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China eyes alternative sources for maritime expansion
World 03/08/19, 15:16
Beijing is proposing a 7.5 percent increase in its defense budget this year, down from 8.1 percent in 2018
China says tough year ahead economically
World 03/05/19, 16:32
China’s Premier Li Keqiang has warned that the world’s second largest economy has a tough struggle ahead this year as Beijing grapples with slowing growth and an ongoing trade dispute with the United
Official: China planning series of new moves to unify with resistant Taiwan
World 03/05/19, 13:37
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang appealed in a March 5 work report for China-Taiwan unification
PHOTOS: Quirky moments from China’s annual Congress
World 03/05/19, 10:38
The annual meeting of China's legislature is a highly scripted affair, but quirky moments and offbeat details lurk around the edges and behind the scenes.Hundreds of military officers serving as delegates march to the event ...
Update: China promises all companies treated as equals
World 03/05/19, 01:39
The Latest on the annual meeting of China's Congress (all times local):9:30 a.m.China's top economic official is promising all companies are to be 'treated as equals' in a bid to defuse U.S. and European trade ...
Strong resistance to trade deal brewing in China
World 03/04/19, 14:21
Trade deal will be big blow to China’s state owned corporations
Xi firmly in charge as China turns to legislative season
World 03/04/19, 07:59
A year since effectively making himself China's leader for life, Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge, despite a slowing economy, a trade war with the United States and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of ...
China considers legal changes on technology to placate US
World 03/03/19, 01:37
In an unusual step, China's ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials from pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology. The battle ...
Much politicking, little legislating as China congress meets
World 03/01/19, 03:24
Thousands of delegates from around China are gathering in Beijing for next week's annual session of the country's rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body. The event is more a chance for the authoritarian ruling Communist ...
US trade official: deal with China not near agreement
World 02/27/19, 18:55
Robert Lighthizer: World's two biggest economies are making real progress, but much still needs to be done
Implementing China trade deal will be next big challenge for US
World 02/27/19, 15:07
Trump helped Xi Jinping push through reforms in the face of resistance
US eyes summit with China to sign deal to avoid trade war
World 02/25/19, 19:11
President reports 'substantial progress in trade talks, but optimism is met with skepticism from critics
China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses
World 02/22/19, 12:52
Forgot to pay a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket.Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year under a controversial "social credit" system the ruling Communist ...
China relations shape Taiwan president’s re-election campaign
World 02/22/19, 06:43
Tsai Ing-wen says she will run for another term as president of Taiwan, and she has spoken out against China over the past two months
Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial
World 02/21/19, 05:10
The daughter of a Chinese Communist Party veteran boycotted his funeral Wednesday, calling it an improper tribute to a man who once worked for Mao Zedong but later became a fierce critic of the regime.Li ...
Beijing’s Forbidden City illuminated for Lantern Festival
World 02/20/19, 00:23
Beijing's Forbidden City has been illuminated and opened to the public for night visits for the first time to celebrate China's Lantern Festival. As night fell, visitors were welcomed by a light show at the Meridian ...
Trump says no ‘magical date’ for imposing more tariffs on China
World 02/19/19, 23:20
President says trade talks are going well and again suggested March 1 deadline for a deal could be postponed
Chinese leader meets with US trade delegation in Beijing
World 02/15/19, 13:03
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin describes meetings as 'productive'
China: No evidence Huawei a national security threat
World 02/13/19, 11:06
U.S. and other countries have not presented any conclusive evidence that Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies threatens their national security and are merely stirring fears out of self-interest, a Chinese government spokeswoman said Wednesday.Huawei's ...
China rejects Turkey’s criticism on Uighurs, denies poet’s death
World 02/11/19, 10:50
Turkey has called on China to close facilities it called 'concentration camps' for one million Uighurs
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Labor camp survivor from China speaks out, he was lucky to survive the horror of forced organ harvesting
Australia & Oceania 11/24/19, 20:49
Being able to prebook an organ transplant is real—in China. Organs on demand is happening; innocent people are constantly being arrested, blood typed, organ checked and kept on demand for a needy patient desperate and ...
CBS host admits on national television he is not proud of his country
Australia & Oceania 11/22/19, 10:36
A talk show personality revealed in a prerecorded interview he no longer felt pride in the United States on Nov. 19. CBS Late Show Host Stephen Colbert recently admitted in a national broadcast that he did ...
The parking become a safe for the homless people at night
Australia & Oceania 11/20/19, 00:27
Homelessness is an issue that has always been prominent in our world. They don't have a home, a job, or money. This can be the result of many social and economic factors and it is ...
Aussie mother gives birth to ‘mini sumo wrestler’ 5.88kg baby daughter
Australia & Oceania 10/14/19, 09:20
Upon delivering the 12.9-pound infant last Monday, Oct. 7, an Australian mum jokingly likened her newborn daughter to a "mini sumo wrestler." Wollongong couple Emma and Daniel Millar told Illawarra Mercury, a local news source, that ...
Dying father sobs as he visits treasured beach after asking to pull over and see it one last time on way home to die
Australia & Oceania 09/03/19, 21:46
A dying father had his final wish granted by kind medics, who went out of their way to help. Brave Chris Shaw, 45, wanted to see his favorite beach one last time after being told his ...
