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Asia's Top Universities for 2014 Named

Marcel Woo   | May 13, 2014 10:13 AM EDT

QS University Rankings has released its list of this year's top institutions for higher education in Asia with surprising results. read more

North Korea Furious Over South Korea’s Drone Accusations

Shiena Iane Bernardino   | May 13, 2014 10:23 AM EDT

North Korea denied the claims of a South Korean report that said Pyongyang flew small drones across the border to capture images of strategic sites. read more

4 Planets to be Visible in the Sky in May

Staff Reporter   | May 13, 2014 09:26 AM EDT

Astronomers in the United States said four planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury and Mars - will be lined along the ecliptic from west to east, as if showcasing their glamour and brilliance in the sky for human beings to appreciate. read more

Discovered Sunken Ship Near Haiti May Be Columbus' Flagship the Santa Maria

Katie Collom   | May 13, 2014 09:42 AM EDT

Archeologists believe they may have discovered the remains of one of Christopher Columbus' ships lying at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Haiti. read more

Three Crew Members Of Sunken Sewol Ferry Declared As Martys

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 13, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

Three members of the South Korean ferry that went down on April 16 were proclaimed as martyrs for their heroic acts during the tragedy. read more

Clay Aiken's Rival Keith Crisco Dies Amid North Carolina Race

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 13, 2014 05:03 AM EDT

Keith Crisco, Clay Aiken's rival in the North Carolina congressional race, has died from a fall on Monday. read more

China to Build Railway Line in East Africa

Katie Collom   | May 12, 2014 02:14 PM EDT

China to fund 90% of new railway line in Kenya which will link major Kenyan cities as well as neighboring countries. read more

Exit Polls in India Indicate a Resounding Victory for Modi's BJP Party

Katie Collom   | May 12, 2014 03:08 PM EDT

Modi's party the BJP is slotted to win the 272 seats required to take power while the Congress is expected to experience a resounding defeat. read more

Second MERS Case in The US Confirmed

Ying Zhin   | May 12, 2014 04:06 PM EDT

US health authorities confirmed a second case of infection with the MERS Coronavirus involving a health worker who had just arrived in Florida from Saudi Arabia. read more

Boko Haram Leader Releases Video of Abducted Girls

Shiena Iane Bernardino   | May 12, 2014 01:33 PM EDT

The leader of the Nigerian terrorist cell Boko Haram released a video on Monday showing the schoolgirls who were abducted last month and said that he will release the girls in exchange for several prisoners. read more

Nigerian Abduction Survivor Afraid to Return to School

Shiena Iane Bernardino   | May 12, 2014 01:50 PM EDT

One of the girls who managed to escape from the group of rebel extremists that kidnapped more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria said that the abduction was too petrifying for words, and that she is afraid to return to school. read more

Clinically Dead Woman Comes Back to Life After Hearing 'Staying Alive' by Bee Gees

Marcel Woo   | May 12, 2014 07:20 AM EDT

A woman, who was clinically dead for 26 minutes, came back to life when her friend performed CPR with the Bee Gees hit song "Staying Alive" playing on the background, CBSNews reported on Sunday. read more

Vietnamese Protesters Express Anger at China Over Sea Dispute

Bianca Ortega   | May 12, 2014 01:21 PM EDT

Hundreds of Vietnamese in staged a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Hanoi to express their anger against China’s role in a territorial dispute over an oil rig in the South China Sea. read more

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