Dino Lirios | Feb 09, 2015 01:54 AM EST
Mohammad Javad Zarif, foreign minister of Iran, said last Sunday that Tehran did not want another extension of the talks limiting their nuclear programs, stressing that the expected economic sanctions should be lifted if an official agreement was reached. read more
Dino Lirios | Feb 09, 2015 01:18 AM EST
Japan and China are taking a huge step forward in their education and academic matters, as the top universities from both countries will be forming strategic partnerships, university officials said last Saturday. read more
Geann Pineda | Feb 09, 2015 01:14 AM EST
TransAsia pilots have begun taking proficiency tests days after one of its ATR 72 jets crashed into a river in Taiwan. read more
Dino Lirios | Feb 09, 2015 12:52 AM EST
A total of six nuclear reactors were installed in Pakistan with the assistance of China. The reactors have a total capacity of 3.4 million kilowatts, a top Chinese official said last Sunday. read more
Dino Lirios | Feb 09, 2015 01:43 AM EST
Due to coalition air strikes led by the United States in September, the military capabilities of The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took a huge hit. General Mansour Al-Jbour, head of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, stated that at least 20 percent of its capabilities. read more
Kat De Guzman | Feb 09, 2015 12:47 AM EST
Taiwan has asked mainland China for help in transporting materials to the US$100-million port it is constructing on an island in the disputed Spratlys, Taiwanese officials confirmed. read more
Kat De Guzman | Feb 09, 2015 12:31 AM EST
Chinese tourists were reportedly not allowed to enter the "White Temple" or the "Wat Rong Khun" in Chiang Rai, Thailand for almost half a day because of complaints about inappropriate toilet usage. read more
Kat De Guzman | Feb 09, 2015 01:10 AM EST
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said they should stay true to their treaty obligation to supply Ukraine with arms to hinder the pro-Russian separatists despite the European leaders' continuous plea for a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Feb 08, 2015 09:18 AM EST
Mauri Saalakhan, an American Muslim activist, said on Saturday that Kayla Mueller, the aid worker who the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claims died in the airstrike made by Jordan in Raqqa, was sentenced to death in 2013 by the extremist organization. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Feb 08, 2015 06:59 AM EST
The Fire Volcano lived up to its name, spewing ash and incandescent rock n Saturday in southern Guatemala. While the surrounding towns have been placed on alert, the government has not yet evacuated residents. read more
Geann Pineda | Feb 08, 2015 06:53 AM EST
Nigeria has postponed its 14 February presidential election by six weeks citing security concerns. read more
Geann Pineda | Feb 08, 2015 03:26 AM EST
Colombia's FARC rebels had invited Ms. Universe Pauline Vega to help them strike a deal with the Colombian government. read more
Geann Pineda | Feb 08, 2015 01:23 AM EST
TransAsia Airways is cancelling 90 flights, so their pilots can undergo retraining. read more
Raymond Legaspi | Feb 07, 2015 03:59 PM EST
Jordan bears down on Islamic State strongholds across northern Iraq and Syria, bent on wiping out the militants "completely," Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein al-Majali said on Saturday. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Feb 07, 2015 11:52 AM EST
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has enemies from within and without. Observers of the extremist terror group think it would be destroyed eventually, possibly not because of the U.S.-led coalition's airstrikes but implode. 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