Doctors, nurses protest against Hong Kong police violence
Australia & Oceania 08/13/19, 23:51
Hong Kong hospital staff Tuesday Aug. 13, stepped forward to protest against police brutality and the island territory’s government. Employees from 13 hospitals across Hong Kong participated in the protest, according to a local cable television. Workers ...
Angry KFC customer shares pictures of her raw chicken meal and claims fast-food giant ‘ignored her complaint’
Australia & Oceania 08/08/19, 09:09
An angry KFC customer who claimed she was served raw chicken by the fast-food giant has posted pictures of her meal—and claimed her complaint was ignored for nearly a week, according to The Daily Mail. The ...
Thug who battered gran in her own home ‘beaten to a pulp’ in brutal prison fight
Australia & Oceania 08/07/19, 20:23
In January 2017, Brendan Lee Burton assaulted his neighbor Anita Christanga, 78, while she was in bed. As a consequence of the assault, the elderly woman suffered many severe wounds, including a broken eye socket, broken ...
Top US officials meet Australian, New Zealand defense chiefs for talks
Australia & Oceania 08/05/19, 20:38
U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper arrived in Auckland on Monday, Aug. 5, to meet his New Zealand counterpart Defense Minister Ron Mark, after Esper attended the Australia-US Ministerial meetings in Sydney over the ...
60 Corellas found in the city of Adelaide on Tuesday and Wednesday in alleged poisoning
Australia & Oceania 07/13/19, 02:56
Nearly 60 native birds died after "falling from the sky" in front of horrified onlookers in a suspected case of mass poisoning in South Australia, rescuers say. Bird rescuers said it was like “something out of ...
Driverless shuttle service debuts on university campus
Australia & Oceania 06/26/19, 18:30
A self-driving shuttle bus service has taken to the roads on a route around a university district in South Australia as a part of a five-year trial. South Australia is the one of the first to ...
At least 21 dead in bloody cartel gunfight in Mexican town near Texas border
Central America 12/02/19, 13:06
At least 21 people were killed after security forces engaged in a gun battle with suspected cartel members on Saturday, Nov. 30, in Villa Union, a town in Coahuila State near the U.S. border with ...
Bernie Sanders vows to shut down ICE and CBP immigration enforcement agencies
2020 Campaign 11/08/19, 10:41
An independent candidate promised on Nov. 7 to decommission immigration agencies and weaken the nation's ability to enforce immigration law, if he wins the 2020 presidential election. Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has proposed a ...
9 Americans, including 6 children shot to death in Mexico: Might be a case of mistaken identity by drug cartel gunmen, relatives says
Central America 11/05/19, 18:37
At least nine dual US-Mexican citizens, including six children and three women, were shot to death on Monday, Nov. 4, near Rancho La Mora on the border between Sonora and Chihuahua—a shooting attack that relatives ...
Demonstrators demand halt to killings of women in Mexico
Central America 11/03/19, 22:25
Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses inscribed with the names of victims, demanding justice for their loved ones and improved efforts ...
Mexico announces success in stopping migrants, complying with President Trump’s deadline
Central America 09/06/19, 13:26
Mexico said it has met a U.S. 90-day deadline to reduce migrant flows across its territory. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard is to deliver a final report on the Mexican government initiatives on Friday, Sept. 6, three ...
US Homeland Security chief in Panama to talk drugs, migration
Central America 08/22/19, 23:19
U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was in Panama City on Thursday, Aug. 22, to meet with security officials and ministers from Central America and Colombia. He tweeted his arrival for the Ninth Northern Triangle ...
19 bodies found hanged, butchered in suspected gang turf war in Michoacán, Mexico
Central America 08/10/19, 11:11
Mexican police discovered 19 dead people, some people hanged from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the road, in what authorities believe is a gang turf war, according to The Associated Press. In the ...
US to impose sanctions on all Maduro supporters
Central America 08/07/19, 00:19
The United States is ready to target any individual or country that supports Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime. On Tuesday, speaking from Peru's capital Lima, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said the Trump administration will start ...
Immigration to US has decreased 39%, Mexico reports
Central America 08/03/19, 15:54
Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard announced on July 30, that the number of illegal immigrants heading to the United States from Central America has been greatly reduced. Ebrard explained that although 144,278 immigrants ...
Mexico will build a huge shelter for illegal migrants on Mexico-US border
Central America 07/25/19, 19:34
Mexico is building a huge shelter for illegal immigrants on its northern border. The facility will allow these people to await for a response to their asylum applications in the United States. In the city of ...
Mike Pompeo and President Bukele join forces to reduce immigration to the US
Central America 07/22/19, 15:54
As part of his visit to Latin America, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele met last Sunday at the Presidential House in San Salvador to discuss economic cooperation and measures ...
Tainted alcohol kills 19 in Costa Rica, officials confirm
Central America 07/22/19, 10:30
The Costa Rican Health Ministry said it has confirmed 19 deaths from the consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol. The ministry said in a Friday report that the investigation is continuing, but it has counted 14 ...
