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Merkel: No Hopes For Breakthrough In Russia-Ukraine Talks

Bianca Ortega   | Aug 25, 2014 04:39 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks there is no hope for a breakthrough in the upcoming talks between Russia and Ukraine and emphasized that the crisis between the two countries needed a political solution and not a military intervention. read more

ISIS Recruited Filipino Youth –Davao Mayor

Christl Leong   | Aug 25, 2014 05:22 AM EDT

A number of Muslim youth from Davao, Philippines were among the 200 recruits who left the country last month to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to Davao city mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte. read more

Five Men Arrested For the Informal Democracy Poll in Macau

Princess Carreon   | Aug 25, 2014 06:43 AM EDT

Five people were detained in Macau for staging an unofficial democratic poll in a southern Chinese territory two months after activists raged Beijing in doing the same poll in Hong Kong. read more

Obama Plagued With Criticism As Vacation Ends

Bianca Ortega   | Aug 25, 2014 03:25 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his two-week vacation but he is still plagued with criticism as some viewed his Martha’s Vineyard trip as a form of detachment from the problems the country is facing. read more

China Executes Eight Xinjiang Terrorists

Des Cambaliza   | Aug 25, 2014 05:54 AM EDT

China executed eight people convicted terrorism believed to be from the Xinjiang region, Xinhua News Agency reported. read more

Geologists Compares Napa Earthquake to 1989 Killer Quake

Ren Benavidez   | Aug 25, 2014 09:46 AM EDT

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Napa Valley on Sunday was the strongest recorded quake that hit the area since the Loma Prieta quake 25 years ago, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. read more

U.S. Defense Secretary Defends Failed Attempt To Free James Foley

Cory Doyle   | Aug 25, 2014 12:33 AM EDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel safeguarded the resolution to formally address and acknowledge the failed undertaking of recuing hostages held in Syria earlier this year, including the late American Journalist James Foley. read more

Pro-Russian Rebels Parade Captured Soldiers On Independence Day

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 25, 2014 07:19 AM EDT

Separatists forced-marched captured Ukrainian soldiers as Ukraine's 23rd Anniversary of independence celebrated in Kiev's capital read more

Syria War: Islamic State Militants Seize Tabqa Airbase

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 25, 2014 03:45 AM EDT

Islamic State seized the Tabqa air base in Raqqa province from Syrian government forces. read more

Iran Shoots Down Israeli Spy Drone

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 25, 2014 03:11 AM EDT

Revolutionary Guard of Iran said it has brought down an Israeli stealth drone near the Natanz uranium enrichment site. read more

California Declares State Of Emergency To Address Earthquake Damages

Des Cambaliza   | Aug 25, 2014 01:28 AM EDT

California declared a state of emergency just a few hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of the Napa VAlley at 3:20 a.m. local time. read more

U.S. Journalist Freed in Syria Two years after Abduction

Andy Vitalicio   | Aug 24, 2014 12:54 PM EDT

An American journalist who was abducted in Turkey in 2012 was freed in Syria and handed over to United Nations representatives. read more

China Responds to Jet Buzzing Incident, Blames U.S. for 'Close Recon' against China

Andy Vitalicio   | Aug 24, 2014 11:48 AM EDT

China's defense ministry said U.S. accusations of its jet having flown too close to U.S. plane over the South China Sea was "groundless." read more

DEVELOPING: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Northern California, Extensive Power Outages Reported

Andy Vitalicio   | Aug 24, 2014 09:28 AM EDT

A strong earthquake has hit Northern California, registering at 6.0 magnitude and affecting large area in Napa and Sonoma counties. read more

Libya Crisis: Misrata Militia Seize Tripoli Airport From Nationalist Fighters

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 24, 2014 07:57 PM EDT

Militias from the city of Misrata took over the control of Tripoli international airport from Zintan groups after fighting for over a month. read more

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