This week's Threat Level Thursday features two new revelations about the NSA, 911 cybersecurity, more hacking from China, and North Korea puffs its chest out. Again.
In an effort to promote a pro-democratic state in Hong Kong, almost 800,000 - more than 10 percent of the city's population - participated in a 10-day vote on a nonbinding referendum. The effort would continue Tuesday with a march through Hong Kong, which is expected to draw hundred of thousands of people.
U.S. films beat Chinese films in Chinese box office sales in a landslide, with the five highest-grossing films during the June 20 weekend coming out of Hollywood. "Godzilla," "Maleficent," "Edge of Tomorrow," "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "Grace of Monaco" all beat Chinese domestic films in ticket sales. "Transformers: Age of Extinction," which hit China on Friday (the same day as in the U.S.), is likely to extend this trend.
Hillary Clinton's memoir, "Hard Choices," is not available in China because Chinese publishers have put an "effective ban" on it, Simon & Schuster executives said.
While China has imposed a security crackdown to prevent commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square protest, thousands gathered in Beijing to remember those lost in the brutal massacre.
As China's bellicose nature continues to infuriate its Asian neighbors, the United States has become more forceful in its criticism of Chinese aggression. China maintains its claims over the sea and air surrounding it, however, past the understood limits of its domain.
The two nations come closer to conflict after each commits belligerent actions. China has begun to claim much of the area surrounding the nation. Since the beginning of May, Vietnam and China have been at odds over an oil rig located within Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone.
Tensions between the United States and China over accusations of industrial espionage have hit a boiling point as Beijing summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus Monday in an attempt to counter Washington's charges.
On Tuesday, Russia and China failed to reach a deal on a natural gas plan. Russia and China were unable to reach a deal on a natural gas agreement Tuesday, despite both countries' mutual interest in facilitating the plan.
It already has an office in Hong Kong Facebook is beginning to take steps to pursue their plans to open a sales office in mainland China for them to be able to work with local advertisers, according to sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg Reports.
Finland is already known for having the highest quality of life in the world despite suffering through intense cold spells and lengthy periods of darkness.
Just like the thigh gap and the bikini bridge, there is a new fad on social media called the finger trap test that supposedly measures someone's beauty.
Researchers from China have just released a winning strategy for one of the most simple yet arguably greatest games ever played by humankind: rock-paper-scissors.
A new deal struck between the U.S. and Philippine governments will allow American military forces to station troops, warships and aircrafts at selected Philippine military facilities.
Pop star Justin Bieber was in need of a serious fact check this week after posting two highly offensive photos and captions on both his Instagram and Twitter pages.While on a trip to Japan with his mother, Bieber took a visit to the Japanese Yasukuni war shrine.
New information discovered by search ships could tell us what happened to the missing plane. Nearly a month after its disappearance, new developments bring the search teams closer to finding the missing Boeing 777 plane.
