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Carlene Vision | Dec 02, 2014 07:41 AM EST
Elizabeth Lauten, Congressional Communications Director for Rep. Stephen Fincher, left her post following the derogatory remarks she wrote on her Facebook account addressed to first children, Malia and Sasha Obama. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 02, 2014 03:41 AM EST
A Hong Kong court has granted an injunction on Monday that could allow authorities to clear out pro-democracy protests from the main demonstration site after violent clashes between two sides broke out. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 02, 2014 03:08 AM EST
The United Nations has suspended its food aid program for Syrian refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, with 1.7 million predicted to go hungry in the coming winter unless substantial financial injections could be made. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 02, 2014 02:00 AM EST
A woman with dual citizenship identified as Gill Rosenberg was reportedly captured during a battle in Kobani, Syria on Sunday between the Kurdish military and the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants but she announced online that she was safe. read more
Jose Mario Fuderanan | Dec 02, 2014 12:17 AM EST
The new Iraqi government's anti-corruption campaign has uncovered the existence of thousands of so-called "fadhaiyin" or "ghost soldiers" in the ranks of its military. read more
Cory Doyle | Dec 01, 2014 05:27 PM EST
Council Bill 20-466 aims to regulate and tax marijuana similar to alcohol and implement state marijuana laws similar to Colorado. read more
Cory Doyle | Dec 01, 2014 04:36 PM EST
China prepares to spend $100 billion to build a railway stretching from the capital of Afghanistan to Xinjiang in China. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 01, 2014 06:15 AM EST
The 74-year-old cancer specialist, Tabare Vasquez, is back as president of the South American nation of Uruguay. With counting of the votes almost 100 percent complete on Sunday, Vasquez got 53 percent of the ballots, while his opponent, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, got 41 percent. read more
Christl Leong | Dec 01, 2014 08:31 AM EST
Kabul police chief Gen. Zahir Zahir has resigned on Sunday following a series of deadly Taliban foreigner-targeted attacks that has so far, killed at least seven foreign nationals in the past 10 days. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Dec 01, 2014 03:29 AM EST
An American couple, Matthew and Grace Huang, was prevented by Qatar authorities from leaving the country on Sunday despite their being acquitted by a local court over the death of their 8-year-old adopted daughter. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 01, 2014 01:32 AM EST
Outgoing Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has announced on Sunday that he will not be competing with other candidates who will be running for president in the elections this coming 2016. read more
Kat De Guzman | Dec 01, 2014 12:48 AM EST
Extremists from the group Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) reportedly captured a female Canadian fighter after suffering heavy losses from the battle in the Syrian town of Kobani. read more
Carlene Vision | Nov 30, 2014 10:33 PM EST
A brawl between hundreds of civilian Hong Kong protesters and the city's police officials flared up Sunday night, November 30. The tension rose following HK campaigners' crusade for free and democratic elections in 2017. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Nov 30, 2014 10:21 PM EST
Elizabeth Lauten's apology to Malia and Sasha Obama, done as a Facebook newsfeed, is not enough for many Americans who disagree with her online criticism of the presidential daughters. Fans of the two teens, in fact, are seeking her resignation as communications director of Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher. read more
Michael A. Katz | Dec 01, 2014 01:26 PM EST
China leads the world in illegal wildlife trade, and Internet companies and social media platforms are providing havens that have allowed it to thrive. 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
