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Traffic chaos, schools shut as Saudi capital hit by rare flooding
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, April 13, after the desert city was struck by a rare severe storm that sparked flooding.The...
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Duterte's ex-wife: It's not true he kills innocent people
CEBU, Philippines – Elizabeth Zimmerman, the ex-wife of Davao City mayor and presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, reacted to recent attacks by other candidates on his controversial human rights...
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Comelec to sue voters falsely claiming fraud
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Arthur Lim warned Filipinos on Wednesday, April 13, that the Comelec is ready to sue voters who, even through social media posts,...
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SC affirms dismissal of M/V Doña Paz class suit
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13, junked the petition to revive the class suit filed in lower courts by the families of the victims of the M/V Doña Paz tragedy.The SC's...
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Malawi, Mozambique issue drought alerts as crisis spreads
BLANTYRE, Malawi (UPDATED) – Malawi and Mozambique sounded alarm bells on Wednesday, April 13, over worsening food shortages caused by severe drought as concerns grow over a hunger crisis spreading...
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32,360 overseas voters in first 3 days alone
MANILA, Philippines – Mostly coming from Africa and the Middle East, at least 32,360 overseas Filipinos have trooped to polling precincts as of Wednesday, April 13, in a tightly contested presidential...
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Customs: Lifestyle check ordered on anti-CCTV workers’ leader
MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Alberto Lina on Wednesday, April 13, ordered a lifestyle check on a leader of its Manila port workers’ association after the latter was caught...
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More than 1,000 migrants storm border into Costa Rica
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – More than 1,000 migrants, most of them Cubans, thronged and then stormed across Panama's border into Costa Rica Wednesday, April 13, in a desperate bid to reach the United...
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Panama Papers: 'No evidence' to take action vs Mossack Fonseca – prosecutor
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Panama's public prosecutor against organized crime said Wednesday, April 13, there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers...
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Papua New Guinea plane crash leaves 12 dead – reports
SYDNEY, Australia – Twelve people, including an Australian, were killed when a light plane crashed just short of a landing strip in remote Papua New Guinea, reports said on Thursday, April 14.The...
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Isabela vice mayor slain by unidentified armed group
ISABELA, Philippines – Barely a year after vice mayor Florante Raspado was shot dead inside the Jones municipal hall, the official who assumed his office was killed in a remote village in the same town...
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Plans and promises: Presidential bets on taxation
MANILA, Philippines – Reducing tax rates and reviewing the current taxation system in the Philippines has become an electoral issue for the 2016 polls, with two candidates promising exemptions for...
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At LP event, Soliman hits Roxas-Robredo's rivals over 4Ps
MANILA, Philippines – Wearing the ruling party's trademark yellow, Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman hit the rivals of the Liberal Party (LP)'s 2016 bets over their flip-flopping of support for...
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The Leader I Want: Dionisio Santiago’s to-fix list for 2016
MANILA, Philippines – Dionisio Santiago is a former chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.He retired in 2010, but decided to run for a Senate seat because he has the expertise to...
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ISIS claims Basilan attack, but army skeptical
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL or Da'esch) group claimed responsibility for the deadly April 9 clash in Basilan that left 18 soldiers and 5 militants dead, but the...
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North Korea prepares ballistic missile launch – report
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has been making preparations to launch mid-range ballistic missiles, possibly to mark the birthday of the country's late founding president on Friday, April 15, South...
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Poe, Duterte, Roxas sons almost cross paths in Cagayan Valley sorties
CAGAYAN, Philippines – What are the odds that the sons of 3 presidential bets would campaign in the same region on the same day?Well, it happened. On Wednesday, April 13, the sons of Senator Grace Poe,...
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Marcos Jr barred return of stolen P1.9 billion – PCGG
MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) belied the claim of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr that the government was at fault for not releasing compensation to...
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Panama Papers reveal Hong Kong's murky financial underbelly
HONG KONG, China – Jasmine Li was still a student when she opened her first offshore bank account through Mossack Fonseca Hong Kong, but the shady world she entered that day had been part of the city's...
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US fires long-range missiles in Balikatan war games
TARLAC, Philippines – Glowing projectiles lit up the Philippine sky from an advanced US long-range missile system on Thursday, April 14, in war games aimed at boosting their military alliance in the...
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