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Nigeria’s Boko Haram Seizes Strategic Damboa Town; Over 50 Killed

Ron B. Lopez   | Jul 23, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

Nigeria's Boko Haram attacked a Nigerian town of Damboa this week, setting ablaze homes and killing over 50 people in the area, authorities said. read more

BREAKING: 47 Dead, 11 injured in Taiwan Plane Crash

Ron B. Lopez   | Jul 23, 2014 10:22 AM EDT

Taiwanese authorities have confirmed 47 people are dead while 11 were injured in Taiwan after a passenger plane crashed in Penghu island on Wednesday night, just outside the Magong airport, Taiwan news agency reported. read more

Palestinian Group Hamas Urged To Accept Cease-Fire Proposal

Staff Reporter   | Jul 23, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

Palestinian group Hamas is being pressured to accept a proposed ceasefire to end the killings in Gaza, Aljazeera reported. read more

Shanghai Police Detains 5 Suspected in Food Scandal

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 23, 2014 05:08 PM EDT

Five people have been detained by Shanghai police investigating the recent food scandal, that has spread over the past few days. read more

Wrecked Italian Costa Concordia Takes Final Journey

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 23, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia headed off on Wednesday for its final journey to the port of Genoa where it will get scrapped. read more

Total Number of Corpses Pro-Russia Separatists Turned Over Fewer by 80

Princess Carreon   | Jul 23, 2014 05:59 AM EDT

Rebels turned over fewer than 80 corpses of passengers from MH17, according to the Dutch experts. read more

Vietnam Tourism Wanes Due Territorial Spat With China

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 23, 2014 03:37 AM EDT

Vietnam's tourism industry has been affected by the country's ongoing territorial spat with China, according to a New York Times' report. read more

Typhoon Matmo Hiits Taiwan, Fear Of Landslides

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 23, 2014 03:50 AM EDT

Typhoon Matmo slammed into Taiwan with its strong winds and heavy rains Wednesday and officials fear it could cause landslides in the mountainous island. read more

Suicide Bomber In Baghdad Kills 23, Injures 40 more

Princess Carreon   | Jul 23, 2014 02:12 AM EDT

A suicide car bomb exploded yesterday at a police checkpoint in Baghdad that killed 23 people and injured 40 more, according to police and medical records. read more

Russia Created Conditions That Led To MH17 Crash –U.S. Intel

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 22, 2014 11:55 PM EDT

Russia created the conditions that led to the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, according to senior intelligence officials from the U.S. read more

EU Prepares Tougher Sanctions Against Russia Over Crashed Flight MH17

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 23, 2014 01:02 AM EDT

The European Union plans to step up and widen its sanctions against Russia for continuing to support pro-Russian separatist groups in the eastern part of Ukraine. read more

U.S. Tracks Missile That Hit MH 17, Launch Maybe A Mistake

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 22, 2014 10:52 PM EDT

US intelligence spotted the launch of the missile that took down Malaysian Flight MH 17 and killed 298 people last week. read more

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