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Supreme Court In Libya Rejects Elected Assembly, Causes Chaos

Kat De Guzman   | Nov 07, 2014 01:25 AM EST

The Supreme Court in Libya has rejected the country's internationally recognized parliament on Thursday, pressing that it was unconstitutional resulting to fuel more chaos in the country. read more

Bin Laden Shooter's Identity Still Unclear As U.S. Navy SEALs Make Conflicting Claims

Bianca Ortega   | Nov 07, 2014 02:11 AM EST

Who shot former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead? That is the question that resounds as two different U.S. Navy SEAL commando team members released conflicting statements claiming each shot the leader of the terrorist group. read more

Democrats Drop Mary Landrieu Ahead Of Louisiana Runoff

Christl Leong   | Nov 06, 2014 11:57 PM EST

The Democrats' Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has dropped Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's advertisement reservations ahead of the runoff in December, a move that could endanger her bid for re-election in the state. read more

Obama Writes Secret Letter To Iranian Leader, But No Military Cooperation Involved

Vittorio Hernandez   | Nov 06, 2014 09:27 PM EST

The U.S. and Iran were once on the opposite side of the Middle East war, but with the Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria now their common enemy, U.S. President Barack Obama made the rare move to write a secret note to Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. read more

Al Qaeda Master Bomb-Maker Believed Killed in U.S. Air Raid

Dan Weisman   | Nov 06, 2014 09:17 PM EST

U.S. airstrikes on the Khorasan group in Syria reportedly killed a French bomb-maker believed to be the head of the terror group's bomb-making operations. read more

Chinese Officials Accused of Smuggling Tons of Ivory on Xi's Presidential Plane

Michael A. Katz   | Nov 06, 2014 11:20 AM EST

A damning new report says Chinese President Xi Jinping's delegation to Tanzania smuggled thousands of pounds of ivory back to China during a 2013 goodwill visit. read more

Corrupt Officials, Chinese Syndicates Connive to Continue Elephant Poaching in Tanzania

Andy Vitalicio   | Nov 06, 2014 10:33 AM EST

A London-based environmental watchdog reports that Chinese criminal gangs are bribing corrupt government officials to continue trafficking in ivory. This conspiracy is mainly responsible for the drastically declining elephant population in the African country. read more

Al Qaeda Training Indian Militants For Big Terror Plots -Intel

Bianca Ortega   | Nov 06, 2014 05:13 AM EST

Terrorist group Al Qaeda is believed to be training Indian militants in preparation for big terror plots in New Delhi, based on testimony of suspects and intercepted communication between the group itself and the Indian Mujahideen (IM). read more

Canada's Stephen Harper Seeks to Restore Trade Ties with China

Christl Leong   | Nov 06, 2014 04:39 AM EST

Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday set off for a five-day trip to China, a few days ahead of the APEC summit, a move intended to boost bilateral trade relations in light of Beijing's growing global influence. read more

China To Deploy 1,000 Medical Workers To West Africa To Combat Ebola

Bianca Ortega   | Nov 06, 2014 02:38 AM EST

China announced its plans to deploy 1,000 medical staff and public health experts to West Africa and other countries afflicted by the deadly Ebola virus to help combat the outbreak. read more

North Korea's New Nuclear Plant Could Increase Weapons Fuel Production

Christl Leong   | Nov 06, 2014 12:01 AM EST

North Korea has begun operations at a new nuclear plant that could increase production of uranium-enriched fuel used for nuclear weapons manufacturing, a South Korean newspaper said on Wednesday. read more

Putin Trumps Obama As Forbes' Most Powerful For Second Time In A Row

Christl Leong   | Nov 05, 2014 11:05 PM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin has topped Forbes' 2014 power list, trumping U.S. President Barack Obama who came in at a close second, for the second time in a row. read more

Catholic Church Considers Altering Annulment Process

Bianca Ortega   | Nov 05, 2014 10:54 PM EST

The Catholic Church is now considering altering the annulment process for divorced members, with Pope Francis condemning the difficulties that Catholics experience when going through the procedure. read more

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