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Vittorio Hernandez | Apr 23, 2015 05:44 AM EDT
Belt-tightening measures would be felt in Russia's space program as the country cuts spending by more than a third over the next decade. That would mean cancelling its plan to come up with a super-heavy launch rocket as well as losing its space race with the United States. read more
Eana Maniebo | Apr 23, 2015 12:29 AM EDT
Two decades of financial crisis has ultimately led top finance officials to make this announcement. read more
Michael A. Katz | Apr 22, 2015 05:00 PM EDT
China and Laos have vowed to strengthen military ties between the two countries after Laotian President Choummaly Saygnasone met with Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission. read more
Michael A. Katz | Apr 22, 2015 02:25 PM EDT
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a surprise meeting today on the sidelines of the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta. read more
Eana Maniebo | Apr 22, 2015 04:33 AM EDT
Two of the 28 survivors from the capsized boat carrying migrants to Europe were arrested on Tuesday and will be charged with multiple homicide. read more
Geann Pineda | Apr 22, 2015 02:23 AM EDT
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of U.S. Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted of failing to report a suspected child abuse case by a member of a clergy. read more
Geann Pineda | Apr 21, 2015 11:35 PM EDT
Embattled Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chief Michele Leonhart is resigning amid mounting criticisms over her handling of the controversial sex scandal involving DEA agents. She is expected to leave the agency in mid-May. read more
Dino Lirios | Apr 21, 2015 11:06 PM EDT
The Philippines has just released new aerial photographs that reveal China building large infrastructures on a heavily contested Spratly Island. read more
Geann Pineda | Apr 21, 2015 09:56 AM EDT
A bomb has exploded in front of the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli, Libya Monday night, in a latest attack against foreign entities in the country. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Apr 21, 2015 03:09 AM EDT
A missile attack hit an army Scud depot in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa on Monday, causing a huge explosion. The blast killed 25 people and injured 400, reports Reuters. Most of the victims of the blast were civilian children and women. read more
Michael A. Katz | Apr 20, 2015 03:24 PM EDT
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s is meeting with Pakistan's leadership in Islamabad to discuss improving not only ecconomic relations, but strengtehning military and security ties as well. read more
Geann Pineda | Apr 20, 2015 10:22 AM EDT
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has climbed the country's highest mountain. State-run media has released photos of Kim greeting members of the Korean People's Army pilots at the summit of Mt. Paektu. read more
Geann Pineda | Apr 20, 2015 05:40 AM EDT
One person died and another was rushed to a hospital after an apartment caught fire following a powerful earthquake that jolted Taiwan on Monday. The magnitude 6.8 quake also rocked parts of southwestern Japan, particularly the islands on the Okinawa area. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Apr 20, 2015 05:32 AM EDT
Thousands of immigrants, mostly from Zimbabwe, are fleeing the South African city of Durban after they were attacked by machete-wielding men. The anger of the locals stems from their perception that domestic jobs are being taken by the foreigners. 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
