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China to Take Part in Thailand’s Cobra War Games

Feb 02, 2015 09:16 PM EST

China is going to join Thailand's annual Cobra Gold military drills for the first time this year, a source at the Royal Thai Armed Forces told the Bangkok Post on Sunday.

Ning Zetao, Li Na Named China's CCTV Athletes of the Year

Ace Swimmer Ning Zetao, Tennis Champ Li Na Named China's CCTV Athletes of Year

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Feb 02, 2015 02:23 PM EST

Tennis celebrity Li Na and top swimmer Ning Zetao were honored as the Best Female and Male Athletes of the Year at the China's Central Television Sports Awards in Beijing on Sunday, state-run Xinhua reported.

Latest Crackdown on Holes in China’s ‘Great Firewall’ Stifles Creativity, Scientific Discovery

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 02, 2015 08:38 AM EST

A senior Chinese official did acknowledge the government's hand in the VPN service disruptions and warned of more interventions.

Sundance: ‘The Chinese Mayor’ Offers Rare Look Into China’s City Rule

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Feb 02, 2015 06:41 AM EST

To the Western world, China conjures images of iron-fisted rule that has little regard for the rights of the little folk, the masses of ordinary citizens. But the Sundance Film Festival documentary "The Chinese Mayor" may just soften those tough images as it reveals the true score in running a typical city in China with a 1.5 million population.

Two Million U.S. Vehicles Recalled Over New Air Bag Defect

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Feb 01, 2015 11:19 PM EST

Federal safety regulators ordered three major carmakers to recall more than two million vehicles with defective air bags that deploy even when there is no crash.

Pro-Democracy Protests Back in Hong Kong

Popular Protests Seeking Democratic Reforms Back in Hong Kong

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 01, 2015 10:49 PM EST

About a dozen thousand pro-democracy activists are back on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, the first gathering since an "Occupy Central" movement crippled the former British colony last year.

Jeb Bush Faces New Hurdles as Republican Frontrunner for 2016

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 01, 2015 10:18 PM EST

The former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, is now the Republican front-runner after contender Mitt Romney backed out of his third attempt to run for president. But, analysts warned, Bush is far from hurdling big challenges to his try at the White House.

Toddler Shoots Parents in New Mexico Motel Room

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 01, 2015 10:14 PM EST

A 3-year-old boy apparently managed to take a handgun from his parent's purse and fired a shot that hit his pregnant mother and father inside an Albuquerque motel room in New Mexico, police said on Sunday.

‘Father’ of Birth Control Pill Dies

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 01, 2015 06:55 AM EST

The chemist credited with inventing a drug that led to birth control pills died of cancer complications on Friday.

Long-Neck Dinosaur in China Clue to Dragons: Scientists

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 31, 2015 11:48 AM EST

Researchers unearthed the remains of a new species of dinosaur in China with an elongated neck that makes up half its body - somewhat like a giraffe - that could explain the long held belief in dragons.

Netanyahu’s Planned Speech Before Congress Draws Flak in U.S. and Israel

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 31, 2015 10:36 AM EST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to accept House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to speak before Congress in March, close to elections in Israel, has apparently backfired.

Islamic State Threatens Saudi Arabia Amid Change to New King

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 31, 2015 07:04 AM EST

Followers of the Islamic State militant group from Saudi Arabia have the oil-rich kingdom in their crosshairs and they may attack while the Saudi throne is being handed down, intelligence experts on the Middle East warned.

AirAsia Captain Out of Seat Before Plane Crashed: Report

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 31, 2015 06:33 AM EST

The captain of the AirAsia Indonesia plane that crashed into the Java Sea in December left his seat for an unusual step when the aircraft spun out of control, Reuters reported, quoting two sources privy to the air crash investigation.

Google Falls Short of Income Targets Again; Shares Tumble

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Jan 31, 2015 06:31 AM EST

Internet search giant Google again came up short of analysts' earnings forecast, irking shareholders who believe the company would turn in bigger profits if it did not splurge on far-out ventures like online glasses and driverless vehicles.