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Rubi Valdez | Oct 08, 2014 08:53 AM EDT
North Korea defended its human rights policies in a rare briefing at the United Nations, after a February report resurfaced criticizing NoKor's "unspeakable atrocities." Foreign ministry official Choe Myong Nam clarified that their government is not running prison camps but detention facilities, where people are rehabilitated. read more
Rubi Valdez | Oct 08, 2014 10:33 AM EDT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Tuesday that the global economic growth has declined for the third time this year bearing more downside risks and uneven recovery compared to last spring. read more
Christl Leong | Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM EDT
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is enlisting the public's help in identifying a masked Islamic State (ISIL) fighter in a propagandist video clip uploaded on social media last month. read more
Bianca Ortega | Oct 08, 2014 04:04 AM EDT
Chinese representative to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi, encouraged the international community implement peaceful methods of dealing with threats to security. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Oct 08, 2014 03:52 AM EDT
Four people have been put under hospital observation over suspicion of potential spread of Ebola in the region, Spanish health authorities announced in Madrid on Tuesday. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Oct 08, 2014 04:09 AM EDT
Former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta reveals his differences with President Barack Obama over some key decisions on Syria in a new memoir scheduled to be published next week. read more
Ren Benavidez | Oct 08, 2014 10:47 AM EDT
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first individual to test positive for the Ebola virus in the U.S., has finally received the experimental drug, but only after a week since his hospital admission, which took longer compared with the other Ebola patients brought in the country for treatment. read more
Bianca Ortega | Oct 08, 2014 03:10 AM EDT
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to travel to Germany this week and business leaders have high hopes for the trip, expecting it to show that the China's reform paves the way for bigger business opportunities. read more
Rubi Valdez | Oct 08, 2014 11:04 AM EDT
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden joined Los Angeles lawmakers Tuesday on a roundtable discussion pushing for an increased minimum wage come 2017. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 08, 2014 11:54 AM EDT
Kim Jong-Un is reportedly "missing" since his last media photo on Sept. 3 in which he was shown smoking cigarettes during the performance of the Moranbong Band. read more
Christl Leong | Oct 08, 2014 02:36 AM EDT
The United States has called for the full release of all of Myanmar's political prisoners after President Thein Sein granted amnesty to some 3,073 people on Tuesday as part of reforms since the country's liberation from military rule in 2011. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 08, 2014 12:27 AM EDT
Documents published on Monday show that Russia has removed the annual budget address of President Vladimir Putin and that the speech will be combined with the state-of-the-union address usually given every December. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Oct 07, 2014 11:56 PM EDT
Lebanese Hezbollah fighters detonated a bomb on the Israeli-controlled side of the border on Tuesday, injuring two Israeli soldiers and ending months’ long relative peace between the two bitter enemies. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 08, 2014 03:43 AM EDT
Pope Francis, cardinals and bishops got what they asked for during a Synod of Bishops after a couple from Sydney, Australia discussed how sex keeps them in each other's arms. read more
Bianca Ortega | Oct 08, 2014 12:00 AM EDT
Yemen rebels on Tuesday rejected the prime minister that tohe president appointed as part of an agreement aimed to prompt Shi'ite Muslim fighters who took control of the capital to leave the city. 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
