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Christl Leong | Nov 26, 2014 04:42 AM EST
An Ohio lawmaker is seeking to triple employee wages in the state for those who work on Thanksgiving, a move that follows reports that major retailer Macy's is giving its workers the option to work on that day. read more
Christl Leong | Nov 26, 2014 03:46 AM EST
Western diplomats on Tuesday noted progress in resolving an impasse on Iran's nuclear deal, a day after both sides failed to meet the deadline for a comprehensive settlement that would effectively curb Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. read more
Kat De Guzman | Nov 25, 2014 11:25 PM EST
Senator Chuck Schumer (D - New York) delivered a speech on Tuesday at the National Press Club and said while Democrats advocate the government's role in making people's lives better, he admitted that his party should not have pursued the health care reform. read more
Christl Leong | Nov 25, 2014 11:13 PM EST
At least 30 people were killed on Tuesday after two teen female suicide bombers linked to terror group Boko Haram, targeted a busy market in Nigeria's northeastern provincial capital of Maiduguri. read more
Michael A. Katz | Nov 25, 2014 04:18 PM EST
The Hotel Canton is secretly being used as a quarantine for 90 people visiting from Ebola hot zones to keep the virus from spreading into China, according to a report from Voice of America. read more
Michael A. Katz | Nov 25, 2014 10:42 AM EST
England's Prince William is planning to visit China in early 2015 at the invitation of the Chinese government. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Nov 25, 2014 03:28 AM EST
Despite assurances from China that the newly built Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Tibetan Plateau will not harm India's downstream states, the Indian government is still wary that it could trigger flash floods and expose them to other risks such as landslides and endanger the lives of millions of Indians. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Nov 25, 2014 01:58 AM EST
Right from the start of his stint as defense secretary, Chuck Hagel's appointment to the post was viewed by security and defense experts as an indicator of U.S. President Barack Obama's alleged weak judgment. The experts cited Hagel's lack of familiarity with the national security bureaucracy and Hagel's "lesser" military stature when compared to his predecessors, Bob Gates and Leon Panetta. read more
Kat De Guzman | Nov 25, 2014 01:55 AM EST
The foreign minister as well as the lead negotiator in the nuclear talks that has taken place in Vienna reportedly shouted at United States Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western diplomats causing the bodyguards to be alarmed. read more
Kat De Guzman | Nov 25, 2014 01:53 AM EST
Iranian officials have announced that they will ask for help from China and Russia if the Western sanctions regarding the power supply of Iran will not be lifted, but critics press that the country's "Plan B" might not be successful due to Russia and China's situation. read more
Dan Weisman | Nov 24, 2014 01:52 PM EST
In a surprise move reportedly due to pressure from the White House, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday. read more
Kat De Guzman | Nov 24, 2014 03:42 AM EST
The British-Iranian woman identified as Ghoncheh Ghavami, who had been detained for watching a men's volleyball game back in Iran, was finally freed by paying a bail as announced by her family. read more
Christl Leong | Nov 24, 2014 08:20 AM EST
A Republican senator on Sunday lambasted a House GOP report that has, for the most part, cleared the Obama administration of any wrongdoing over its handling of a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. The attack claimed the lives of four U.S. citizens, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. read more
Kat De Guzman | Nov 24, 2014 03:37 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced on Sunday via a Russian news agency that he won't be remaining as the ruler of his country during his entire lifetime pressing that he will be stepping down from his post in accordance with the Constitution. 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
