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Uncertainty as US Supreme Court reopens without Scalia
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US Supreme Court resumed public hearings Monday, February 22, for the first time since the sudden death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia, which left the court evenly...
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US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire from February 27
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The United States and Russia on Monday announced plans for a landmark "cessation of hostilities" to take effect in war-torn Syria on Saturday, February 27, excluding the main jihadist...
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Cyclone death toll hits 29 as Fiji eyes long clean-up
SUVA, Fiji – The death toll from Fiji's super-cyclone hit 29 on Tuesday, February 23, with officials saying the Pacific nation's recovery from the devastating storm could take months.As aid efforts...
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British PM warns on Brexit risks
LONDON, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Monday, February 22, that a vote to leave the EU would risk Britain's economic and national security, as uncertainty over the...
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Binay to voters: Take politicians' money but vote for your choice
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – What is Vice President Jejomar Binay's advice to people approached by voter-buyers? Take the money, but vote for your choice.The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)...
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South Korea, US delay official missile shield talks – Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea – Washington and Seoul have postponed talks on deploying an advanced missile defense system opposed by Beijing, South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday, February 23, as China's...
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PNP chief sacks firearms office head
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, February 23, announced the administrative relief of its Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) chief pending an investigation into...
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Raissa Robles: 'We never knew extent of repression under martial law'
MANILA, Philippines – Thirty years since the historic uprising that overthrew the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a new book aims to recount the atrocities of the Marcos regime and bring to light...
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Syria parties agree to ceasefire deal
DAMASCUS, Syria (UPDATED) – Syria's warring parties agreed to a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, February 23, but the US warned it would not wait long to see if the truce sticks while some rebels on the...
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Sea level rising at fastest pace in 2,800 years – study
MIAMI, USA – The world's oceans are rising at a faster rate than any time in the past 2,800 years, and might even have fallen without the influence of human-driven climate change, researchers say.Sea...
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SC affirms ruling on Antique governor's ouster
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court denied on Tuesday, February 23, the petition of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which challenged the High Court's ruling on the ouster of former Antique...
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Bongbong: EDSA disrupted Marcos' plans for PH
ISABELA, Philippines – To people opposed to martial law, the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986 restored democracy. To vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, it disrupted the...
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SC upholds Comelec in disqualifying 5 party-list groups
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 23, dismissed the petitions filed by 5 party-list groups that were not allowed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to join the 2016...
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N. Korea warns of preemptive strikes against US, S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea –North Korea on Tuesday, February 23, lashed out at an upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercise, warning it would attack the South and the US mainland in case of any armed...
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Female supporter says Duterte protects women
Women supporters meet with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in Makati City.A female supporter of Duterte says his pro-women programs in Davao City speak louder than his flirting and kissing.Pia Ranada...
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British Ebola survivor nurse hospitalized for third time
LONDON, United Kingdom – A British nurse who was twice successfully treated after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone in 2014 was on Tuesday, February 23, admitted to a special isolation ward in London...
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Roxas: 30 years after dictatorship, why go back?
BULACAN, Philippines – As the Philippines commemorates a revolution that toppled a dictator, the standard-bearer of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) cautioned against making a "U-turn" back to the ways...
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Obama presents plan to close Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – US President Barack Obama presented a long-shot plan Tuesday, February 23, to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention center, hoping to fulfill an elusive campaign promise...
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Senate leader vows no confirmation of any Obama Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Republican leader Mitch McConnell vowed Tuesday, February 23, that the Senate would not confirm any Supreme Court nominee put forth by President Barack Obama, digging in his heels...
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Trudeau to be first Canadian PM to march in pride parade
OTTAWA, Canada – Justin Trudeau will become the first Canadian prime minister to march in Toronto's Pride parade this summer, organizers said.The July 3 event – which in previous years has drawn some...
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