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Andy Vitalicio | Aug 13, 2014 05:41 PM EDT
More than 100 women and children from the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar are in the hands of Islamic State fighters and have been taken to Mosul, the country's second largest city that had fallen into IS hands days earlier. read more
Andy Vitalicio | Aug 13, 2014 04:20 PM EDT
A Brazilian presidential candidate was among those killed when a small private jet crashed into a residential district of the coastal city of Santos Wednesday morning. read more
Cody Brooks | Aug 13, 2014 05:25 PM EDT
France will provide arms to Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) in Iraq, President François Hollande's office said in a statement on Wednesday. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 13, 2014 10:05 AM EDT
The U.S. military has deliberately manipulated or disregarded evidence and failed to properly investigate civilian deaths during its operations in Afghanistan, according to a report by international human rights group Amnesty International published on Monday. read more
Jin Tuliao | Aug 14, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
Child migration to U.S. is slowing down due to tighter border policing and raids to areas where migrants are known to hop on cargo trains. read more
Ren Benavidez | Aug 13, 2014 05:12 AM EDT
At least two people were killed and 8 were wounded following a magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Tuesday that struck near Quito, Ecuador. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 13, 2014 04:55 AM EDT
The European Union (EU) said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) must vet the Russian aid in eastern Ukraine to prevent it from being used for political motives. read more
Jin Tuliao | Aug 13, 2014 07:47 AM EDT
President Barack Obama deployed additional 130 U.S. military advisers to assess the humanitarian situation of the trapped civilians in the Sinjar area, U.S Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Tuesday. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 13, 2014 04:47 AM EDT
Japan has set aside US$48 billion for its yearly defense budget as it seeks to gain security against perceived threats ensuing from territorial disputes in the East China Sea, according to Tokyo's yearly white paper. read more
Ren Benavidez | Aug 13, 2014 04:39 AM EDT
A humanitarian crisis continues to develop on a mountain in northern Iraq with thousands of people facing the threat of genocide from the Islamic state forces. read more
Ren Benavidez | Aug 13, 2014 03:14 AM EDT
Washington announced on Tuesday that lobbyists will now be allowed to serve on federal boards and agencies if they will represent non-administrative entities like unions. read more
Jan Dizon | Aug 13, 2014 04:51 AM EDT
Former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,called President Obama on Tuesday to clarify remarks she made in an interview criticizing Obama's foreign policy on Syria. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 13, 2014 02:19 AM EDT
The United States and Iran voiced support for Iraq's Prime Minister-elect Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday as he called on political allies to unite efforts against the war. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 13, 2014 03:09 AM EDT
U.N. Gaza investigator William Schabas shot down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “anti-Israel” comments about him as a “slur” and an untrue statement. 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
