation with the provision of medical assistance amid power outage to the peninsula's population. read more

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