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Malaysia a Transit Point for Islamic State Followers

Hundreds of Muslim Chinese Join Islamic State Through Malaysia

Jan 22, 2015 05:49 AM EST

Chinese Muslims looking to join the armed group Islamic State end up in Iraq and Syria through Malaysia, the country's minister of home affairs announced on Thursday.

Third Bird Flu Outbreak Detected in Washington State

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Jan 21, 2015 02:01 AM EST

Bird flu broke out in Washington state for the third time, sending agriculture officials in a scramble to keep local poultry away from migratory birds that carry the deadly virus.

Chinese Embassy in Myanmar Seeks Release of 100 Arrested in Kachin

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Jan 21, 2015 01:57 AM EST

About a hundred Chinese nationals reported to be caught in the crossfire between government forces and rebels in northern Myanmar have been taken into the Myanmar government's custody, a spokesman of the Chinese embassy in Yangon announced on Tuesday.

Ill-Fated AirAsia Plane Climbed Too Quickly -Indonesia Transport Minister

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Jan 21, 2015 01:40 AM EST

Doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501 ascended to an unusually high altitude at above normal speeds moments before it disappeared and crashed into the Java Sea last month, Indonesia's transport minister said on Tuesday.

Charlie Hebdo Cover Angers Pakistani Militants, Draws Boycott of French Products

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Jan 21, 2015 01:29 AM EST

The latest cover of French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo - which breaks an Islam taboo of not showing Prophet Mohammed's image - is in the crosshairs of Pakistani Islamist militants, who called on their followers not to buy French goods.

Islamic State Demands US$200M for Two Japanese Hostages

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Jan 21, 2015 01:01 AM EST

A masked militant apparently from the Islamic State threatened to kill two Japanese citizens, in a video posted online on Tuesday, unless Japan paid the hostage-takers $200 million in three days.

Obamacare Top Official Resigns

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Jan 17, 2015 11:59 PM EST

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary has accepted the resignation of Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who was in charge of the disastrous rollout of an online insurance exchange.

Singer Yao Beina, 33, Dies of Cancer

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Jan 17, 2015 02:52 PM EST

Thirty-three year old popular Chinese singer Yao Beina died from breast cancer on Friday afternoon. Yao became a household name in China after she recorded a string of theme songs for the popular drama, The Legend of Zhenhuan, three years ago.

China's Drug Crackdown Yields 60,000 Arrests

China Nabs 60,000 Drug Suspects in 100-Day Crackdown

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Jan 17, 2015 02:04 PM EST

China's anti-narcotics authorities have cast a wider net with a haul of about 60,000 arrests for drug-related offenses and confiscated nearly a dozen tons of illegal substances in a sweeping, iron-fisted campaign that took more than 3 months.

'Nowhere to Call Home' - A Tibetan in Beijing

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Jan 17, 2015 02:00 PM EST

A documentary about a Tibetan woman - a single mother trying to make it in the big city - may be the last thing the Chinese audience would want to see from an American filmmaker, but "Nowhere to Call Home" won praises from viewers in China.

21 People Including 8 Foreigners Killed After Yangtze River Tugboat Sinks

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Jan 17, 2015 02:56 AM EST

Chinese authorities confirmed 21 people were killed after a tugboat turned upside down and sank on the Yangtze river.

Rub-on Tattoo Device for Diabetics to Take Pain Out of Blood Sugar Test

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Jan 17, 2015 02:10 AM EST

Millions of diabetics around the world can look forward to a painless finger prick-free sensor for blood sugar after scientists at the University of California in San Diego unveiled a device that works without a needle.

Fate of Three Paris Attackers' Bodies in Limbo

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Jan 16, 2015 08:40 PM EST

French authorities are still on the fence about the fate of the bodies of the three triggermen in the deadly Paris attacks - Saïd Kouachi, his brother Chérif Kouachi and Amedy Coulibaly.

Four Suspects in Deadly Florida Robbery Arrested

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Jan 16, 2015 04:02 PM EST

Scores of police combed through neighborhoods in Polk County, Florida looking for armed robbery suspects that also figured in a double homicide and high-speed chase in less than 24 hours.

China County a Glimpse of Aging Population Crisis

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Jan 15, 2015 08:05 PM EST

China's Rudong County in the province of Jiangsu could be the harbinger of worst things to come - how state population controls led to the graying of communities with not enough young people to support the old.