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Steve M.C. | Dec 14, 2016 06:51 AM EST
The number of journalists who have been jailed globally have hit a whole new record with 259 cases in 2016, up from the 199 in 2015, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). read more
Frances Diana Roullo | Dec 14, 2016 04:36 AM EST
Thailand's new king will pardon up to 150,000 prisoners in an unprecedented display of mercy, including inmates jailed for insulting the royal family. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 14, 2016 02:00 AM EST
China is favorably considering to establish a factory in Thailand to produce and repair its armaments, welcoming Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon's proposal to Beijing. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 13, 2016 10:50 PM EST
Syrian rebels have confirmed that a ceasefire has been agreed in the country to allow civilians and remaining rebel fighters trapped in the besieged city of Aleppo to evacuate. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 13, 2016 09:47 AM EST
China and Mexico have committed to strengthen their ties during a meeting between their top diplomats on Sunday (Dec. 11), as they prepare for US President-elect Donald Trump to test Washington's relationship with them. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 13, 2016 07:58 AM EST
India is one of the top five defense spenders in the world with a total expenditure of $50.6 billion in 2016, up from $46.6 billion in 2015. It now has the fourth biggest defense budget next to Saudi Arabia and Russia, based on the 2016 Jane's Defence Budgets report, released by IHS Markit research firm on Dec. 12. read more
Nicky West | Dec 13, 2016 07:28 AM EST
One of United Kingdom's top universities has been called out on the internet after the school released a very sexist bulletin directed to their female students who are about to graduate. read more
Frances Diana Roullo | Dec 12, 2016 10:26 AM EST
A bomb explosion tore through a chapel near Cairo's Coptic Cathedral complex during a Sunday mass, killing at least 24 people and injured 49 in the bloodiest attack in recent years on Egypt's Christian minority. read more
Girish Shetti | Dec 12, 2016 09:44 AM EST
China's state owned tabloid on Monday lashed out at U.S President elect Donald Trump for openly challenging his country's four decade commitment to 'One China' policy. The audacious challenge comes barely week after Trump broke the diplomatic protocol by accepting phone call of Taiwanese president. read more
Steve M.C. | Dec 12, 2016 11:36 PM EST
Over 150 people were left dead and dozens seriously injured after the roof of the International Reigners Bible Church collapsed and fell on the congregation on Saturday in Uyo City in Nigeria. read more
Steve M.C. | Dec 12, 2016 10:08 AM EST
Two Chinese and two Nigerian citizens were caught by Nigeria's Rapid Response Squad in the Egibo area on Sunday after they were found to have allegedly been issuing fake visas to travel to Trinidad and Tobago. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 12, 2016 01:27 AM EST
China is set to launch its new J-11D fighter after it failed to secure engines from Russia on time, military analysts said, according to South China Morning Post. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 11, 2016 10:38 PM EST
Japan on Sunday contested China's claim that Tokyo fired an 'interference bomb' while China was conducting air force military exercises over the Mikayo Strait in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japan Times reported. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 11, 2016 07:48 PM EST
Israel will receive on Monday afternoon its very first F-35 stealth fighter jets, dubbed as the most advanced multi-role combat fighter aircraft in the world yet. The two F-35 fighter jets is expected to land at the Nevatim Air Force Base in the Negev. 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
