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China to Build $12 Billion Railway in Nigeria

Kat De Guzman   | Nov 21, 2014 01:49 AM EST

In China's single largest overseas contract, the country will build a railway system stretching for more than 850 miles in Nigeria. read more

Britain Urges Russia To Shut Down Webcam Spying Site

Vittorio Hernandez   | Nov 21, 2014 12:34 AM EST

The British government plans to initiate prompt action against a Russian webcam spying website with a domain name in Cocos Island. read more

Obama Unveils Sweeping Immigration Reform Policy

Dan Weisman   | Nov 21, 2014 08:38 AM EST

Setting up a bitter fight with Republican opponents, the plan would allow around 4.4 million undocumented immigrants who were parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents to be exempt from deportation read more

Obama Immigration Action Pushes Republicans To Brace For Battle

Christl Leong   | Nov 20, 2014 11:52 PM EST

Republicans vowed to do everything in their power to block U.S. President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration aimed at protecting millions of undocumented migrants in the country from deportation. read more

Smartphone Encryption Might Lead To Child's Death, According To DOJ

David Curry   | Nov 20, 2014 11:10 AM EST

The Department of Justice is trying to get Apple and Google to stop encrypting smartphones, with the classic "think of the children" ploy. read more

Miss Honduras And Sister Murdered Out Of Jealousy

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga   | Nov 20, 2014 06:18 PM EST

Days after their disappearance, Miss Honduras and her sister Sofia Trinidad had been found dead near a river where Sofia’s boyfriend had buried the bodies after killing the two women. read more

Republicans Prepare, Immigration Feud With Obama Anticipated

Kat De Guzman   | Nov 20, 2014 02:25 AM EST

United States President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that there are already executive actions being done in order to protect the more than five million illegal immigrants in the U.S., but the Republicans are quick to counter his statement and are ready for the anticipated disagreements. read more

France Reveals Another Frenchman In Latest ISIL Beheading Video

Kat De Guzman   | Nov 20, 2014 02:23 AM EST

The Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins announced on Wednesday that a second Frenchman has been spotted in the video released by the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants during the beheading of Peter Kassig and other captives. read more

North Korea Vows Increased War Capabilities, Nuclear Tests, Citing U.S. Aggression

Christl Leong   | Nov 20, 2014 04:39 AM EST

North Korea on Thursday threatened to beef up its military capabilities and carry out a fourth nuclear test in response to what it claims had been U.S. provocation that led to the United Nations' approval of a landmark resolution on the country's human rights violations. read more

U.S. Secret Service Plans Raising White House Fence As Deterrent To Jumpers

Christl Leong   | Nov 20, 2014 01:42 AM EST

The U.S. Secret Service has been mulling plans to raise the White House's perimeter fence to enhance security, according to Acting Director Joseph Clancy on Wednesday. read more

New West Bank Settlements Approval Could Further Damage Israel-Palestine Ties

Bianca Ortega   | Nov 20, 2014 12:48 AM EST

Despite the eruption of violence and a deadly incident on a contested holy site in Jerusalem, Israel on Wednesday gave its approval for 78 new settlements on West Bank territory. read more

Cuban Doctor In Sierra Leone Tests Positive For Ebola; To Undergo Treatment In Geneva

Christl Leong   | Nov 20, 2014 01:12 AM EST

A Cuban doctor treating Ebola-infected patients in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the deadly virus. Health officials on Wednesday said the doctor is expected to be flown to Geneva for treatment. read more

China, Russia Vow Military Cooperation Against U.S. Pivot To Asia Pacific

Christl Leong   | Nov 19, 2014 10:50 PM EST

China and Russia on Tuesday pledged to bolster military cooperation and hold joint naval exercises in a move intended to counter the United States' growing influence in the Asia Pacific. read more

Indian Man Quarantined After Authorities Find Ebola Virus in Semen

Andy Vitalicio   | Nov 19, 2014 03:54 PM EST

Health authorities in India decided to put a 26-year-old Ebola survivor under quarantine, after finding his semen positive for the virus. read more

China to Cap Coal, Energy Use by 2020

Michael A. Katz   | Nov 19, 2014 03:50 PM EST

China said that it will begin putting caps on annual coal consumption to 4.2 billion by 2020, the government's State Council said in a statement. read more

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