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Jeb Bush Likely To Run In 2016

Christl Leong   | Oct 03, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Jeb Bush's supporters have been pushing the 61-year-old to run for president in the 2016 elections and sources say it is likely he will run this time around. read more

Thai Authorities Present Two Myanmar Men Allegedly Confessed to Murder, Rape of Two Brit Tourists

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 03, 2014 08:26 PM EDT

Local Thailand police revealed Friday about two Burmese workers who confessed on the gruesome double-murder case of British tourists who were on vacation in the popular beach of Koh Tao. read more

Tunnel Warfare: North Korea Digs Tunnels Leading To South Korea

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 03, 2014 03:50 AM EDT

South Korea discovered that North Korea sneakily dug several tunnels that led to its neighboring country, according to Gen. Hahn Sung-Chu of the South's military. read more

Ebola, MERS Concern Surround Mecca Pilgrimage, Muslims From Ebola-Stricken Countries Banned

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 03, 2014 04:23 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia has enforced stricter health precautions against spreading Ebola and MERS viruses as three million pilgrims from around the world flock Mecca for the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that began Thursday. read more

Abbott Commits Australian Fighter Jets To Iraq Airstrikes

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 03, 2014 02:49 AM EDT

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott approved the deployment of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter jets to join the U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State (ISIS), also known as Daesh. read more

Should Americans Be Afraid Of Ebola?

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 03, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Reports of the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States incited unnecessary alarm after health officials sent the patient home only to quarantine him at the Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas when he started vomiting. read more

Tony Abbott Negotiates Ban on Burqa, Lawmakers React

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 03, 2014 03:08 AM EDT

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed Friday his request for Speaker Bronwyn Bishop to reconsider the plan to confine burqa-wearing women to enclosed areas of the Parliament House. read more

Iran’s Film Directors Launch Internet Campaign 'No2NoDeal' On Nuclear Program

Christl Leong   | Oct 03, 2014 02:31 AM EDT

Six of Iran's top filmmakers have launched an international campaign with the slogan "there is no deal that is worse than no deal" aimed at bringing an end to the decade-long deadlock over Tehran's nuclear program. read more

American Journalist Tested Positive For Ebola in Liberia, Bound For Home Soon

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 02, 2014 11:30 PM EDT

An unnamed American journalist working for NBC News in Monrovia, Liberia has tested positive for Ebola virus on Thursday and will be sent back to the United States for treatment. read more

Obama Shifts Focus On Economy As Midterm Election Approaches

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 02, 2014 11:07 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted his focus on the country's economy, the issue that voters consider most important as the November midterm election approaches. read more

Nobel Peace Summit Postponed, Nobel Laureates Boycott Event Due To Dalai Lama

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 02, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

The 14th Nobel Peace Summit scheduled next week in Cape Town is reportedly "postponed" because some of the Noble laureates have decided to boycott the event due to the visa denial of the Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama. read more

Palestine Push UN Resolution To End Israeli Occupation, U.S. Caught In The Middle

Christl Leong   | Oct 03, 2014 01:14 AM EDT

A Palestinian-Arab drafted United Nations resolution is pushing for the end of Israeli occupation in Palestine territories by November 2016, a move that could undermine U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal in Gaza. read more

China Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Secretary of State John Kerry Discuss Hong Kong

dweisman   | Oct 03, 2014 02:12 AM EDT

China's top diplomat met with his American counterpart Wednesday at the State Department in Washington, discussing, among other topics, the recent Hong Kong democracy protests. read more

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Three Afghan Army Soldiers

Rafael Ross   | Oct 02, 2014 02:13 PM EDT

Three Afghan army troops were killed on Thursday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew up a bus that carried the Afghan military troops in Kabul. Eight Afghan army staff members were also wounded in the said incident. read more

More African-Americans Running For Public Office In 2014

Lord Marin   | Oct 02, 2014 09:44 AM EDT

The number of African-American candidates running for office is higher this year compared to 2012 with most of them are Democrats hailing from the South. A small number of the black candidates are female. read more

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