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Christl Leong | Aug 04, 2014 05:57 PM EDT
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed condolences to China on Monday in the wake of the deadly earthquake that rocked its southwestern Yunnan province on Sunday that left at least 381 people dead. read more
dweisman | Aug 04, 2014 05:50 PM EDT
Paralyzed by a gunshot wound during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, former presidential press secretary James S. Brady has died at age 73. Family members announced the death on Aug. 4. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 04, 2014 02:55 PM EDT
Close to a hundred people were killed last week as local authorities and terrorists engaged in a deadly clash in China's Xinjiang region, the deadliest incident yet since the Urumqi riots five year ago. read more
Franz Ludwig Bernardo | Aug 04, 2014 01:42 PM EDT
China and Japan are trying to arrange a meeting at the APEC Forum in November that will be held in Beijing to improve the current relations of the countries as both countries are embroiled in a bitter territorial and historical disputes. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 04, 2014 12:53 PM EDT
The Israeli government has spied on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's peace negotiations in the Middle East last year, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. read more
Ron B. Lopez | Aug 04, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
The United States House of Representatives passed a US$694 million border bill in a highly contentious vote late Friday before the Congress takes a long break, though it is unlikely to become a law. read more
Christl Leong | Aug 04, 2014 10:43 AM EDT
The U.S. military announced on Sunday that an American reconnaissance aircraft had flown into Swedish airspace last month as it sought to avert a possible confrontation with a Russian fighter jet. read more
Trisha Cerdena | Aug 04, 2014 10:55 AM EDT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry believes that the main concern for the border crisis should be the criminals who are crossing over it and not the migrant children. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 04, 2014 10:35 AM EDT
A 6.5-magnitude quake struck southwestern China on Sunday and the death toll on Monday hit 379, with 1,801 others injured and an unknown number of people still trapped underneath the rubble. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 04, 2014 08:47 AM EDT
A fire broke out at the Lanzhou refinery of petrochemical firm PetroChina on Monday because of a propylene leak but it was put out in the afternoon. read more
Franz Ludwig Bernardo | Aug 04, 2014 08:50 AM EDT
Japan has agreed to give Vietnam six maritime vessels as tensions in the South China Sea continue. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 04, 2014 07:00 AM EDT
The corruption trial of former Chinese domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang may test President Xi Jinping’s pledge to boost the rule of law in the country as it faces a possibility to follow the path of Bo Xilai’s 2013 trial. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 04, 2014 03:57 AM EDT
Sunni extremists captured three towns in Iraq on Sunday after battling local security forces and resisters, causing the government to fear that they would also gain control of the largest dam in the country. read more
Bianca Ortega | Aug 04, 2014 02:49 AM EDT
U.S. Senator Angus King said although Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel were under pressure after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the acts of torture they committed were “unjustifiable.” read more
Ron B. Lopez | Aug 03, 2014 11:34 PM EDT
Another facility run by the United Nations in southern Gaza strip was hit by an air strike on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30 other refugees seeking shelter, officials said. 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
