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Facebook 'Censorship' Irks Russian Opposition Leader

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 22, 2014 10:34 PM EST

Followers of a Russian opposition leader scored Facebook after it apparently blocked a page which supported an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin. read more

Sony Vows to Release 'The Interview': 'It Will be Distributed' Says Studio

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 22, 2014 09:26 AM EST

A week after caving into hacker demands and canceling the premier of "The Interview," Sony Pictures now vows that the show will go on. read more

China to Pump $11.5 Billion in Aid, Soft Loans Into Five ASEAN Neighbors

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 22, 2014 11:55 AM EST

China will hand out over $11.5 billion in aid and soft loans to neighboring Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, mostly for infrastructure and industrial capacity building, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday. read more

North Korea denies Sony hack but warns US: Worse is coming

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 22, 2014 11:59 AM EST

After denying hacking into Sony, North Korea warned U.S. President Barack Obama of cyber attacks against the White House, the Pentagon and the whole U.S. mainland. read more

Senator Marco Rubio Claims Foreign Policy Of Obama Over Cuba Is Supported By Senator Rand Paul

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 22, 2014 06:17 AM EST

United States President Barack Obama has recently lifted the bans over Cuba and has restored its ties with the country resulting to disagreements between elected officials such as Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio and fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul. read more

Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Claim Over Major Victories Against IS

Jose Mario Fuderanan   | Dec 22, 2014 03:35 AM EST

Kurdish Peshmerga forces claim taking "large area" of town of Sinjar after ending months-long siege of nearby Mount Sinjar read more

Chinese Military Builds Facilities On East China Sea's Senkaku Islands

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 22, 2014 01:37 AM EST

Chinese sources have claimed on Sunday that the Chinese military is building base facilities that are of large-scale in East China Sea's Senkaku Islands. read more

Pakistan Claims Arrests Of Peshawar Massacre Suspects

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 22, 2014 01:05 AM EST

Authorities from Pakistan announced on Sunday that they have arrested several Taliban attackers who were held responsible for the death of 148 people during an attack in a military-run school in Peshawar last week. read more

11 Men Hanged In Jordan, 8-Year Execution Ban Lifted

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 22, 2014 12:49 AM EST

Jordan on Sunday executed eleven people, among 120 Jordanians who have committed capital crimes in the last ten years, just after the eight-year ban on death penalty was lifted. read more

Sydney Siege Leads U.S. State Department to Issue Worldwide Travel Alert

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 21, 2014 05:39 AM EST

Even if there are no specific threats against U.S. citizens who are traveling overseas, the U.S. Department of State nevertheless issued on Friday a worldwide travel alert. The reason behind the warning is the Sydney Siege which resulted in the death of two Australians. read more

GAO Report Exposes Unpreparedness of U.S. for Nuclear Terrorist Attack

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 20, 2014 01:02 AM EST

Even if the United States is considered the global cop by leading efforts to curb threats that go beyond borders such as the Islamic State and Russia's expansionism, Washington isn't prepared to protect its citizens in case of a nuclear terrorist attack or similar threats to national safety. read more

Mother of 7 Murdered Children in Australia Arrested

Marcel Woo   | Dec 19, 2014 09:39 PM EST

Authorities in Cairns, Australia have arrested the 37-year-old mother of seven of eight children who were found murdered in a home in this city. read more

ISIS Turning Churches Into Torture Chambers

Marcel Woo   | Dec 19, 2014 09:22 PM EST

From places of worships and religious gatherings, Christian churches in Syria and Iraq have reportedly been transformed by the Islamic State into dungeons and torture chambers. read more

U.S. Seeks Improved Military Ties With China

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 19, 2014 07:15 AM EST

The incoming U.S. Pacific commander said on Thursday he would stick to his predecessor's strategy of strengthening military relations with China and other east Asian nations despite tensions over territories in the South China Sea. read more

President Putin blames 'external factors' for Russia's economic woes

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 19, 2014 05:25 AM EST

The Russian currency fell further against the US dollar following President Vladimir Putin's three hour, end-of-year news conference in front of a thousand journalists in Moscow. read more

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