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HK Court Orders Injunction After Violent Pro-Democracy Clashes

Dec 02, 2014 03:41 AM EST

A Hong Kong court has granted an injunction on Monday that could allow authorities to clear out pro-democracy protests from the main demonstration site after violent clashes between two sides broke out.

UN Halts Food Aid Program For 1.7 Million Syrian Refugees

Christl Leong |

Dec 02, 2014 03:08 AM EST

The United Nations has suspended its food aid program for Syrian refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, with 1.7 million predicted to go hungry in the coming winter unless substantial financial injections could be made.

Beijing Denies Visa To UK Lawmaker Delegation

Beijing Denies Mainland Visa To UK Lawmakers

Desiree Sison |

Dec 02, 2014 03:06 AM EST

China has denied visa to a British delegation of lawmakers accusing them of interfering with the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

Israeli-Canadian Female Fighter Denies Being Captured By ISIL

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 02, 2014 02:00 AM EST

A woman with dual citizenship identified as Gill Rosenberg was reportedly captured during a battle in Kobani, Syria on Sunday between the Kurdish military and the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants but she announced online that she was safe.

Check Out Comet 67P's First True Color Photo

Ana Verayo |

Dec 02, 2014 01:54 AM EST

Previous images of Comet 67P were all grayish and were taken by Rosetta's NAVCAM.

Astronomers Step-up Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets

Marco Foronda |

Dec 02, 2014 01:43 AM EST

The TESS and PLATO satellites will be invaluable in this search.

Four Dead In Three Shootings In West Virginia, Lone Suspect Found Dead

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 02, 2014 01:41 AM EST

Three separate shootings on Monday in West Virginia has left four people dead and police officials point out that they are only hunting down one suspect in all of the three shootings but they reported that the suspect was found dead hours after the shooting.

Super Typhoon Vongfong in the Philippine Sea

NASA Launches Airborne Campaigns to Fight Climate Change

Ana Verayo |

Dec 02, 2014 01:20 AM EST

This climate change project is part of NASA's Earth Venture program.

Video Of Indian Women Fighting Harassers Alarms India

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 02, 2014 01:18 AM EST

India was shaken by an amateur video uploaded online which showed two sisters fighting off a group of men who reportedly harassed them sexually while on a crowded bus.

STEM Expo Gets Kids Excited about Science and Technology

Andrian Darylle Torralba |

Dec 02, 2014 01:11 AM EST

It seeks to excite kids about careers in science and technology.

Magnet-free Circuit will Double Smartphone Speeds

Nyrene Grace Patricia Paranga |

Dec 02, 2014 01:00 AM EST

This new circuit also allows 'full-duplex' communications.

Ferguson Aftermath: Why Obama Asks For US$263M Budget For Police

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 02, 2014 12:48 AM EST

In the wake of the Ferguson protests, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intention to ask for US$263-million budget from the Congress in order to train and equip police officials with body cameras.

Iraq's Anti-Corruption Campaign Uncovers 'Ghost Soldiers' In Payroll

Jose Mario Fuderanan |

Dec 02, 2014 12:17 AM EST

The new Iraqi government's anti-corruption campaign has uncovered the existence of thousands of so-called "fadhaiyin" or "ghost soldiers" in the ranks of its military.

The Man who Discovered the DNA Helix is Auctioning-off His Nobel Prize Medallion Because He's Broke

Ana Verayo |

Dec 01, 2014 09:45 PM EST

Watson was one of the scientists who discovered the DNA double helix in 1962.

Alaska Students Use Robots to Get More Excited About Classes

Andrian Darylle Torralba |

Dec 01, 2014 08:32 PM EST

In Fairbanks, Alaska, students are able to experience a whole new level of how their science and technology classes are taught. This is because their subject involves the use of robotics, something that is said to excite, inspire, and motivate them.