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U.S. Urges China To Maintain Peace After 3rd Missile Test

Ron B. Lopez   | Jul 28, 2014 03:34 AM EDT

The United States urged China to avoid destabilizing actions after Beijing tested a missile this week, which U.S. said was an anti-satellite missile system. read more

Hamas Announces 24-hour Cease-Fire In Gaza as Death Toll Reaches 1,000 Mark

Staff Reporter   | Jul 28, 2014 03:08 AM EDT

Hamas Islamist militants announced on Sunday a 24-hour halt of its offensive against Israel in Gaza strip shortly after the bloodshed resumes with more than a thousand of fatalities recorded. read more

North Korea Fires Missile; Calls for End of U.S. Troops In Seoul

Ron B. Lopez   | Jul 28, 2014 02:20 AM EDT

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un guided a rocket launch on Saturday and called for an end of United States army operation in South Korea. read more

Russia To Sever Ties With EU Over Sanctions

Desiree Sison   | Jul 28, 2014 02:32 AM EDT

Russia warned that it would sever ties with EU countries over sanctions. read more

EU and Australia-Led Group Urge India To Reconsider WTO Trade Deal

Christl Leong   | Jul 27, 2014 03:58 AM EDT

Following India's refusal on Thursday to sign a World Trade Organization (WTO) trade deal unless its concerns on food security were addressed, the European Union (EU) and a 25-country Australian-led group urged New Delhi to rethink its decision. read more

Ukraine Plans To Retake Donetsk From Separatist Control

Christl Leong   | Jul 27, 2014 03:56 AM EDT

Ukraine announced plans to reclaim Donetsk as its troops fought with rebels on Saturday and tried to gain control over Horlivka, a city just outside the pro-Russian stronghold in Donetsk. read more

Malaysian PM Complains about Limited Access to MH17 Crash Site Nine Days After

Staff Reporter   | Jul 26, 2014 09:43 PM EDT

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is now getting impatient that Malaysian and other foreign investigators have not been able to access the entire area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down on July 17 after an apparent missile attack. read more

U.S. Embassy In Libya Evacuated As Fighting Draws Near Capital

Christl Leong   | Jul 26, 2014 10:58 PM EDT

Washington announced on Saturday that it has evacuated its personnel from its embassy in Tripoli as hostilities steadily reached the Libyan capital. read more

Breaking News: 12-hour Israeli-Hamas Ceasefire Ends

dweisman   | Jul 26, 2014 07:01 PM EDT

A 12-hour Israeli-Hamas ceasefire ended at 8 p.m. Saturday with Hamas firing rockets at southern and central Israel and Israelis clearing out Hamas tunnels. read more

Chinese and American Universities Agree to Start Joint Food Safety Center

Staff Reporter   | Jul 26, 2014 07:13 PM EDT

UC-Davis and Chinese university agreed to start joint food safety center dealing with dairy safety and food traceability. read more

U.N. Recovers Black Box from Air Algerie Crash in Mali

Rhona Arcaya   | Jul 26, 2014 07:07 PM EDT

United Nations specialists in Mali located the black box three days after Flight 5017 crashed in the West African country, killing 116 people on board. read more

Syrian Rebels Advance in Battlefield with New, Long-Lasting Batteries for Missiles

Patricia Villaceran   | Jul 29, 2014 04:45 AM EDT

The rebel community in Syria is creating a rechargeable battery that could support anti-aircraft missiles, a development that could threaten both Syrian war aircrafts and civilian planes. read more

United Nations Calls for Arms Embargo in War-Torn Syria

Ron B. Lopez   | Jul 27, 2014 12:26 AM EDT

The head of the United Nations panel tasked in investigating human rights violations in Syria has called on U.N. member-states to stop supplying weapons to Syrian government and rebels. read more

12-Hour Israeli-Hamas Ceasefire Went Into Effect 8 a.m. Saturday

dweisman   | Jul 26, 2014 11:56 PM EDT

A temporary "humanitarian" Israeli-Hamas ceasefire went into effect at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Gaza Strip. read more

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