The story behind the recent price regulation in Cuba
Central America 07/12/19, 20:25
Two weeks ago, the Cuban Ministry of Finance published a new list of prices for products sold in CUC (the Cuban equivalent of the dollar) and in pesos. The inventory of prices of food and hygiene ...
Mexico announces first US investments in the south of the country
Central America 07/12/19, 19:17
As a contingency plan to curb immigration, the Mexican government unveiled the first two U.S. investment projects in the south of the country. The $800 million granted for the region would be for the construction ...
López Obrador fires thousands of Mexican doctors to hire Cuban professionals
Central America 07/10/19, 19:40
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador fired Mexican doctors or will not renew their contracts this December, and will import Cuban professionals. Due to the socialist president's huge health cut—44%—at least 10,000 Mexican workers in the ...
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro calls Greta Thunberg a ‘brat’
South America 12/11/19, 11:06
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro called Swedish climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg a “brat” on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after her comment on two Indigenous people Brazilians' death in the Amazon. The fight ignited on Monday after Thunberg ...
Chile military plane missing with 38 on way to Antarctica
South America 12/10/19, 08:29
Chile's air force lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight Monday evening to the country's base in Antarctica, and authorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic ...
South Africa wins Miss Universe with talk of leadership for women
South America 12/09/19, 12:06
Out of 90 contestants, Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi took the crown for Miss Universe 2019, and Madison Anderson, Miss Puerto Rico, coming in as first runner-up. The new #MissUniverse2019 is... SOUTH AFRICA!!!! 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/gRW8vcuT3A — Miss ...
Little boy feeds grandpa in the mouth and moves the world
South America 11/16/19, 18:53
When children, who usually bring fun to the family, are born, they need the love and care of adults because they can't drink or feed themself, and they also can't say they're hungry. But as ...
Democrats call protests over fraudulent elections in Bolivia a ‘coup’
South America 11/13/19, 17:40
After the protests of Bolivian citizens intensified following the controversial electoral elections of Oct. 20, which led President Evo Morales to resign as head of state, various senators of the Democratic wing such as Bernie ...
President Trump praises Bolivians for forcing Evo Morales’s resignation
South America 11/12/19, 22:44
President Donald Trump praised the Bolivian people for forcing the resignation of socialist leader Evo Morales. In a statement published by the White House, the president stressed that the fall of Morales, after almost 14 years ...
Bolivia’s president resigns amid election-fraud allegations
South America 11/10/19, 21:41
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. The decision came after a day of fast-moving developments, ...
Brazil’s ex-president could be freed after top court ruling
South America 11/08/19, 05:13
Brazil's Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates still appealing their convictions, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other powerful figures jailed in a sprawling corruption investigation. The court ...
United States could sanction Spain for supporting Nicolás Maduro’s regime
South America 11/01/19, 18:38
The U.S. government is considering sanctioning Spain for the aid that the socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would be provide to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to Bloomberg, the Treasury Department is studying economic ...
President Trump supports Chile and denounces foreign interference seeking to undermine Chile’s democracy
South America 11/01/19, 15:43
Amid Chile's social crisis, President Donald Trump said he supports Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government in its efforts to "restore national order" in the South American country. President Trump called Piñera on Wednesday to express his ...
Girl, 13, cut out pregnant sister’s baby to give to other woman, murders nephew
South America 10/30/19, 12:36
A 13-year-old Brazilian girl has been arrested over the murder of her pregnant sister who she is accused of killing before cutting out her baby and stoning another child to death. Fabiana Santana, 23, was eight ...
Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet
South America 10/29/19, 09:50
Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts to assure the country he has heard calls ...
Sick 2-year-old boy dies after dad allegedly blew treatment money on parties, hookers and drugs
South America 10/25/19, 13:25
A sick Brazilian boy died after his father blew up the money that was raised for the child's medical treatment on hookers, drugs, and parties instead, according to reports. Two-year-old Joao Miguel Alves died at his ...
US envoy blasts Venezuela seat on UN Human Rights Council
South America 10/18/19, 18:26
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Venezuela’s election to the Human Rights Council “is an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela.” Venezuela won a contested election for ...
7-story building collapses in Brazil; 1 dead, others trapped
South America 10/15/19, 20:08
A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in an upscale part of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing one person and leaving others trapped with some communicating with family members by cellphone from under debris, officials said. Fire ...
Colombian garbage man rescues 25,000 books and transforms them into community library
Inspired Stories 09/18/19, 12:10
A garbage man created a community library in his own home and donates books to children, believing that education can break the cycle of poverty. Jose Alberto Gutierrez, 55, a garbage man who lives in Bogota, ...
Hugo Chávez ordered the flooding of United States with FARC cocaine
South America 09/17/19, 17:45
The former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, ordered his subordinates to coordinate actions to flood the United States with cocaine produced by the Marxist guerrilla FARC, since 2005. U.S. federal prosecutors reported these attempts by the ...
US, Brazil reach new era in talks on trade, Amazon protection
South America 09/13/19, 22:24
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met his visiting Brazilian counterpart, Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Speaking at the press conference, the two men affirmed the strategic partnerships between ...
