Grace Poe: Nothing can stop me now
SORSOGON, Philippines – Nothing can stop me now.This is what presidential candidate and senator Grace Poe said Saturday, April 9, after the Supreme Court released a resolution that affirmed its earlier...
View ArticlePersonal grudge behind Marawi mayor's ambush?
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – The ambush of Marawi City Mayor Fahad Salic dawn Saturday, April 9, could be related to a personal grudge, local police investigators said in a press conference at...
View ArticleAs coach, ex-US House speaker molested 5 boys – prosecutors
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Former US House speaker Dennis Hastert molested 5 boys as young as 14 while serving as a high school wrestling coach 4 decades ago, federal prosecutors said in revealing details of...
View ArticleComelec prints 56.77M ballots in record speed
MANILA, Philippines – Exactly a month before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, April 9, announced it has printed all of the needed 56.77 million ballots in record...
View ArticleOman evacuates American from Yemen – ministry
MUSCAT, Oman – Omani armed forces have evacuated an American from Yemen's rebel-held capital following a request for assistance from the United States, the sultanate's foreign ministry said."In...
View ArticleTurkey election authority denies being source of data leak – report
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey's election authority has denied that a massive data leak which saw the personal information of 50 million citizens posted online came from its system, local media reported...
View ArticleDjibouti's Guelleh re-elected with landslide win
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti – Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, claimed victory on Saturday, April 9, following a landslide win in an election boycotted by some opposition parties...
View ArticleUnder-fire Cameron announces Panama Papers taskforce
LONDON, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister David Cameron was on Sunday, April 10, to announce a new taskforce to deal with the so-called Panama Papers as pressure mounted over the handling of his...
View ArticleBritish PM releases tax summary amid offshore row
LONDON, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday, April 10, released his tax details in a bid to head off a row over his father's offshore business, and announced a new taskforce...
View ArticleCayetano, Marcos most talked about VP bets on Facebook
MANILA, Philippines – Ahead of the vice presidential debate on Sunday, April 10 at the University of Santo Tomas, Facebook shared data on the most talked about candidates and election issues – with...
View ArticleKerry arrives in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
HIROSHIMA, Japan – John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday, April 10, for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, in the first-ever visit to the atomic-bombed city by a US secretary of state.Kerry arrived...
View ArticleIndia temple fire kills over 100 people watching fireworks
NEW DELHI, India (4th UPDATE) – A massive fire swept through a temple in southern India on Sunday, April 10, killing more than 100 people and injuring scores more after they gathered to watch an...
View ArticleSyria ceasefire 'about to collapse' – opposition
PARIS, France – The ceasefire in Syria "is about to collapse," an official from the opposition said in an interview published Sunday, April 10, just days before the resumption of peace talks in...
View ArticlePoe appeals to Pinoys in US: 'Become dual citizens'
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Presidential bet Grace Poe appealed to Filipinos working and living in the United States to become citizens of both countries, just like her and her family.In a video...
View ArticleCayetano gets netizens' vote in 1st round of VP debate
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was the winner among netizens in the first round of the vice presidential debate at the University of Santo Tomas on Sunday, April 10.Cayetano got 125...
View ArticleWorld nations to hear candidates make pitch to lead UN
UNITED NATIONS – For the first time in the United Nations' 70-year history, candidates vying to become secretary-general will make their pitch for the job to world governments in hearings beginning...
View Article'Man in hat' Abrini charged over Brussels attack – prosecutor
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Mohamed Abrini, who was already indicted over the Paris attacks, has been charged with "terrorist murders" in connection with last month's carnage in Brussels, Belgium's federal...
View ArticleYouth protesters heckle Bongbong Marcos at VP debate venue
MANILA, Philippines – A small group of protesters temporarily interrupted Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's opening speech during the vice presidential debate at the University of Santo Tomas...
View ArticleFierce fighting kills 35 around Syria's Aleppo – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Clashes around Syria's second city Aleppo have killed at least 16 pro-regime fighters and 19 members of Al-Qaeda's affiliate and allied rebel groups within a 24-hour period, a monitor...
View ArticleCayetano hits Marcos: Your family stole $10 billion
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Alan Peter Cayetano came out in fighting form during the first round of the vice presidential debate on Sunday, April 10, attacking Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr on the...
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