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Staff Reporter | Dec 09, 2014 08:58 AM EST
An article that recently appeared on the Web site of the Chinese People's Liberation Army gives the lowdown on the woes of a Chinese soldier, including the trouble with Army-issue underpants. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 09, 2014 08:57 AM EST
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge start their New York City tour on a mission to raise funds for their charities. read more
Desiree Sison | Dec 09, 2014 08:57 AM EST
Prince William spoke before the anti-wildlife trafficking group of leaders at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC today and said he will create a task force that will try to eliminate wildlife trafficking in the world read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 09, 2014 03:24 AM EST
China will become a threat to all U.S. military forces in the Western Pacific within the next decade, warns a report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 09, 2014 02:59 AM EST
The Department of Justice announced on Monday the release of new rules that would curb racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 09, 2014 03:20 AM EST
Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Mills has recently issued his public apology when he was caught playing the mobile game Candy Crush Saga in his tablet while at a Commons committee hearing. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 09, 2014 08:55 AM EST
United States President Barack Obama has released a statement on Monday saying that the protests prompted by the grand jury decisions are necessary regarding the cases of Eric Garner and Michael Brown who were killed by white police officers. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 09, 2014 08:54 AM EST
A Chinese nongovernmental organization has sent a letter to Japan's prime minister calling on his government to apologize to the victims of a wartime massacre almost 80 years ago and pay compensation, the group's president said Monday. read more
Raymond Legaspi | Dec 09, 2014 08:54 AM EST
The United States was unaware of negotiations on the supposed imminent release of a South African hostage who was killed in a U.S. raid on Al Qaeda militants in Yemen, the U.S. ambassador in South Africa said on Monday. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 09, 2014 01:07 AM EST
A South African judge has acquitted a Briton businessman identified as Shrien Dewani on Monday who was said to have paid hitmen in order to kill his wife during their honeymoon in South Africa back in 2010. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 09, 2014 01:37 AM EST
The Syrian government on Monday called on the United Nations to impose sanctions on Israel for the bombing of Damascus airport and Dimas, an attack which officials condemned as a "heinous" crime against Syrian sovereignty. read more
Jose Mario Fuderanan | Dec 09, 2014 06:45 AM EST
Ugandan nanny Jolly Tumuhiirwee has admitted to harming her 18-month-old ward whenever the baby refuses to eat. read more
Dan Weisman | Dec 08, 2014 08:53 PM EST
Reflecting Taiwan's new political reality, a high-powered mainland delegation including Alibaba's Jack Ma visiting this week beginning Tuesday was expected to receive an underwhelming welcome, according to island officials and analysts. Ma, a former Chinese commerce minister, was leading a delegate of top mainland officials and business leaders on an eight-day visit to Taiwan. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 08, 2014 08:22 AM EST
The remains of South African al-Qaeda hostage Pierre Korkie, 56, who was killed on Saturday along with American national Luke Somers during a botched U.S.-led rescue operation in Yemen, will be flown home to his his wife and two children. read more
Staff Reporter | Dec 08, 2014 04:47 AM EST
Police say an overcrowded bus has plunged off a mountain road in Nepal, killing at least 17 people and injuring 50 more. 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