White House hears Brazilian delegation on US aid to fight Amazon fires
South America 08/30/19, 23:01
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and the country's foreign minister visited the White House, on Friday, Aug. 30, seeking U.S. help, as firefighters battled to contain the ravaging wildfires in the Amazon. The Brazilian leader said ...
Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires
South America 08/24/19, 17:32
Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. Some 44,000 troops will ...
Police: 7 dead in plane crash near Canadian city
America 11/29/19, 00:16
Police in the Canadian city of Kingston say seven people have died after a small plane crashed in the area Wednesday evening. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent a team of four investigators to ...
Accused serial poop attacker arrested and charged with mischief
Trending 11/28/19, 08:53
An Ontario man is behind bars after allegedly dumping poo on several victims between Nov. 22 and 25. Toronto Police confirmed local Samuel Opoku, 23, has been arrested and charged with five counts of assault with ...
Mexico farm town buries 3 of 9 slain Americans
America 11/08/19, 04:34
As Mexican soldiers stood guard, a mother and two sons were laid to rest in hand-hewn pine coffins in a single grave dug out of the rocky soil Thursday at the first funeral for the ...
US child survivors of Mexico ambush saved by courage, mother
America 11/06/19, 09:34
The eight children, some mere infants, who survived the ambush in northern Mexico not only escaped the drug cartel gunmen who killed their mothers but managed to hide in the brush, with some walking miles ...
Canadian toddler stabbed while he slept to be taken off life support
America 11/01/19, 22:58
A Winnipeg, Canada toddler, who was stabbed multiple times while he slept in his bed on Wednesday, Oct. 30, is to be taken off life support. Hunter Haze Straight-Smith, 3, who suffered severe brain damage, is ...
Failed raid against El Chapo’s son leaves 8 dead in Mexico
America 10/18/19, 19:54
Mexican security forces aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with cartel henchmen that left at least eight people ...
Pro-life groups help migrant children on US-Mexico border
America 07/05/19, 21:21
A campaign of pro-life groups has been collecting donations for migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. The initiative is called Bottles to the Border and is led by former employees of abortion clinics and pro-life ...
Brazilian president invites President Trump to Brazil to discuss the situation in Venezuela
South America 07/05/19, 17:34
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again said he would like U.S. President Donald Trump to visit South America to discuss the Venezuelan crisis with the presidents of the region. On Wednesday night, July 3, during an ...
Illegal immigrants try to buy children in Mexico to enter the United States
America 07/03/19, 20:23
Mexican authorities are investigating several reports of illegal immigrants trying to buy children to enter the United States, and obtain family unit benefits. According to testimony gathered by the Seattle Times from locals and the police, ...
Chileans and Argentines ready to gaze at total solar eclipse
South America 07/02/19, 15:23
Tens of thousands of tourists flocked to cities and towns across northern Chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness Tuesday's total solar eclipse. Millions are expected to gaze at ...
Migrant woman killed in fall from train in Mexico
America 06/28/19, 23:03
An engineer shouted for the young migrant woman to hurry up and climb aboard the freight train or she'd be left behind. In her bright red tennis shoes, she quickened her pace and was the ...
Rapinoe has 2 goals and US knocks France out 2-1
America 06/28/19, 21:28
Megan Rapinoe went from controversy to triumph, scoring twice for the United States in the much-anticipated clash with host France to send the defending champions into the semifinals of the Women's World Cup with a ...
Mexico detains dozens of migrants in raid on freight train
America 06/28/19, 05:35
About 100 Mexican soldiers and immigration agents raided a freight train in the southern state of Chiapas on Thursday and detained dozens of Central American migrants riding atop the cars. Such raids had been rare since ...
Trump administration supports Venezuela, US envoy assures
America 06/26/19, 14:57
U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams assured that President Donald J. Trump supports political change in Venezuela during a briefing session on Tuesday, June 25. Abrams’s affirmative declaration came after a Washington Post article, citing ...
Mexico sends 15,000 troops to US border to keep migration in check
America 06/25/19, 02:36
Around 15,000 soldiers and National Guard policemen have been deployed by the Mexican government to the U.S. border in a bid to check migration flow from Central America, the country's defense chief told reporters on ...
Mexico says National Guard deployment of 6,000 agents is complete
America 06/21/19, 22:16
Mexico has completed its deployment of 6,000 National Guardsmen to help control the flow of migrants headed to the United States and filled 650 immigration agency posts to regulate border crossings, the government said on ...
Minister: 8 US tourism deaths in Dominican Republic not unusual
America 06/21/19, 21:58
The deaths of eight American tourists in the Dominican Republic this year are not part of a mysterious wave of fatalities but a medically and statistically normal phenomenon that has been lumped together by the ...
Mexico, El Salvador to cooperate on reducing migration after Trump’s pressure
America 06/21/19, 00:55
íMexico and El Salvador signed a cooperation agreement Thursday that includes a $30 million Mexican donation for reforestation in the Central American nation, amid increased pressure from the United States to slow a surge of ...
NASA to send women to moon for the first time
Trending 06/18/19, 18:26
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday, June 17, that it is ready to send women to the moon—50 years after the first Apollo mission! The new space mission is aptly named Artemis, after ...
