S.Sudan army attacked UN base sheltering civilians – residents, aid workers
NAIROBI, Kenya – South Sudan government troops took part in a possible "war crime" attack killing at least 18 civilians inside a United Nations base, residents, rebels and aid sources told Agence...
View ArticleSaudi halts $3B in aid to Lebanon army – official
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said Friday, February 19, it has halted a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group fighting in...
View ArticleVeteran Museveni leads count in chaotic Uganda election
KAMPALA, Uganda – Partial results in Uganda's chaotic election on Friday, February 19, gave veteran president Yoweri Museveni a solid lead, as police arrested his main challenger for the third time...
View ArticleParis attacks suspect hid out in Brussels for 3 weeks – report
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in November's Paris attacks, was holed up for three weeks after the killings in an apartment in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek, a report said...
View ArticleFrance's Lagarde named for second term to lead IMF
WASHINGTON DC, USA – France's Christine Lagarde, who battled financial fires across Europe as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was officially named Friday, February 19, to a second...
View ArticleSuspected Filipino human rights violator deported from US
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino who admitted conducting surveillance activities for a Philippine police task force linked to human rights violations has been deported back to Manila.Regor Cadag...
View ArticleUK's Cameron wins deal for 'special status' in EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday sealed a deal for "special status" in the EU after a marathon summit, paving the way for him to campaign to stay in the bloc in a...
View ArticleUS air strike on Libya kills 2 abducted Serbians – minister
BELGRADE, Serbia – A US strike on an Islamic State jihadist camp in Libya killed two Serbian embassy employees who were kidnapped in the area in November, Serbia's foreign minister said on Saturday,...
View ArticlePMA Sinagtala Class ’86: Lessons after EDSA
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Thirty years after they tossed their hats into the air, members of the Philippine Military Academy's Sinagtala Class of 1986 looked back on the lessons of the popular...
View ArticleRussia says 'regrets' UN rejection to rein in Turkey over Syria
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia on Saturday, February 20, expressed regret that the United Nations Security Council rejected its bid to halt Turkey's military actions against Syria and vowed to continue...
View ArticleMiriam Santiago in 'best fighting form' at presidential debate
BATANGAS, Philippines – Contenders better get ready for her "comeback."At least that is what Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago's camp hinted when asked about her preparations for the first official...
View ArticleHow Grace Poe prepared for the first presidential debate
MANILA, Philippines – How does a former debater prepare for the biggest debate of her life?Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe admitted feeling nervous for the first-ever presidential debate on...
View ArticleRoxas’ 1st presidential debate: ‘A-Game’ prepared
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Among the 5 presidential candidates gearing up for the first Commission on Elections (Comelec)-sanction presidential debate on Sunday, February 21, it can be argued that...
View ArticleBritain sets June date for historic EU referendum
LONDON, United Kingdom (UPDATED) – Britain will vote on its membership of the European Union on June 23, Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday, February 20, as he began the daunting challenge of...
View ArticleAfter Ilocanos, Bongbong Marcos courts Tagalogs in Batangas
BATANGAS, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr campaigned in the Southern Tagalog region, starting in this ruling party-dominated province.Marcos visited select Batangas municipalities...
View ArticleGunmen storm government building in Indian Kashmir – police
SRINAGAR, India – Gunmen on Saturday, February 20, stormed a government-run training institute on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir with over a hundred people inside, wounding 6,...
View ArticleBongbong Marcos begins campaigning in Southern Tagalog region
After his week-long campaign in the north, vice presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr starts wooing the Southern Tagalog region.His visit in Batangas is the first of a series of...
View ArticleUganda's Museveni wins fifth term
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni extended his three-decade rule on Saturday after winning a fifth term in polls rejected as fraudulent by his closest rival who was under house...
View ArticleFire hits Phoenix industrial park in Batangas
MANILA, Philippines – Fire struck the Phoenix Petroterminal and Industrial Park Corporation (PPIPC) in Calaca, Batangas on Saturday, February 20, reports said.The Bureau of Fire Protection raised the...
View ArticleBinay ready to 'throw all punches' at presidential debate
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay is ready to rumble in the first presidential debate on Sunday, February 21.Binay's spokesmen and his daughter, Senator Nancy Binay, on...
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