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President Obama Deploying 275 Troops to Iraq

Katie Collom   | Jun 16, 2014 10:09 PM EDT

President Barack Obama announced on Monday that 275 troops will be deployed to Iraq with the purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. read more

ISIS Could Launch Next 9/11 Attack - US Politicians

Katie Collom   | Jun 16, 2014 10:06 PM EDT

U.S. Republicans have started to raise concerns over the growing power of ISIS and the threat the militant group poses to U.S. national security. read more

Three Sentenced To Death for Tiananmen Square Gate Attack

Christl Leong   | Jun 16, 2014 04:36 PM EDT

Three people linked to the deadly attack in Tiananmen Square last October that resulted in the deaths of two innocent bystanders were sentenced to death on Monday. read more

Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California

Christl Leong   | Jun 16, 2014 04:15 PM EDT

California's Department of Health (CDPH) declared on Friday that pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has reached epidemic levels in the state. read more

Pro-Russian Rebels Shoot Down Ukraine Army Transport Plane, 49 Killed

Christl Leong   | Jun 16, 2014 02:09 PM EDT

A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists early Saturday morning, killing all 49 people on board. read more

ISIS Militants Claim Mass Execution of Iraqi Forces

Katie Collom   | Jun 16, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

Militants posted photographs on an ISIS website on Sunday showing the supposed mass execution of Iraqi soldiers. The extremist group claims to have killed 1,700 soldiers in a mass execution. read more

MH370 Families Thank All Search Nations Except Malaysia

Ying Zhin   | Jun 15, 2014 06:45 AM EDT

Families of passengers of MH370 issued a letter thanking all governments and teams involved in the search for the missing plane, but excluded the Malaysian government. read more

US Beef Possibly Tainted With Mad Cow Disease Recalled

Ying Zhin   | Jun 14, 2014 09:22 AM EDT

A total of 4,012 pounds of beef, some of which made their way to two restaurants and a grocery chain were recalled on Wednesday over fears of possible contamination with mad cow disease, the U S Department of Agriculture revealed. read more

China Refutes Vietnamese, Philippine Accusations Over South China Sea Spat

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 14, 2014 09:10 AM EDT

Chinese envoy Wang Min forcefully refuted the accusations that Vietnam and the Philippines have thrown against China over the South China Sea territorial disputes during the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held on Friday in New York. read more

Police Raid Sewol Ferry Owner In Massive Manhunt

Christl Leong   | Jun 13, 2014 01:44 PM EDT

The search continues as South Korean police raid an Evangelical Baptist Church in Anseong for suspected owner of Chonghaejin Marine, operator of the Sewol ferry that sank in April with some 304 passengers - most of them children who were presumed to have drowned. read more

MH370 Passengers’ Families to Get Full Compensation

Ying Zhin   | Jun 13, 2014 09:39 AM EDT

Malaysia's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that compensation will be fully paid by the insurance of Malaysia Airlines to all the families of passengers on the missing flight MH370. read more

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