(AFP) Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation braced for another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. Tearful relatives began gathering at Kuala
In a July speech, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott praised Japanese “sense of honor and skill” of Japanese submariners who attacked Australia during a 1942 raid on Sydney Harbour in World War II. Abbott said, “We admired the skill and
(Reuters) – America’s top diplomat and the head of its Defense Department will visit India in coming weeks seeking to revitalize a relationship the United States sees as a crucial counterbalance in Asia to an increasingly assertive China. Secretary of
The countries forming the BRICS alliance – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – have agreed to develop a Shanghai-based banking institution to rival the International Monetary Fund. The organization would lend money to friendly nations and aspires to take power
The government of China is making increasingly clear that it is not comfortable with the looming presence of the United States over its multiple disputes in the South China Sea against the Philippines and Vietnam, noting in a statement that
Tel Aviv, Israel — The state of Israel has agreed to halt all military operations for six hours Thursday morning in order to allow the United Nations to facilitate the transfer of aid to Palestinians living in Gaza. The aid is reportedly
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon left at least 12 people dead, knocked out power in many areas, damaged a parked plane but spared the Philippine capital on Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted, officials said. Still, Typhoon Rammasun’s winds
BEIJING (Reuters) – China issued a formal complaint to Britain on Wednesday after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg met pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong campaigning against Beijing’s tightening control of the former British territory. Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule
Senate Democrats eager to rally voters ahead of the 2014 midterm elections held a hearing on S. 1696, a bill designed to wipe out abortion restrictions nationwide and allow for taxpayer funding for abortions. National Right to Life calls it
The greatest conspiracy in world history is being carried out by the real-life “Manchurian Candidate”: President Barack Obama. My definition of a “Manchurian Candidate” is a person who hates everything America stands for and whose goal is to win the
The Hollywood Reporter reports that American company Lionsgate has joined forces with Alibaba, a Chinese “e-commerce colossus” to stream a number of titles in China, including Divergent and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and TV shows such as Mad Men, Weeds
On July 14 China criticized Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for praising Japan’s World War II effort. According to Xinhuanet, Abbott said: “We admired the honor and sense of skill [the Japanese] brought to their task, although we disagreed what
BEIJING (Reuters) – A city in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang has banned matches and destroyed more than 20,000 boxes of them as part of efforts to fight terror attacks, a state-run newspaper said. Fukang, which sits near
Although it may already seem a while back, the second quarter of 2012 marked a true milestone in British international trade. Namely, for the first time since Britain’s joining the European Common Market in the 1970s, we exported more to countries outside
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will testify to Congress Tuesday and Wednesday about the economy and future fed policy. We won’t learn much about either, because the Fed refuses to recognize the facts on the ground. Its policymaking committee recently
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companies with large defense contracts, including Boeing, to steal data on military projects, including some of the latest fighter jets, officials
Despite a stellar $73 million opening weekend for the very well-reviewed “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” the overall weekend was down 26% over last year. This translates to the full year of 2014 slipping further and further behind
China on Sunday urged world powers and Iran “to show flexibility” in talks over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme, after officials from both sides said big gaps remained in negotiating positions. “We urge all parties to show flexibility and political
I’ve spoken to a fair share of actors from outside the U.S. who applaud their country’s governments for footing part of the bill for their films. The British Film Institute, which wrote checks for the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech
LOS ANGELES, July 10 (UPI)–Transformers 4 may have taken in $100 million in its opening weekend, but actor and comedian Aziz Ansari is begging people to stop watching the movie. The Parks and Recreation actor pleaded his case on Twitter
BEIJING (AP) — Courts in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang sentenced 32 people to prison, three of them for life, for terror charges stemming from downloading and spreading violent Internet content that authorities have blamed for inspiring a recent
Beijing, July 11 (QNA) – Eleven people, including eight children, died when a minivan bus transporting kindergartners fell into a pond, Chinese news agency (Xinhua) reported. It said the the accident happened late Thursday in a mountainous region near Hunan’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com A humiliated Russia considers next steps in east Ukraine Australia joins Japan, Vietnam, Philippines in opposing China A humiliated Russia considers next steps in east Ukraine The decisive victory of theUkraine government forces over
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A British government report on Hong Kong expresses “serious concerns” about press freedom and self-censorship in its former colony and about reports that leading British banks had pulled advertising from a local pro-democracy newspaper. The six-monthly
President Obama is not responsible for every conflict on the planet; he has nothing to do with the ongoing battles in Sudan or Somalia, for example. But the Obama administration is almost solely responsible for the latest outbreak of violence
