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100 Whales Dead; 200 Stranded on New Zealand Beach

Ana Verayo   | Feb 15, 2015 05:04 AM EST

This has been the most severe beaching event in the last 15 years. read more

Caged Kurdish Fighters Paraded on Streets in New Islamic State Video

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 14, 2015 08:26 AM EST

Islamic State threatened to burn alive seventeen Kurdish fighters kept in cages and paraded around on streets, as shown in a recently posted video of the militants. read more

Australian Tourists May Shun Indonesia if Drug Convicts Executed

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 14, 2015 08:19 AM EST

Australians could stay away from Indonesian tourist spots if Jakarta carries out the execution by firing squad of two Australian drug traders, warned Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. read more

China Lines Up Big Military Parades to ‘Warn’ Neighbor Japan

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 14, 2015 05:42 AM EST

China's People Liberation Army buckles down to practicing for a big spectacle of military power in September, when the army puts new locally developed arms on display, sources tell Reuters. read more

U.S. Sending Millions of Taxpayers’ Money as Aid to China: Watchdog

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 14, 2015 01:47 AM EST

The watchdog ForeignAssistance.gov is questioning the dubious spending pattern of the U.S. federal government, particularly its allotment of $50 billion annually as foreign aid to several nations. The question arises since the U.S. itself is deeply mired in debt to the tune of $1.3 trillion. read more

Police: Halifax Valentine's Day Killings Plot Foiled

Geann Pineda   | Feb 14, 2015 02:04 AM EST

Nova Scotia police say a tip helped them stop a plot to kill a large number of people in Halifax on Saturday. read more

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Steps Down Over Fiancée Scandal; Replacement Kate Brown Is First Openly Bisexual Governor in U.S.

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 13, 2015 09:50 PM EST

John Kitzhaber, the longest-serving governor of Oregon, resigned on Friday, bowing down to political pressure over allegations that his live-in partner got juicy contracts for her green energy consulting business because of his position. read more

U.S. Slips in Press Freedom Ranking After Arrest of Ferguson Reporters

Geann Pineda   | Feb 13, 2015 07:56 PM EST

The United States has slipped down further in this year's World Press Freedom ranking. read more

Senate Easily Confirms Ashton Carter as New US Defense Secretary

Marcel Woo   | Feb 13, 2015 08:37 AM EST

Voting 93 to 5, the US Senate did not give Ashton Carter a hard time to become the new Secretary of Defense. read more

Train Accident Kills 12 in India; Scores Injured

Marcel Woo   | Feb 13, 2015 08:05 AM EST

At least 12 people were confirmed dead while more than 150 others were injured when nine coaches of an express train derailed in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Friday. read more

Paris Gunman’s Widow Now in Syria with ISIS

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 13, 2015 08:05 AM EST

Hayat Boumeddien, the common-law wife of one of the gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, was able to easily leave France before the incident and is now in Syria with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. read more

U.S. Officials: Embassy Closure Weakened Counterterrorism Efforts In Yemen

Geann Pineda   | Feb 13, 2015 06:03 AM EST

The United States admitted its counterterrorism capability in Yemen has weakened following the shut down of its embassy there. read more

President Xi Jinping To Visit Pakistan This Year

Marcel Woo   | Feb 13, 2015 02:40 AM EST

China President Xi Jinping will make history when he visits Pakistan this year, becoming the first Chinese president to visit its western neighbor in nine years. read more

Egyptian Court Frees Al-Jazeera Journalists On Bail

Geann Pineda   | Feb 13, 2015 07:59 PM EST

Al Jazeera journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy are now free. An Egyptian court has ordered their release on bail, after more than 400 days in detention. read more

North Korea Unveils Over 300 Bizarre Slogans To Mark 70th Founding Anniversary

Geann Pineda   | Feb 13, 2015 01:43 AM EST

From the legacy of the Kim dynasty, to children's school uniforms, to growing vegetables and mushrooms. These are just some of the wide range of topics, North Korea's new political slogans were drafted from. read more

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