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Chinese Patrol Ship Detains Vietnamese Fishermen For Territorial Breach

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 04, 2014 12:41 PM EDT

A Chinese patrol ship detained six Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea for territorial breach, potentially intensifying the existing tension between China and Vietnam. read more

Abducted Indian Nurses Freed, Ready To Fly Home

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 04, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

The 46 nurses from Kerala who were kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in Iraq were freed and are set to fly home soon. read more

Anniversary of Egypt’s Morsi Ouster Filled with Violence

Marco Foronda   | Jul 04, 2014 05:11 AM EDT

Violence marred the celebration of the ouster of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on Thursday. read more

Overpass in World Cup Host City Collapses, 2 Dead, 19 Injured

Katie Collom   | Jul 04, 2014 02:04 AM EDT

An overpass in the World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil collapsed on four vehicles below, killing two and resulting in at least 19 injured. read more

Texas Governor Wants National Guard to Stem Tide of 'Child Immigrants'

Staff Reporter   | Jul 03, 2014 10:26 PM EDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry said there is an urgent need for US President Barack Obama to look first-hand into the child-immigrant crisis at the border with Mexico, and to order a more concrete solution to the problem. read more

Underwear Bomb Maker Recruited by ISIS

Winona Cueva   | Jul 03, 2014 01:47 PM EDT

Al-Qaeda's chief bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, has reportedly joined the ISIS, prompting U.S. and U.K. authorities to step up security on airports following intelligence reports of an 'imminent threat'. read more

Hurricane Arthur spoils July 4th celebrations along US East Coast

Andy Vitalicio   | Jul 03, 2014 01:35 PM EDT

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in some parts of North Carolina, as the eastern seaboard prepares for Hurricane Arthur. read more

Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Afghan Air Force Officers

Marcel Woo   | Jul 03, 2014 04:36 AM EDT

Eight Afghan Air Force officers and one civilian were killed while 16 people had been seriously wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a parked government bus boarded by the victims on their way to Kabul on Wednesday. read more

Japan Intends to Lift Some Sanctions on North Korea

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 03, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the Japanese government has decided to remove some sanctions it has imposed on North Korea in return for the latter’s agreement in setting up an investigation about Japanese abductions done by the North Korean regime in the 1970s and 1980s. read more

China’s Media Criticized Japan’s Move to Loosen Up Military Force

Marco Foronda   | Jul 03, 2014 07:04 AM EDT

Japan’s move to loosen up on its strict rule on its powerful military received negative comments and criticisms from China’s state-run media read more

Warning Up as Storm Arthur Expected to Become a Hurricane

Marcel Woo   | Jul 02, 2014 11:29 PM EDT

Official of Dare County has ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents and visitors on Hatteras Island after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hurricane warning for part of North Carolina's coast on Wednesday. read more

Xi calls for ''positive energy' in China-US relationship

Andy Vitalicio   | Jul 03, 2014 10:10 AM EDT

Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for closer communication ties and "positive energy" in China-US relationship, as former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson visits Beijing. read more

Syria Chemical Weapons Loaded Onto US Ship For Destruction

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 02, 2014 10:04 AM EDT

Hundreds of tons of chemical weapons from Syria were loaded from the Danish ship Ark Futura onto US cargo ship MV Cape Ray on Wednesday to be neutralized at sea. read more

Palestinian Teen Possibly Killed As Revenge for Murder of Three Israelis

Christl Leong   | Jul 02, 2014 09:27 AM EDT

The body of a Palestinian teen was found on Wednesday in a forest near Givat Shaul, a crime believed by many to be a reprisal attack for the kidnap and murder of three Israeli teens last week. read more

Federal Judge Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage in Kentucky

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 02, 2014 10:55 AM EDT

A district judge ruled against Kentucky`s ban on same-sex marriages stating that gay couples have the right to marry. read more

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