Blackout in South America raises questions about power grid
America 06/17/19, 21:18
The huge blackout that left tens of millions of people in the dark in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay over the weekend raised serious questions about the vulnerability of the power grid in South America and ...
BOMBSHELL from Giuliani:Ukrainian prosecutor was poisoned, and Bidens involved in money laundering
Europe 12/16/19, 03:56
President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has returned from a trip to the Ukraine and Hungary, where he unearthed proof of money-laundering by Burisma and the former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Not ...
‘Please take one’ People hang coats on Dublin bridge for needy homeless
Europe 12/15/19, 13:53
Dubliners in Ireland have been encouraged to hang their unwanted coats on a pedestrian bridge in an effort to keep the homeless warm during the cold winter months. On Ha'penny Bridge in the city center, dozens ...
UK exit poll suggests majority for Johnson’s Conservatives
Europe 12/12/19, 22:41
An exit poll in Britain’s election projected Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party would likely win a solid majority of seats in Parliament, a decisive outcome that should allow Johnson to fulfill his ...
The 3 reasons European leaders are “jealous” of Trump, according to Newt Gingrich
Europe 12/07/19, 19:35
Recently, a video of the NATO summit circulated on social networks where France's President Emmanuel Macron is seen along with other world leaders in what could be interpreted as a sort of mockery in reference ...
Why did a question from Donald Trump make the French president so nervous?
Europe 12/07/19, 16:42
President Donald Trump, who is known for conveying his ideas very clearly to both his voters and the opposition, made the French president very nervous with a simple question during the NATO summit. President Trump appeared ...
Gas explosion in Slovakia tower block kills 5, injures 40
Europe 12/06/19, 15:20
A gas explosion in an apartment building in eastern Slovakia killed at least five people and injured more than 40 Friday. Firefighters rescued people trapped in the building, which officials said is still in danger ...
Best friends of almost 80 years move into same care home
Inspired Stories 12/04/19, 12:10
Kathleen Saville and Olive Woodward, both 89 of Nottinghamshire, have been best friends for almost 80 years and recently have moved into the same care home together, BBC reported. Saville and Woodward became friends when they ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
Europe 12/01/19, 13:57
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday, Dec. 1, in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators allegedly threw bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare ...
Lack of information would increase sex change in people
Europe 11/30/19, 11:08
Two doctors from the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in England question the procedures followed by the health system to change the gender of people seeking its services. " This whole area of transgender medicine is ...
London Bridge attack suspect shot and killed by British police
Europe 11/29/19, 22:55
British metropolitan police shot and killed a terror suspect, Friday, Nov. 29, in a harrowing incident on London Bridge that had been the location of a deadly Islamist attack about two years ago. At least three ...
Albania earthquake kills 14; rescuers hunt for survivors
Europe 11/26/19, 12:31
Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 14 people and injured more than 600. The 6.4 magnitude quake was ...
13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali
Europe 11/26/19, 12:10
Two helicopters collided in midair and killed 13 French soldiers fighting Islamic extremists in Mali, France said Tuesday, in its biggest loss since its mission in West Africa’s Sahel region began in 2013. The deaths draw ...
Photographer recreated 12 adorable classic Disney films in a magical photoshoot of children with Down syndrome to spread awareness
Inspired Stories 11/21/19, 23:55
A photographer who works full time at a special needs secondary school in the U.K. launched a heartwarming campaign called Down with Disney to spread awareness and show people the beauty of Down syndrome. Nicole Perkins ...
Founder of Ukraine energy company Burisma investigated for allegedly embezzling state funds
Europe 11/21/19, 11:39
A former Ukrainian politician was suspected of misusing state funds at an energy company that he founded and is subject to the continuing impeachment inquiry on Nov. 20. Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka confirmed the Eastern ...
Alexander Vindman confesses to giving a wrong account of President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine
Washington 11/20/19, 07:38
A key member of the nation's forum on national security, military, and foreign policy matters admitted he added incorrect information to a summary of the president's phone call with Ukraine on Nov. 19. U.S. National Security ...
Young man goes viral after resigning from job by giving boss a ‘sorry for your loss’ card
Europe 11/13/19, 11:09
A man resigned from his job in the most hilarious way possible by giving his boss a condolence card instead of a letter of notice. The outside of the card reads, "So very sorry for your ...
George Soros would have illegally financed campaign against Brexit, urgent investigation requested
Europe 11/12/19, 16:01
Controversial multimillionaire George Soros, whose organizations and establishments have been expelled from several countries accused of interfering in sovereign policies, could face an investigation for illegally funding a campaign to take down Boris Johnson. The complaint, ...
Spain: Extraordinary rise of VOX shakes ‘progressive consensus’ and opens ‘banned’ debates
Europe 11/11/19, 20:25
The dazzling rise of the conservative VOX party in Sunday's elections in Spain has shaken the foundations of the "progressive consensus" that had dominated institutions, the media, and political life for the last two decades. The ...
World’s smallest twin boys defy the odds after being born at 23 weeks weighing less then 1 pound each
Inspired Stories 11/11/19, 11:03
Being born at 23 weeks and weighing less than 1 pound each, Joe and Ashley Keates were each only the size of their mother Talia's hand. The twin boys are believed to the smallest newborns ...
