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Taiwan holds first Tiananmen commemoration in parliament
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan held the island's first ever commemoration in parliament Friday, June 3, of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as lawmakers urged the new government to address human rights...
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President-elect Duterte: 'What a hypocrite society'
MANILA, Philippines – Viewed as anti-establishment, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at major institutions in the Philippines, including the media and the Catholic Church, for their supposed...
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Missing Japanese boy found safe after forest ordeal
TOKYO, Japan (UPDATED) – A seven-year-old boy was found alive on Friday, June 3, nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as punishment for misbehaving, hungry but unharmed...
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Hundreds feared missing off Greece in new migrant sinking
ATHENS, Greece (UPDATED) – Greek rescuers were searching for survivors Friday, June 3, after a migrant boat sank off the island of Crete, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds feared...
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No more press briefings for President-elect Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – "No press cons, no mistakes."President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will no longer be holding press conferences, his longtime aide Christopher Go told reporters in a chance interview...
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LIVE: Thanksgiving party for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE TO WATCH THE FESTIVITIES ON SATURDAY, 1PMDAVAO CITY, Philippines – For 3 decades, Rodrigo Duterte served Davao City as mayor, vice mayor, and congressman. In less than 30 days, he...
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France steps gingerly into Israel-Palestinian peace void
PARIS, France – The international community committed Friday, June 3, to try and push Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks under a French-led initiative, despite a decidedly lukewarm...
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Can a president-elect use PTV4 for official announcements?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – He will take his oath of office on June 30 yet, but president-elect Rodrigo Duterte has already opted to stop attending press conferences and instead course announcements...
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Palace on Duterte's promise of change: 'Wait and see'
MANILA, Philippines - Amid president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's recent controversial statements on journalist killings, sexist remarks, and the United Nations (UN), a Malacañang official said on Saturday,...
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Taiwan's Tsai urges China to heal Tiananmen pain
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen urged China to give its people more rights and "heal past wounds and pain" on the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown Saturday, June...
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Tens of thousands at Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil despite boycott
HONG KONG (3rd UPDATE) – Tens of thousands gathered Saturday, June 4, for Hong Kong's commemoration of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown despite many young activists turning their backs on the...
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Comelec to 2016 candidates: Submit your SOCE by June 8
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner Luie Guia on Friday, June 3, reminded all candidates in the 2016 elections to submit their Statement of Contribution and...
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France disciplines 5 troops over Central Africa abuse – ministry
PARIS, France – France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where Paris had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defense ministry...
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Top Indian hospital says duped in kidney sale racket
NEW DELHI, India – One of India's top hospitals unwittingly removed the kidneys of organ-trafficking victims believing they were donating them to relatives, a hospital spokesman said Saturday, June 4,...
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MH17 criminal probe results due within months – prosecutor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Initial results from a criminal inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn eastern Ukraine nearly two years ago will be available within months, Dutch...
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Syria army thrusts into ISIS bastion province Raqa
BEIRUT, Lebanon – (UPDATED) Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group's (also known as ISIS, IS, ISIL, or Da'esch) bastion province Raqa on Saturday, June 4, 2016, for the...
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130 million girls in South Asia in ‘forced marriage’ – report
MANILA, Philippines – Saanvi, not her real name, belonged to a traditional Indian family. She wears a veil, does not talk to men in their community, and she got married at age 14.“When I came to my...
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Turk gets 108 years for refugee sex assaults
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A court in Turkey has sentenced a Turkish man to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting at least 8 Syrian children at a flagship refugee camp, reports said on Saturday, June 4,...
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Duterte inspires Negros Occidental cops to intensify campaign vs drugs
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Taking inspiration from President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's war on illegal drugs, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) announced Saturday, June 4, they...
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Duterte to media: You won't boycott me? I'll boycott you
DAVAO, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte seems hell-bent on distancing himself from media – going by his latest pronouncements. "Kung ayaw niyo daw mag-boycott sa kanya, siya daw...
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