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Binay to Duterte: Let AMLC probe your bank accounts
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay called on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to sign a waiver allowing the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate his bank...
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Marcos Jr still leads VP race – ABS-CBN poll
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr continued to lead the race for the vice presidency, according to the results of the latest ABS-CBN survey conducted by Pulse Asia.Marcos, the only son...
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Amid rape joke, Duterte retains wide lead in new ABS-CBN survey
MANILA, Philippines – Davao Mayor City Rodrigo Duterte maintained his comfortable lead over his rivals in the latest ABS-CBN survey, amid his controversial joke on the rape of an Australian woman.The...
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ABS-CBN poll: Sotto, Drilon sustain lead in senatorial race
MANILA, Philippines – With days to go before the May 9 polls, reelectionist senators Vicente Sotto III and Franklin Drilon remained the top two choices of voters in the senatorial race, according to an...
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Helicopter crash off Norway kills 13
OSLO, Norway (UPDATED) – A helicopter transporting North Sea oil workers crashed off the coast of western Norway on Friday, April 29, killing all 13 people on board, rescue services said. The Super...
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Argentine unions to lead protest against president
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's President Mauricio Macri faces mass street protests Friday, April 29, after major labor unions vowed to demonstrate against job cuts imposed under his economic...
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China rejects Hong Kong port call by US carrier – Pentagon
WASHINGTON, USA – China has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to make a port call in Hong Kong, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.It was not...
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'Spotlight' journalist slams Trump over abuse of media
LOS ANGELES, USA – The leader of the Boston Globe investigation into Catholic church child abuse that spawned the movie "Spotlight" berated Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday,...
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Colombia's illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in slave-like conditions – and now is also being blamed for a malaria...
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Duterte: Trillanes a disgrace to Bicol race
CAMARINES NORTE, Philippines – Leading presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte called Senator Antonio Trillianes a "disgrace" to the Bicolano race and a "soldier of misfortune" who was first to...
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Cambodian passenger train back on track after years-long hiatus
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia's sole passenger train resumed a regular weekend service Saturday after being suspended for years, with Prime Minister Hun Sen climbing aboard to inaugurate the first...
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DOLE: Maximum 12 hours a day for movie, TV industry workers
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued an advisory to regulate working hours in the movie and television industry to safeguard the welfare of its workers.On...
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9 overseas voters face probe over ballot selfies
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to investigate at least 9 overseas voters for taking selfies with their ballots during the month-long overseas absentee voting.It is...
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Bombed Brussels airport departure hall to partly reopen
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The departure hall at Brussels airport, hit in March by a deadly double suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, will partly reopen on Sunday, May 1, the management said....
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Survivors call for US troops to face trial over Afghan hospital air strike
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan – Survivors of a US air strike on a hospital in Afghanistan have called for those responsible to go on trial and dismissed an American military investigation that said the...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu – USGS
SYDNEY, Australia – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu Saturday, April 30, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.No tsunami warning was issued and there...
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Aquino salutes Filipino workers in final Labor Day message
MANILA, Philippines – On the eve of Labor Day, President Benigno Aquino III saluted the country's workers at home and abroad, citing their sacrifices to give a good life to their families and their...
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Clashes outside German right-wing AfD party congress, 400 arrests
STUTTGART, Germany – German riot police on Saturday, April 30, arrested around 400 protesters trying to block access to the congress of the right-wing populist AfD political party, as clashes broke out...
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Cebuanos form coalition vs Duterte presidency
CEBU CITY, Philippines – With just over a week before the May 9 elections, a group of Cebuanos launched a last-ditch effort to stop a Rodrigo Duterte presidency.The official launch of the Alliance...
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Bombing against pilgrims kills 23 in Iraq as hundreds protest
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 23 people near Baghdad on Saturday, April 30, as hundreds protested in the capital for reforms and parliament made another attempt...
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