Over 100,000 celebrate 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall
Europe 11/10/19, 12:35
Police and organizers say more than 100,000 people took part in an open-air party celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite the cold and damp, crowds flocked to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate ...
Nigerian lecturer babysits student’s twins during an exam (photos)
Africa 11/27/19, 12:23
A male lecturer from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, is being celebrated on social media network for babysitting twins for his student while she writes her examinations. The lecturer identified as Frederick Bassey took to his ...
Family takes uncle’s corpse to insurance company to prove he’s dead
Africa 11/21/19, 11:22
According to a story from News24 in South Africa, in a desperate attempt to eventually get their insurance payout, Sifiso Mtshali's parents, 46, hauled his corpse to an Old Mutual branch in eastern South Africa. This ...
Ivanka Trump: Impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote
Politics 11/08/19, 11:31
Ivanka Trump on Friday, Nov. 8, echoed her father's view that the House impeachment investigation is an attempt to overturn the 2016 election. But she called the identity of the impeachment whistleblower "not particularly relevant." President ...
Archaeologists discover 20 wooden sealed coffins just as the ancient Egyptians left them
Africa 10/17/19, 00:57
An extraordinary haul of 20 wooden coffins dating back to Ancient Egypt and pharaonic times has been revealed by archaeologists. Archaeologists found the coffins in an ancient necropolis in Al-Assasif, an ancient cemetery on the west ...
40-year-old Ugandan woman with 44 children named most fertile
Africa 10/15/19, 10:05
Mariam Nabatanzi, a 40-year-old woman from the Mukono District of Uganda, was named the most fertile woman in the African country after it was confirmed that she had given birth to 44 children. Nabatanzi is known as ...
After 24 years of work, airplane cleaner becomes a pilot
Africa 10/11/19, 10:19
The story of a man from Nigeria is proof that dreams come true, especially when you work hard and never lose faith. His dream of becoming a pilot if finally realized after 24 years of ...
Diver survives after shooting himself through the head with a speargun in underwater accident
Africa 09/06/19, 10:50
A pastor, in south Africa, who has been spearfishing for the past decade miraculously survived without any major injuries after he accidentally shot himself straight through his head with a speargun. The horrific incident occurred on ...
3,000 African immigrants demand entry to the US with the support of George Soros organizations
U.S. 08/31/19, 14:52
Thousands of African immigrants who arrived on the southern border of the United States demanded immediate entry into the country. In a statement the 3,000 immigrants from some 16 African countries such as Angola, Burkina Faso, ...
US Punishes Lebanese Bank for Links to Hezbollah
Africa 08/30/19, 19:58
The United States sanctioned a Lebanese bank on Thursday for facilitating the financial activities of the terrorist group Hezbollah. The Treasury Department accused the Jammal Trust Bank, and its subsidiaries, of "brazenly enabling" the financial activities ...
Latest Ebola outbreak in Congo-A doctor’s story
News 05/30/19, 22:55
Over 1,200 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo). According to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Border, this is the worst ever reported ...
Sudan protesters threaten military with civil disobedience
Africa 05/30/19, 09:24
Sudan's protesters are threatening a civil disobedience campaign if the ruling military refuses to hand over power to civilians.The threat comes after a two-day strike meant to pressure the military showed no tangible effects.The coalition ...
Mozambique seeks $3.2 billion to recover from cyclones
Africa 05/30/19, 08:55
Mozambique says it needs $3.2 billion to recover from a pair of powerful tropical cyclones that ripped into the southern African nation earlier this year and left hundreds dead, raising alarm about the effects of ...
Fates in the balance as Super Rugby heads toward playoffs
Africa 05/30/19, 01:42
The fate of several teams vying for places in the Super Rugby playoffs is likely to be sealed in this weekend's 16th round.If the Chiefs can't beat the Crusaders in Fiji, if the Waratahs can't ...
Kenyan farmers swap high-risk crops for silkworms
Africa 05/29/19, 18:35
Farmers in Kenya are swapping high-risk crops for silkworms. In a bid to find a profitable crop to sustain their livelihoods, many farmers are turning to silk production and ditching traditional cash crops such as ...
Sudan rebel leader returns home despite death sentence
Africa 05/29/19, 16:36
Yasir Arman says he wants to help resolve the ongoing standoff on who should lead Sudan's transitional government
DRC’s ebola battle fraught with security risks
Africa 05/29/19, 15:15
WHO officials say success hinges on improving security in Congo's conflict zones
Libyan commander hands over prominent militant to Egypt
Africa 05/29/19, 12:14
A prominent Egyptian militant wanted for scores of terror attacks in his country was handed over by Libyan forces loyal to a commander pushing to take the capital of Tripoli and flown back to Egypt ...
Nigerian president Buhari sworn in for 2nd term
Africa 05/29/19, 12:08
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began his second term as head of Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday, facing heightened pressure to defeat Islamic extremism and boost the oil-dependent economy amid concerns over his health.The 76-year-old ...
HRW: Egyptian security forces committed widespread abuses in northern Sinai
Africa 05/28/19, 15:55
Report alleges that security forces, who have been conducting military operations against Islamist insurgents in region, have engaged in unlawful action against civilians
Malawi’s Mutharika sworn in, declares ‘I am not dead!’
