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8 seriously hurt by lightning at German rock festival
BERLIN, Germany – Eight people were seriously injured after being struck by lightning at a rock festival in western Germany on Friday night, June 3, the festival organizer said."The emergency services...
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Bishops could be fired over 'negligence' on child abuse – pope
VATICAN CITY (UPDATED) – Catholic bishops guilty of negligence in respect to child abuse cases can now be dismissed from office, Pope Francis said Saturday, June 4, in a move hiking pressure on the...
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New PCOO chief to propose nat'l comms strategy for media
MANILA, Philippines – Amid president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's recent controversy with the media, incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief Martin Andanar on Saturday, June 4,...
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France floods ease as Seine recedes
PARIS, France (3rd UPDATE) – The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris began to recede on Saturday, June 4, after reaching its highest level in three decades, easing fears after floods sent the Louvre and...
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Cayetano hits 'resign' petitions vs Duterte, calls for cooperation
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged Filipinos to cooperate with the administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, as he slammed online petitions for Duterte's resignation just...
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Duterte warns cops involved in drug trade: I'll kill you
MANILA, Philippines – In line with his campaign promise of stamping out the proliferation of illegal drugs in the Philippines, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte gave fair warning he will kill policemen...
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Baste Duterte: 'Let us continue the revolution'
MANILA, Philippines – Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, the third child of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte urged supporters of his father to continue the revolution that the presidential campaign...
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Paris floods ease but alerts in France's north
PARIS, France – The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris receded after reaching its highest level in three decades as attention turned Sunday, June 5, to other areas of France where alert warnings have...
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Vietnam breaks up protests as anger seethes over fish deaths
HANOI, Vietnam – Dozens of activists were detained in Vietnam's two biggest cities on Sunday, June 5, as they tried to hold protests calling for greater government transparency over a recent spate of...
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North Korea slams US for money launderer label
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea hit back at the United States on Sunday, June 5, for labelling it a money-laundering state, describing it as a "nonsensical" effort that only revealed the flaws of...
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East Australian coast lashed by freak storm
SYDNEY, Australia – The east coast of Australia, including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm on Sunday, June 5, with trees uprooted and thousands left without power.The wild storm struck New South...
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Gabriela clarifies stand: Catcalling 'demeans women'
MANILA, Philippines – Gabriela party list on Sunday, June 5, clarified its stance on President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's catcalling of a female reporter, after a party-list official earlier said that the...
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Clinton's challenge: Convert lukewarm support into enthusiasm
OXNARD, USA – Hillary Clinton, about to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, rallied with supporters Saturday, June 4, in this California farmtown. But the real party occurred in nearby Los...
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Iran says US ally Saudi the real 'terrorism sponsor'
TEHRAN, Iran – Tehran on Sunday, June 5, dismissed its renewed blacklisting by Washington as a state sponsor of terrorism, charging that it was US allies including Riyadh that were the real...
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South Sudan resumes talks with Sudan on independence issues
KHARTOUM, Sudan – South Sudan resumed talks with Sudan on Sunday, June 5, on a raft of thorny issues, including borders and oil revenues, still outstanding from its 2011 secession.The south's foreign...
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Christian hacked to death in latest Bangladesh attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh (UPDATED) – A Christian was hacked to death after Sunday prayers, June 5, near a church in northwest Bangladesh in an attack – the latest in a series on religious minorities – claimed...
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Swiss say 'no thanks' to basic income for all
GENEVA, Switzerland (3rd UPDATE) – The Swiss on Sunday, June 5, flatly rejected a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income.Final results in the referendum showed 76.9% of...
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Swedish nurse who saved Jews is made a saint
VATICAN CITY – A Swedish nurse who converted to Catholicism and helped dozens of Jews during the Holocaust was made a saint on Sunday, June 5, Sweden's first in 6 centuries.Pope Francis canonized Mary...
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Peruvians vote on whether to elect jailed ex-leader's daughter
LIMA, Peru (UPDATED) – Peruvians voted Sunday, June 5, in a close-fought election on whether Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an ex-president jailed for crimes against humanity, will be their new...
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Saudi-led coalition rejects UN blacklisting over Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen rejected on Sunday, June 5, a United Nations report that placed it on an annual blacklist over the deaths of hundreds of...
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