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Super Typhoon Vongfong Hailed ‘2014 Most Powerful Typhoon’ in 2014 Threatens Japan

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 08, 2014 04:42 AM EDT

Super Typhoon Vongfong, hailed as the most powerful typhoon in 2014, is on its way to Japan carrying a maximum sustained winds of 190 miles per hour. read more

Kobani About to Fall To ISIS, Turkey's President Says

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 08, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the Syrian city of Kobani is "about to fall" into the hands of the Islamic State militants, adding that the U.S.-led coalition air strikes were not enough to stop the advance of the jihadist group. read more

WHO Warns Of More Ebola Cases In Europe

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 07, 2014 11:59 PM EDT

Europe will most certainly see more Ebola cases diagnosed in the following days but chances of an outbreak outside West Africa are still slim, World Health Organization authorities in the region said on Tuesday. read more

Twitter Sues U.S. Government Over National Security Data Restrictions

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 08, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

Twitter sued the United States government regarding the limitations imposed by the Justice Department on what the company can disclose publicly about national security requests for user data. read more

Madrid To Kill Dog Of Spanish Nurse Infected With Ebola

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 08, 2014 12:28 AM EDT

Madrid's regional government said its going to kill the dog owned by the Spanish nursing aide who tested positive for Ebola. read more

Deadly 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Rural Yunnan Province, Far Southwest China

Dan Weisman   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Five people are dead and about 20 injured as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled through mountainous rural Yunnan province in far Southwest China bordering Myanmar late Tuesday. read more

Norway Reveals First Case of Ebola

Rafael Ross   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Norway repatriated on Tuesday a charity doctor who acquired the fatal virus Ebola. read more

Myanmar Grants Amnesty to More Than 3,000 Prisoners

Rafael Ross   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Myanmar President Thein Sein pardoned around 3,073 prisoners on Tuesday on humanitarian grounds, rule of law, and stability of the state. read more

Substandard Equipment Blamed for Spanish Nurse's Ebola Infection

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Madrid health professionals are pointing to the substandard equipment in the hospital and failure to stick to protocol as the main reason for the first Ebola infection to be contracted outside of west Africa. read more

ISIS Battle for Kobani Leaves More Than 400 People Dead

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 07, 2014 12:03 PM EDT

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revealed on Tuesday that over 400 people have died since mid-September because of the fighting for the Syrian city of Kobani. read more

Fifth American Ebola Patient Flies Back To Nebraska For Treatment

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Photojournalist Ashoka Mukpo flew back to Nebraska from Liberia on Sunday to get treatment after testing positive for Ebola. read more

MH370 Search Operation Resumed

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumed on Monday said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. read more

Martial Law in Thailand Continues to Rule

Rafael Ross   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Martial Law in Thailand continues to be observed despite calls from various sectors to lift it. read more

Tom Cotton Not Worried About Bill Clinton’s Support For Arkansas Senate Rival

Rubi Valdez   | Oct 07, 2014 09:50 AM EDT

Republican ace and possible Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton says he is not worried about former president Bill Clinton supporting opponent Senator Mark Pryor in the 2014 U.S. midterm elections. read more

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