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No Clinton apology over use of private emails
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hillary Clinton refused to apologize Friday, September 4 for using a private email account as US secretary of state despite an uproar dogging her presidential campaign, as she...
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Migrants stream into Austria from Hungary
NICKELSDORF, Austria (2ND UPDATE) – Thousands of exhausted migrants streamed into Austria from Hungary on Saturday, after Vienna and Berlin agreed to take in thousands of refugees desperate to start...
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Pope Francis prepares for most political trip yet
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is gearing up for potentially his most politically charged trip yet, an 8-day whirlwind visit which will take him from Havana's Revolution Square in Cuba to the headquarters...
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In Baguio, remembering the Japanese forces' World War II surrender
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – In the middle of the forest of John Hay in Baguio is a literal piece of America. If you step behind its gates, you would technically be on American soil.It is the...
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DA boasts of El Niño action plan
MANILA, Philippines — The heat is on.President Benigno Aquino III has ordered his Cabinet to address the challenges brought about by this year’s El Niño, which is reported to be possibly the strongest...
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Austrian FM says Hungary migrant trek a 'wake up call'
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg – Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Saturday, September 5, the plight of thousands of migrants stranded in Hungary, now being taken into his country, was a "wake up...
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Local Vote: Negros Occidental, Leyte, Northern Samar
“Local Vote” is Rappler’s weekly wrap-up of news on political developments and alignments in cities, municipalities, and provinces across the Philippines. These reports are filed by our reporters,...
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Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa: Keeping culture alive through dance
MANILA, Philippines – Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa enters the room with the aid of a cane, careful in her steps as she settled on her seat.Amilbangsa is turning 72 this year, but there was a youthful...
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UN climate talks plagued by twin fears
BONN, Germany — Negotiators from 195 nations tasked with crafting a universal climate pact are driven by twin fears tugging in opposite directions, which may result in a hollow deal, say analysts. The...
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Finnish PM offers to host refugees at country home
HELSINKI, Finland – As Europe continues to grapple with an unprecedented refugee crisis, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila on Saturday, September 5, offered to host refugees at his country...
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Spain arrests 18-year-old woman suspected of ISIS links
MADRID, Spain – Spanish police said they arrested an 18-year-old Moroccan woman on Saturday, September 5, accused of preparing to travel to Syria to join the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and...
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Japan, Iran to start investment talks next week
TOKYO, Japan – Japan and Iran will start talks next week to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty, as Washington moves to ease sanctions against Tehran and Tokyo looks to step up its interests in the...
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Iran MPs to have say on nuclear deal in late Sept – speaker
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian lawmakers will have the chance to give their opinions on the nuclear deal with major world powers at around the end of September, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on...
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Hundreds of migrants on new march in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary - (UPDATED) At least 500 migrants set off from Hungary's capital Budapest for Austria on a new march Saturday, September 5, after hundreds reportedly walked out of refugee camps...
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Palace: No need for traffic czar
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Saturday, September 5, thumbed down proposals to appoint a Metro Manila "traffic czar" to ease road congestion in the metropolis.When asked, Palace Communications...
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Guatemala heads for elections amid political tumult
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Guatemalan demonstrators outraged by corruption will gather in protest Saturday, September 5, on the eve of elections that have been upended by the resignation and jailing...
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Japan lifts evacuation order for radiation-hit Fukushima town
TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on Saturday, September 5, lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than 4 years after ordering mass relocations...
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US wildfires could be costliest on record
LOS ANGELES, United States - The battle against wildfires sweeping across the drought-stricken western United States, mobilizing 30,000 firefighters, could be the costliest on record with $1.23 billion...
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Truce upheld for first time in war-torn eastern Ukraine – president
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday, September 5, that the Western-backed truce signed in Minsk in February had been respected this week for the first time, despite...
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Limited operations: LRT2 power cable struck by lightning
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Operations of the Light Rail Transit line 2 (LRT2) were hampered early Saturday night, September 5, after lightning struck the power cable between its Pureza and Legarda...
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