Taiwan Rebuffs China’s Suggestion of Joint World War II Commemoration

Taiwan has declined China’s pitch for joint participation in activities to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II’s final year. Japan was...

Foreign Workers in Australia Win Exploitation Case

A group of foreign workers in Australia has won back hundreds of thousands of dollars after they were underpaid by their employer. The Filip...

Rocket Blasts Off With NASA Magnetic Field Probes

An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday with a quartet of NASA science satellites designed to map explosions triggered...

Kremlin Dismisses Russian Internet Allegations of Putin's Death

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been seen in public for at least a week, fueling speculations about his health. Social media users ...

NASA Confirms Ocean on Jupiter Moon

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed that the Jupiter-orbiting moon Ganymede has an ocean beneath its icy surface, rai...

Islamic State Group Accepts Boko Haram Allegiance

The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls parts of Syria and Iraq has accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islam...

US Students Losing Interest in China as Dream Jobs Prove Elusive

American students are getting cold feet about studying Chinese in China, with many study abroad programs in the country seeing a substantial...

Revved-up CERN Collider Aims to Shed Light on Dark Cosmos

Scientists at the CERN physics research center said on Thursday the mystery dark matter that makes up 96 percent of the stuff of the univers...

Egypt's Salafist Nour Party: Committed to Running in Election

Egypt's ultra-conservative Islamist Nour party says it is committed to participating in elections, in a boost to President Abdel Fattah ...

Researchers Hope to Develop First Lab-Grown Chicken

Two years after scientists cooked up the first test tube beef hamburger, researchers in Israel are working on an even trickier recipe: the w...

Archaeologists, Law Enforcement on Lookout for Looted Artifacts

The looting and destruction of historic sites and artifacts by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has sparked outrage around the worl...

China's Yutu Rover Finds Layers Inside Moon

The moon has a more complex history than previously thought with at least nine subsurface layers, results from ground-penetrating radar aboa...

Shia Militias Record Violence, Gore With Mobile Phones

Videos of grotesque scenes, executions and other atrocities have become almost commonplace on social media. In the public eye, they have com...

Army Helicopter Wreckage, Two Bodies Found in Crash Off Florida

Search teams found the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter reported missing during a training mission off Florida's Gulf Coast and...

In Historical First, Arab-Led Parties Unite for Israeli Elections

Campaigning is peaking as Israelis prepare to go to the polls Tuesday March 17 to elect a new parliament. For the first time in history, fou...

FBI Chief: Lone-Wolf Attacks by IS Recruits a Key Concern

The radicalization of Americans by Islamic State and other groups, particularly through sophisticated use of social media, is a top concern ...

Jordan's Religious Leaders Say Injustice Recruits Islamic State Fighters

As Jordanians rallied around the government's fight against the self-described Islamic State, religious leaders working to stop the spre...

Journey Through Hallowed Ground

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French Experts Hunt for Argentina Helicopter Crash Clues

French and Argentine investigators scoured the charred wreckage of two helicopters in a rugged region of western Argentina on Thursday for c...

Women Gain Influence in Israeli Politics After Many Years

For decades, the prototype for a top Israeli politician has been a tough-talking man with a decorated military past who's big on securit...

Indian Doctors Warn of Gadget Addiction Consequences

As smartphones and other handheld devices are becoming more affordable, doctors say children who spend long hours playing video games are in...

On the Scene: Islamic State Fighters Move on Syrian Village

Islamic State militants have launched a a major offensive on Ras al-Ayn, in northeast Syria. Kurdish fighters in the town, known as Serekani...

India Signs Pacts to Develop Infrastructure in Mauritius, Seychelles

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured agreements to develop islands in Mauritius and Seychelles in an early success for his drive ...

Stunning Photos Highlight Historic US Sites

A new book and a first-of-its-kind exhibit at a major international airport near Washington are featuring a collection of photographs that h...

Liberia Decoration Day Brings Back Dark Memories of Ebola

Liberians this week observed Decoration Day - when they visit cemeteries to clean dead relatives’ graves and spend time with the departed. B...

March 12, 2015

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Researchers Warn of Ebola Fallout

When the Ebola outbreak finally ends in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, those countries could continue to face serious health problems. Re...

Indian Doctors Warn of Gadget Addiction Consequences

As smartphones and other handheld devices are becoming more affordable, doctors say children who spend long hours playing video games are in...

Police Shot in Ferguson, Missouri

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Secretary of State Kerry and Senator Cotton on Iran Nuclear Deal Letter

Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that an open letter sent by 47 US Republican Senators to Tehran about ongoing nuclear nego...

New Initiative Aims to Boost Africa’s Yields Through New Seeds

In Africa, seed production has long been dominated by big government monopolies, leaving few options for small-scale farmers and putting mor...

Google's Safe Browsing System Targets 'Unwanted Software'

Get ready to see more red warning signs online as Google adds ammunition to its technological artillery for targeting devious schemes lurkin...

US Concerned About Russian Use of Vietnam Base

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said it is unaware of any response from the Vietnamese government to its request that it stop allowing Russia to u...

12 Killed in Somalia Attack; Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility

Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack in the town of Baidoa Thursday that left at least 12 people dead. T...

Nigeria Drafts in Foreign Mercenaries to Take on Boko Haram

Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot...

Republicans' Open Letter to Iran Stirs Controversy

Forty-seven Republican senators started a political firestorm with an open letter to Iran warning that any nuclear deal made with the Obama ...

Islamic State Militants Claim Bomb Attack in Libyan Capital

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police station in the Libyan capital on Thursday in a statement posted...

Melbourne Teenager Suspected In Iraq Suicide Blasts

Authorities in Canberra are trying to confirm reports that an 18-year old Australian has died while carrying out a suicide attack for Islami...

HRW: Cambodia Failing to Protect Garment Workers

Human Rights Watch says lax labor laws in Cambodia are allowing garment factories, including many suppliers for Western brands, to take adva...