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Thousands Confirmed Dead in Afghanistan Landsllde

Katie Collom   | May 03, 2014 12:22 AM EDT

Afghan officials confirmed that more than 2,000 people died and around 4,000 others were displaced by a landslide that hit a village in northern Afghanistan Friday. read more

Ukraine’s Clash With Pro-Russia Rebels Result In Injuries And Deaths

Bianca Ortega   | May 02, 2014 05:16 PM EDT

Kiev’s interim government launched an active assault against pro-Russia militants on Friday, resulting in injuries and deaths among both parties. read more

China Angered By US Criticism In Terror Report

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 02, 2014 12:02 PM EDT

China's Foreign Ministry was angered by the remarks made by the United States on its terror report pointing to Beijing's cooperation against fighting terrorism to remain marginal. read more

May Day Protest In Turkey Defies Government Ban Orders

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 01, 2014 11:12 PM EDT

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Instanbul on Thursday to show their grievances against PM Recep Tayip Erdogan's alleged corruption-riddled administration. read more

Malaysia Releases Preliminary MH370 Report, Recommends Real-time Aircraft Tracking System

Bianca Ortega   | May 01, 2014 09:31 PM EDT

Malaysia released a preliminary report on the missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 on Thursday, with a recommendation for a real-time aircraft tracking system for easier location of missing aircraft. read more

US Offers $5 Million Reward For The Arrest Of Chinese Businessman Li Fangwei

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 01, 2014 01:15 PM EDT

The US has offered a $5 million reward for the arrest Chinese businessman, Li Fangwei, on charges of supplying illegal explosives to Iran. read more

China to Join in Follow-up Search for Missing MH370 Flight

Marcel Woo   | May 01, 2014 12:08 PM EDT

China has responded positively to the call of the Malaysian government for the international community to participate in the follow-up search for the missing MH370 flight and to create an independent team that will thoroughly investigate the incident. read more

Malaysia Airlines Urges Families of MH370 Passengers to Go Home

Bianca Ortega   | May 01, 2014 12:06 PM EDT

Families of the missing passengers of Flight MH370 were encouraged to go home and wait for real-time updates from there, according to a statement released by Malaysia Airlines on Thursday. read more

Early Image Of Jesus Christ Possibly Shown In Paintings Found in Ancient Egyptian City

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | May 01, 2014 12:58 PM EDT

An early image, possibly of Jesus Christ, which dates back to early Coptic Christian period was excavated from a tomb of an ancient Egyptian city. read more

Joint China-Russia Naval Drills to be Conducted in Contested East China Sea Area

Staff Reporter   | May 01, 2014 05:18 PM EDT

To further deepen the countries' military cooperation, China announced Wednesday that it would work with Russia to carry out joint military drills in the East China Sea sometime late in May. read more

Botched Oklahoma Execution is Greeted with Mixed Reactions Around the Globe

Katie Collom   | May 01, 2014 09:44 AM EDT

China reacts coldly to botched US execution -- chooses to not cover the incident. read more

Afghan Couple Arrested After Cutting Off Nose, Ears of Man Who Abused Their Daughter

Katie Collom   | Apr 30, 2014 11:50 PM EDT

Couple arrested in Afghanistan for cutting off a cleric's nose and ears after their daughter claimed he had sexually abused her. read more

Drug-resistant Bacteria Now a Worldwide Threat - WHO

Bianca Ortega   | Apr 30, 2014 09:49 AM EDT

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have now spread to different parts of the world and might cause minor infections to become deadly, a report posted by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said. read more

Families of MH370 Passengers Start Claiming Insurance

Desiree Sison   | Apr 30, 2014 10:57 AM EDT

Families of the passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 have started claiming compensation and liability insurance from private insurance companies and from the airlines. read more

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