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Terror returns to US with gay club massacre
ORLANDO, United States – US anti-terror strategy came under fresh scrutiny after a gunman previously cleared of jihadist ties launched a hate-fueled rampage in a Florida gay club that left 50 people...
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Arrests in Bangladesh anti-militant drive top 8,000
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh police said Monday, June 16, they have arrested more than 8,000 people in a nationwide crackdown launched after a wave of murders targeting minorities and secular...
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'Up to God to punish homosexuals': Orlando killer's father
KABUL, Afghanistan – The father of the gunman behind the Florida massacre voiced sadness that his son took it upon himself to attack the gay community, saying it was "up to God to punish...
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Trudeau says Canadian hostage in Philippines 'likely' executed
OTTAWA, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday it was "likely" that a Canadian kidnapped by a terror group in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed."It is with...
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Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped
DOHA, Qatar – A Doha court on Monday, June 13, convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar.The 22-year-old...
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Duterte names DOH, DOT, DTI secretaries
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Monday evening, June 13, announced that he has chosen secretaries for the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Tourism...
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US drugstore chain Walgreens cuts ties with Theranos
NEW YORK, United States – US drugstore chain Walgreens has cut ties with blood-testing company Theranos, the California startup under criminal investigation over the reliability of its...
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Netanyahu stresses Arab peace initiative must be rewritten
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a long-dormant Arab peace initiative with the Palestinians that he has spoken of reviving must be changed before Israel can support...
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Greece clears more makeshift migrant camps
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police on Tuesday, June 14, cleared two more improvised migrant camps near its border with Macedonia, moving occupants to state-run facilities, officials said.Police in...
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Foreign ship damages half kilometer of coral reefs in Cebu dive spot
MANILA, Philippines – A foreign cargo vessel damaged nearly half a kilometer of coral reefs when it ran aground on a popular dive spot off Cebu, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Tuesday, June 14.A...
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Bird brain? Study shows avian brains packed with neurons
WASHINGTON, USA – Scientists have long been baffled by the smarts displayed by some birds with tiny brains.But a new explanation may turn the term "bird brain" on its head: Birds have more densely...
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Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings
DHAKA, Bangladesh (UPDATED) – Bangladeshi clerics said Monday, June 13, they have issued a fatwa against the killings of minorities and secular campaigners in the mainly Muslim country, where police...
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Supreme Court suspends Elly Pamatong as lawyer
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, June 14, announced that it has suspended Elly Pamatong as a lawyer after he called a judge "corrupt" and "a disgrace" to the justice system.In a...
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LTO can’t release car, motorcycle license plates just yet – SC
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, June 14, ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) not to release 700,000 vehicle license plates until the court resolves the issue on the...
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Italy's Berlusconi comes through open-heart surgery
ROME, Italy (UPDATED) – Italy's controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi underwent cardiac surgery on Tuesday, June 14, after a heart attack his doctor said could have killed the...
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'Missing' bookseller returns to Hong Kong, seeks end to probe
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong bookseller who went missing in mainland China and re-emerged under detention returned to his home city Tuesday, June 14, and asked police to drop their investigation into his...
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4 more PH schools in 2016 Asian university rankings
MANILA, Philippines – Four Philippine higher education institutions join the University of the Philippines (UP), the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), the De La Salle University (DLSU), and the...
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China rights lawyer 'ready for consequences' over new book
HONG KONG – A leading dissident lawyer in China is prepared to face the consequences over his new book predicting the possible collapse of the ruling Communist Party, his tearful daughter said Tuesday,...
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ASEAN ministers express 'serious concerns' over South China Sea
BEIJING, China – Countries in Southeast Asia have "serious concerns" over recent events in the disputed South China Sea, an unusually strongly worded communique issued by their foreign ministers in...
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Kidnap victim saved by Duterte soon Palace spokesman
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – In 1996, then Pastor Ernesto Abella was kidnapped by ethnic bandits claiming to be members of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Davao City.Abella credits...
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