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Victoria Stanley | Nov 25, 2015 03:01 PM EST
China nation has signed a signed a 10-year agreement to build a military base for the first time in Africa, this is acts as a strategy of expansion outside the Asia-Pacific region. According to The Hill, Gen. David Rodriguez the commander of U.S. Africa Command Army confirmed the news. China is on plans to begin building its first post which will be in Djibouti, a country on the Horn of Africa, which sits strategically at the mouth of the Red Sea. The base will include a port and an airfield. The moves signals that China is shifting from offshore defense to open seas protection. read more
Victoria Stanley | Nov 25, 2015 10:50 AM EST
Independent monitors and observers should be involved in investigating the latest raid in the Xinjiang region by Chinese authorities. The raids reportedly left 28 people dead, Human Rights Watch said today. Clarifying facts on the ground is crucial in order to know whether excessive force was used, Reuters reported. read more
Joy Anne Labarite | Nov 25, 2015 07:31 AM EST
Following the deadly attacks in Paris earlier this month, homegrown French ISIS fighters have released a video containing chilling threats about impending attacks on France. read more
Victoria Stanley | Nov 25, 2015 07:08 AM EST
Activists are pleading with China to save the lives of nine refugees from North Korea - including an 11-month-old baby - by not sending them back to their home country. The North Korean refugees could face prison, torture, sexual violence and death for attempting to escape the secretive country, according to human rights activists. read more
Victoria Stanley | Nov 24, 2015 12:57 PM EST
In an attempt to stop criminals, the Bangladesh government has banned social media apps like WhatsApp and Facebook. Following the announcement of the ban, an ensuing confusion saw the entire country experience loss of the Internet for more than 60 minutes. read more
Joliza Magdaong | Nov 24, 2015 08:00 AM EST
French police have possibly found new evidence linked to the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 wounded and many others injured. read more
Charissa Echavez | Nov 23, 2015 11:45 PM EST
With the Thanksgiving and Yuletide holidays coming and the recent spate of terror attacks and threats obtaining everywhere, the U.S. State Department on Monday issued a travel alert to all its citizens living or transiting across three continents. read more
Joy Anne Labarite | Nov 23, 2015 11:54 AM EST
Following the release of a video by ISIS containing threats to attack New York and Washington D.C., the New York Police Department is conducting a shooter drill. Are they ready for ISIS? read more
Brooke Knightley | Nov 23, 2015 09:53 AM EST
China has denied allegations that it is militarizing the South China Sea and has insisted that it needs to expand the military facilities in the disputed area to protect itself and its reefs. read more
Victoria Stanley | Nov 23, 2015 10:19 AM EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the world is coming together in a bid to end the terrors caused by the Islamic State (ISIS). Speaking on behalf of his country on Monday alongside President François Hollande in Paris, Cameron said that the UK would do all that ispossible to help assist France attacks the jihadists in Syria. read more
Brooke Knightley | Nov 23, 2015 08:54 AM EST
A landslide occurred near a jade mine in Myanmar on Saturday night, leaving 104 villagers dead and many others still missing. read more
Joy Anne Labarite | Nov 23, 2015 09:28 AM EST
In a bid to wreak more havoc around the world, ISIS may be looking for more fighters in Southeast Asia. read more
Joy Anne Labarite | Nov 22, 2015 06:26 AM EST
US President Barrack Obama has a simple answer to the question of how to fight ISIS as the latter continues to sow terror to the world. read more
Cybelle Go | Nov 21, 2015 11:06 AM EST
Three Chinese Nationals were killed in Mali's capital city Bamako after gunmen seiged the Radisson Blu hotel on Friday and took several people hostage, the Chinese embassy has confirmed, Xinhua reported. 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
