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PEGIDA Gets Thousands To Join Protests Agains Immigration In Germany

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 17, 2014 01:32 AM EST

A new grass-roots movement that assails the German government for ignoring its fears of being overrun by Muslims and other immigrants attracted a record 15,000 marchers on Monday in the eastern city of Dresden. read more

Russian Sanctions Update: Obama Agrees To Pass Law

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 17, 2014 01:18 AM EST

United States President Barack Obama announced his plans to sign the legislation that will give Russia more sanctions amid the global and economic struggles the country is already facing from the earlier sanctions for backing pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine. read more

Vatican Ends Probe Into 'Feminist' U.S. Nuns On Softer Tone

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 17, 2014 01:03 AM EST

An unprecedented Vatican investigation of U.S. women's religious orders that alarmed Roman Catholic sisters when the inquiry began years ago ended Tuesday with a report signaling a softer approach under Pope Francis. read more

Guilty Plea For Chinese Student Involved In U.S. Arms Export Conspiracy

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 17, 2014 12:52 AM EST

A Chinese citizen, who is in the United States on a student visa, has already pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the alleged high-tech sensor smuggling that are being used in the defense industry in an attempt to export it illegally to China. read more

Pakistan Massacre Leaves 141 Dead, Taliban Held Responsible

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 16, 2014 10:05 PM EST

Another attack that is suspected to have been led by the Taliban on a school run by the military has left 141 people dead, 131 of them were children. read more

Hillary Clinton Likely To Announce Bid For Presidency In Spring Next Year

Raymond Legaspi   | Dec 16, 2014 07:37 PM EST

In the high stakes campaign to become President of the United States, timing is everything especially for Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Her advisers said she will most likely announce her decision in spring next year. read more

Chinese Man Cleared Of Rape, Murder 18 Years After His Execution

Staff Reporter   | Dec 16, 2014 05:53 AM EST

Chinese authorities apologized to the family of an 18-year-old man named Huugjilt for executing him after he was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a woman in a public toilet 18 years ago. read more

Soldier charged with drowning transgender woman allegedly told colleague ‘I think I killed a he-she’

Staff Reporter   | Dec 16, 2014 05:07 AM EST

An arrest warrant is out for an American soldier charged with the strangling and drowning of a transgender Filipino in a toilet bowl after allegedly meeting her at a disco bar. read more

Dems, Republicans Push Obama To Support Russian Sanctions

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 16, 2014 12:55 AM EST

Republicans and the Democrats are now on the same page in terms of pushing U.S. President Barack Obama to sign the legislation that would impose new sanctions over Russia for providing weapons and assistance to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. read more

Police Arrest Journalists In Turkey Media Crackdown

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 16, 2014 12:09 AM EST

Police official have extended their crackdown to the media as they raided the offices of Zaman, one of the well-known circulating newspapers in the country, and arrested the editor-in-chief identified as Ekrem Dumanli over free speech. read more

Congress Passes Spending Bill Protecting Medical Marijuana

Cory Doyle   | Dec 15, 2014 05:52 PM EST

"This legislation makes it clear that the DEA has no business interfering in states' medical marijuana laws," director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project. read more

China Demotes 1,000 'Naked Officials'

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 15, 2014 03:32 PM EST

As part of its ongoing crackdown on corrupt officials, the Chinese government has outed more than 3,200 so-called "naked" officials, demoting 1,000 of them. read more

Two Hostages, Islamist Gunman Dead After Australian Police Storm Sydney Cafe

Andy Vitalicio   | Dec 15, 2014 02:29 PM EST

Police stormed the Lindt Cafe on Sydney's commercial center early Tuesday, and killed the Islamist gunman who had held at least 17 hostages for almost 17 hours. Unfortunately, two of the hostages also reportedly died in the siege. read more

Hundreds of Chinese Fighters Join Islamic State Via Turkey

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 15, 2014 02:10 PM EST

According to security officers from Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, there are an estimated 300 Chinese citizens fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. read more

Texas considers allowing open carry of handguns

Staff Reporter   | Dec 15, 2014 08:45 AM EST

Long seen as the gun toting capital of America, Texas is one of the few states with a ban on openly carrying handguns. That could change next year, with the Republican-run Legislature and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott expected to pass expanded gun rights. read more

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