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China Would Limit Carbon Emissions for First Time by Decades' End

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Jun 04, 2014 09:58 PM EDT

China's announcement to cut carbon emissions follows Washington's bold move. read more

Woman Claims She May Have Spotted Missing Malaysian Airlines Jet While Sailing Across Indian Ocean

Katie Collom   | Jun 04, 2014 10:03 PM EDT

British sailing enthusiast Katherine Tee came forward Wednesday to say that she may have spotted the missing Malaysian Airlines jet MH370 back in March. Tee reportedly saw a plane on fire trailing black smoke one night as she was sailing en-route to Phuket. read more

China Refuses to Participate in UN Tribunal Case on South China Sea Dispute

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 04, 2014 12:04 PM EDT

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei announced today that they will not participate in the United Nations (UN) tribunal case involving its territorial dispute with the Philippines. read more

German Prosecutors Open Investigation Into U.S. Surveillance of Merkel’s Phone

Christl Leong   | Jun 04, 2014 12:05 PM EDT

Chief Prosecutor Harold Range formally launched an investigation regarding the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone on Tuesday, nearly half a year since Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. government had been listening in on Merkel's phone conversations last October. read more

Taliban Releases Video of Sgt. Bergdahl Exchange

Katie Collom   | Jun 04, 2014 07:26 AM EDT

The Taliban released a video Wednesday showing the exchange of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five militants previously being held in Guantanamo Bay. read more

China, Kuwait to Boost Friendship, Cooperation

Marcel Woo   | Jun 04, 2014 05:18 AM EDT

Leaders of China and Kuwait have pledged to further expand their friendship and boost cooperation of the two nations, especially in areas such as investment, trade infrastructure construction and finance. read more

Chinese Media Demands ‘Severe Punishment’ for Google, Apple, US Tech Firms

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 04, 2014 05:27 AM EDT

Chinese state media China Daily demanded “severe punishment” for Google Inc, Apple Inc, and other American tech firms for allegedly helping the US government spy on China and steal trade secrets. read more

1,300 Chinese Millionaires Sue Canada

Marcel Woo   | Jun 04, 2014 03:45 AM EDT

At least 1,300 millionaires from mainland China have decided to sue the immigration authorities of Canada after it decided to terminate its immigrant investor program to which the complainants had applied for. read more

Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Potentially Habitable Alien Planet

Bianca Ortega   | Jun 04, 2014 05:18 AM EDT

London-based astronomers discovered 11.5-billion-year-old Kapteyn b, the oldest known alien planet that could potentially be habitable, 13 light-years away from the Earth. read more

Beijing Tightens Tiananmen Square Security

Katie Collom   | Jun 04, 2014 03:12 AM EDT

Beijing tightened security in and around Tiananmen Square leading up to the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. read more

Obama's New Rules To Cut Coal Emission By 30%, Legislators Say They'll Fight It.

Lemuel Cacho   | Jun 03, 2014 05:39 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration unveiled the first environment rules that would cut carbon pollution by 30 percent, but coal-state legislators said they will rally against it. read more

Chinese General Calls US Foreign Policy A Case Of Erectile Dysfunction

Lemuel Cacho   | Jun 03, 2014 04:22 PM EDT

A Chinese general said in a regional conference during the weekend that U.S. foreign policy suffers from a case of erectile dysfunction. read more

Solar Powered Plane A Step Closer to a Trip Around the World in 2015

Christl Leong   | Jun 03, 2014 09:43 AM EDT

A solar-powered plane completed its maiden flight successfully on Monday, bringing it a step closer to its intended goal to a trip around the world targeted next year. read more

NSA Boosting Digital Image Harvesting Campaign

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Jun 03, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

The NSA has collected millions of faces from the Internet. read more

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