Africa 05/28/19, 14:56
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday called for unity as he was sworn in for a second five-year term after an election in which top opposition parties alleged irregularities.The 78-year-old Mutharika began his acceptance speech ...
The people sing: ‘Les Mis’ soothes, breaks Hong Kong hearts
Asia & Pacific 12/11/19, 09:37
For Hong Kong spectators mentally and physically drained from six months of pro-democracy protests that have convulsed the city, a rousing performance of “Les Miserables” proved almost too much to bear. Audience members wept, dabbing their ...
Rescuer describes horror of New Zealand’s silent eruption
Asia & Pacific 12/11/19, 06:45
The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn't hear it over the hum of the boat’s engines. She didn't turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw it. Huge clouds of ash and ...
11 Australians missing, 13 injured in New Zealand eruption
Asia & Pacific 12/10/19, 09:37
Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday that 11 Australians remained unaccounted for and 13 had been hospitalized after a volcano eruption in New Zealand. Three Australians were suspected to be among the initial five confirmed dead, Prime ...
5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano
Asia & Pacific 12/09/19, 09:26
A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Police said the site ...
Homeless man with mental illness helps ambulance to pass through heavy traffic by asking everyone to give way
Asia & Pacific 12/05/19, 12:31
Homeless people often have to face a misconception that they don't contribute anything to society, but this homeless man showed just how compassionate and charitable the homeless community can be when he helped clear a ...
Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed amid protests
Asia & Pacific 12/03/19, 06:47
Iranian state television on Tuesday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the spike in government-set gasoline prices — the first time that authorities ...
Company is giving non-smoking employees 6 extra days off to make up for cigarette breaks
Asia & Pacific 11/27/19, 04:10
A company in Japan is offering an extra six days of paid time off per year for its nonsmoking employees to make up for smokers’ cigarette breaks, The Telegraph reported. Piala Inc., a marketing firm in ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates make landslide election win
Asia & Pacific 11/25/19, 23:55
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are jubilant. The island’s pro-democracy candidates won almost 90% of the 45 district council seats in Sunday, Nov. 24, election in a historic landslide victory. The pro-democracy opposition took over at least ...
Landslide victory for pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong
Asia & Pacific 11/25/19, 12:44
After nearly half a year of unrest and violence, Hong Kongers made their stance loud and clear at the vote for district councilors on Nov. 24: Pro-democracy. The final results recorded a big win for opposition ...
Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
Asia & Pacific 11/24/19, 22:17
Pro-democracy candidates won nearly half of the seats in Hong Kong’s local elections, according to partial returns on Monday, as voters sent a clear signal of support for the anti-government protests that have rocked the ...
US Senators condemn arson attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times printing house
Washington 11/21/19, 07:05
Free press has become the next target amid Hong Kong rising violence against pro-democracy protesters, with an arson attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times’ printing shop on 19 Nov, reported the Epoch Times. Arson attack Four masked men ...
Congress adopts bills to support human rights in Hong Kong
Asia & Pacific 11/21/19, 00:46
Congress has approved two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong following months of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The House overwhelmingly approved the bills Wednesday, a day after the Senate passed them ...
Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations
Asia & Pacific 11/20/19, 11:19
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others in the region ...
A Hong Kong protester on why he won’t surrender to police
Asia & Pacific 11/20/19, 10:53
Pale and thin, a teenager wandered the nearly deserted campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. He hugged his body with his arms, whether because of the chill in the air ...
McConnell urges President Trump to speak out on violence in Hong Kong
U.S. 11/19/19, 17:19
Amid intensifying violence between protesters and the Hong Kong violence, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged President Donald Trump to speak out on behalf of the protesters in Hong Kong. Speaking on the Senate ...
Taliban says they freed US, Australian hostage for 3 Taliban
Asia & Pacific 11/19/19, 09:45
The Taliban said it freed on Tuesday, Nov. 19, an American and an Australian hostage held since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures who were released by the Kabul government and flown out ...
Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle pro-democracy protesters
Asia & Pacific 11/19/19, 00:30
Police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of pro-democracy protesters remained trapped overnight Tuesday, Nov. 19, local time, in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chinese control over ...
Hong Kong police storm university held by pro-democracy protesters, threaten to use live bullets
Asia & Pacific 11/18/19, 00:31
Police attacked a Hong Kong university campus held by pro-democracy protesters early Monday, Nov. 18, [local time] after an all-night siege that included firing repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannons. Pro-democracy protesters barricaded themselves ...
Hong Kong police launch operation to flush out protesters
Asia & Pacific 11/17/19, 15:59
Police launched a late-night operation Sunday, Nov. 17 to try and flush about 200 protesters out of a university campus on a day of clashes in which an officer was hit in the leg with ...
Mass protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed
Asia & Pacific 11/17/19, 01:26
Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire, in violence that reportedly killed at ...
Falun Gong website debuts list of 105,580 perpetrators of the persecution
World 11/22/19, 11:21
Minghui.org, the website dedicated to reporting on Falun Gong (an ancient Chinese self-cultivation practice) just published a list of perpetrators involved in the persecution of Falun Gong in mainland China. Minghui 's collection list of perpetrators This ...
