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UN 'very worried' about thousands fleeing Iraq offensive
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The United Nations said Thursday, March 17, it was concerned that many of the 35,000 people recently displaced by fighting in Iraq's Anbar province were still very close to the front...
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Vatileaks trial adjourned as new sex and secrets claims emerge
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican's controversial trial of journalists and others was adjourned Thursday, March 17, until next month as a new account emerged of an alleged night of sex and secrets between two...
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6 million Americans have lead-tainted water in homes, schools – report
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Some 6 million Americans have drinking water tainted with higher levels of lead than allowed by US federal guidelines, the USA Today reported on Thursday, March 17.With the nation...
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Global temps soar in February, setting new heat record
MIAMI, USA – Temperatures across the planet soared again last month, setting a new heat record with the warmest February since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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SeaWorld to stop breeding killer whales
MIAMI, USA – Marine theme-park giant SeaWorld announced Thursday, March 17, it will stop breeding orcas, also known as killer whales, and will no longer keep any of the giant sea creatures in captivity...
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US: ISIS carrying out 'genocide'
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States declared on Thursday, March 17, that the Islamic State (ISIS or Daesh) group's slaughter of Christians, Yazidis and Shiites amounts to a genocide and vowed to...
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Brazil's Rousseff condemns 'coup' as judge blocks Lula
BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff swore in predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as her new cabinet chief on Thursday, March 17, but a judge quickly quashed the appointment amid...
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Binay camp to Duterte: Explain 'anomalies' in Davao City
MANILA, Philippines – For the second day in a row, the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay continued its attack on other presidential candidates, this time slamming Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte...
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Obama looks to seal Cuba engagement on landmark trip
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Barack Obama touches down in Havana on Sunday, March 20 to cap a long-unimaginable rapprochement with Cuba and burnish a presidential legacy dulled by Middle East quagmires and...
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US fears China island building in Panatag Shoal
MANILA, Philippines – The United States fears that China is planning to build an artificial island in the disputed Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea),...
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In Ilocos, Robredo asked: Why are you proud to be anti-Marcos?
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – In her first visit to the Ilocos region as a vice presidential candidate, Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo did not have the usual throngs of politicians waiting for...
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N. Korea releases CCTV footage of US student stealing banner
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has released CCTV images showing American student Otto Warmbier removing a political banner from a wall in a hotel – a "crime" that saw him sentenced to 15 years hard...
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Protesters block Davao-Agusan highway
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – After almost 10 hours of gridlock, militant protesters finally cleared the Davao City Davao-Agusan Highway, opening the road to motorists.Protesters, led by Pasaka...
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Migrant smuggling flight grounded in Greek police bust
ATHENS, Greece – Six suspected members of a trafficking network were arrested in Greece as they prepared to fly 7 Iraqi migrants to Italy in a light aircraft, Greek police said Thursday.The gang of 4...
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Ex-LP chair in Negros Occidental declares support for Poe, Escudero
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – The former provincial chairman of the Liberal Party (LP) in Negros Occidental – 3rd District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez – finally declared his support...
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Filipino-Chinese trader abducted in Angeles City
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – The co-owner of an Angeles City construction supply company was abducted by men wearing bonnet masks on Thursday, March 17. In a daring abduction executed by several men at...
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Robredo: Bongbong very active, not a minor during martial law
LAOAG, Philippines – Should the son be disassociated from the sins of the father? Liberal Party (LP) vice presidential bet Leni Robredo thinks that shouldn't be the case when it comes to Senator...
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Grace Poe promises 2nd airport in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe promised Negrenses an airport in San Carlos City should she win in the May 9 elections.Speaking before a crowd of more than...
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Seoul condemns updated Japanese textbooks
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea on Friday, March 18, protested Tokyo's approval of updated high school textbooks that identify a cluster of small, Korean-controlled islets as part of Japanese...
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NEDA: PH poverty in H1 2015 lowest since 2006
MANILA, Philippines – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported on Friday, March 18, that poverty incidence in the Philippines eased to a “record low” of 26.3% in the first...
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