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Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 22, 2014 02:35 AM EDT
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the US government should disclose sensitive and secret documents detailing its justification for the use of drones in killing people suspected of being terrorists read more
Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 21, 2014 10:17 PM EDT
Japan has deployed troops and will build a military radar station on Yonaguni island, a move which military analysts said runs the risk of provoking China, which has claims to nearby islands. read more
Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 21, 2014 05:55 AM EDT
Transcripts of the last communications between the crew of the sunken South Korean ferry and traffic controller revealed the chaos, confusion, panic, and indecision of the crew members in handling the evacuation of the passengers. read more
Ying Zhin | Apr 20, 2014 10:09 PM EDT
A troubled Malaysia Airlines Flight bound for Bangalore with 166 passengers landed safely in Kuala Lumpur after it aborted its flight and headed back to Malaysia due to a landing gear problem. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 20, 2014 05:44 AM EDT
At least 61 people have died due to the outbreak of the virulent disease Ebola in Guinea since January, the country's Ministry of Health said on Saturday. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 20, 2014 01:27 AM EDT
Emotions ran high on Sunday morning as some angry relatives clashed with police at the same time that coast guard divers pulled out 10 more bodies inside the sunken South Korean ferry, bringing the official number of fatalities to 46 people. read more
Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 19, 2014 08:36 AM EDT
Australia and Malaysia are set to strike a deal on who will handle the missing Malaysia Airlines MH-370 plane's wreckage and the black boxes once they are found. read more
Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 19, 2014 03:14 AM EDT
The captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized was arrested early Saturday, reportedly for negligence and abandoning the ship when the ferry started sinking. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 19, 2014 12:01 AM EDT
The United Nations said at least 58 people were killed while hundreds of others were wounded in an attack inside a UN peacekeeping base that sheltered thousands of civilians in South Sudan. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 19, 2014 12:04 AM EDT
Five Chinese illegal immigrants and two Vietnamese border guards died when a Chinese man, who refused to be returned to China, seized a gun from a guard and started shooting on Friday, Vietnam's government said today. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 18, 2014 12:34 PM EDT
As the search and rescue operation for the still missing passengers of a South Korean ferry that capsized continued Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang joined other world leaders in sending their condolences to their counterparts in South Korea. read more
Desiree Q. Sison | Apr 18, 2014 08:37 AM EDT
Hope of finding the 270 passengers still missing following the sinking of a ferry in South Korea is slowly fading as the ferry is now totally submerged, making it difficult for the Navy divers and coast guards to maneuver inside the wreckage. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 18, 2014 05:23 AM EDT
At least nine Nepali mountaineering guides were killed at the start of the main climbing season when an avalanche swept a slope of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest, on Friday, local officials said. read more
Marcel Woo | Apr 18, 2014 02:10 AM EDT
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has confirmed that a third Chinese national, a schoolgirl, is among the 270 people still missing following the sinking of a South Korean ferry on Tuesday that has so far claimed 28 lives. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