Foreign Relations Committee members push for Senate ratification of Hong Kong rights bill
Washington 11/15/19, 16:44
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Rep. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) are seeking to have the Hong Kong rights bill quickly passed by the Senate. The bill supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong ...
US. Senator calls on Chinese Communist regime to end persecution of Falun Gong
U.S. 09/18/19, 17:19
U.S. Senator Mr. Patrick Leahy of Vermont issued a statement on September 12 calling on the Chinese government to end its persecution of Falun Gong. His statement has been included in the congressional record. Senator Leahy ...
Hong Kong lawmakers, activists respond to extradition bill withdrawal
Asia & Pacific 09/04/19, 21:50
Pro-democracy legislators and activists on Wednesday, Sept. 4, denounced Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s announcement to withdraw the controversial China extradition bill that triggered months of massive demonstrations. They said Lam’s concession came “too little” ...
Pro-democracy lawmakers: Lam ‘trashing’ Hong Kong traditional values
Asia & Pacific 08/27/19, 20:30
Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Aug. 27, condemned Hong Chief Executive Carrie Lam for “trashing all the conventional, traditional values" of the territory. The legislators denounced Lam for threatening to silence pro-democracy voices with ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists stage protest at international airport
Asia & Pacific 07/26/19, 18:58
If you were a visitor arriving on Friday at the Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport, this would be the scene, you saw on your first steps on to ‘Asia’s world city.’ A sea of ...
HK activists use creative strategies in protests
Asia & Pacific 07/19/19, 19:49
Hong Kong young activists are no greenhorns when it comes to protests. As another huge rally is organized for Sunday, protesters’ strategies are getting more creative. From hand signs to colorful post-it notes, these young activists ...
How doctors have become murderers in Communist-ruled China
World 07/04/19, 21:41
An independent tribunal in the UK recently attracted widespread news coverage after announcing a judgment that the Chinese Communist regime is killing its detained citizens for organs. A 60-page summary of the judgment was released on ...
Thousands participate in Hong Kong’s July 1 mass protest march
Asia & Pacific 07/02/19, 17:43
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on Monday afternoon for the annual July 1 march that is held on the anniversary of Britain's return of Hong Kong to China in 1997. This year’s ...
Thousands rally outside Hong Kong Police Headquarters
Trending 06/27/19, 16:17
Thousands of residents participated in Hong Kong’s rally on Wednesday night, June 26, to oppose the proposed extradition bill that they fear will take away the city’s freedom. They were rallying to appeal to world leaders ...
UN rights chief highlights human rights violations around the world
Europe 06/25/19, 18:26
Speaking at a meeting in Geneva on Monday, June 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet emphasized human rights violations in several regions of the world. Bachelet expressed disappointment at Saudi Arabia's ...
Slave labor, sex workers: The scourge of the world continues
World 06/24/19, 21:33
There are 25 million adults and children suffering from labor and sex trafficking all over the world, including in the United States, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released ...
Filipinos react to Duterte’s response over South China Sea boat collision
Trending 06/20/19, 14:56
Dozens of Filipinos held a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila on Wednesday, June 19, to condemn a statement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made on Monday. The protesters are angry because President Rodrigo Duterte described ...
Freed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist asks Lam to resign
Asia & Pacific 06/19/19, 19:38
An activist for pro-democracy group Demosisto and a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, Joshua Wong was released from prison. Wong urged Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition amendment ...
London Tribunal finds clear evidence of China’s forced organ harvest murders
World 06/18/19, 02:05
A panel of experts and lawyers from the China Tribunal in London has concluded that China has in fact been murdering Falun Gong practitioners and harvesting their organs for transplant. The tribunal said on June ...
Drop the bill, says Hong Kong ex-leader Anson Chan
Politics 06/17/19, 15:19
Hong Kong’s former Chief Secretary Anson Chan said on Friday, June 14, that the territory's current government should drop the proposed extradition bill that has triggered massive weeklong protests. Chan said this past week’s protests involving ...
Pro-democracy lawmakers condemn Hong Kong government
Politics 06/14/19, 17:41
A group of nine pro-democratic lawmakers condemned the Hong Kong government for describing Wednesday's mass protest on the island nation as a riot. The legislators were specifically referring to comments made by Hong Kong Special Administrative ...
Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is free
Europe 06/12/19, 17:22
The Russian Interior Affairs Ministry has, under public pressure, dropped drug-dealing charges against a prominent investigative journalist, in a sudden turn of events. Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev surprised the nation and the world on Tuesday after ...
New York Post publishes account of former hospital worker who witnessed China’s forced live organ harvesting
World 06/12/19, 14:38
The New York Post carried an article on June 1, 2019, titled “Chinese dissidents are being executed for their organs, former hospital worker says.” The article was written by Steven W. Mosher, the president of the Population Research ...
Russian investigative journalist detained on drug charges sparks protests
Europe 06/10/19, 17:31
A prominent Russian investigative journalist was arrested and allegedly beaten while in detention. Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent Latvia-based Meduza online news agency, was charged with drug dealing. Four grams of synthetic stimulant mephedrone ...
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