3 missing in boat accidents in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Three people went missing after two small boats bound for Iloilo capsized in separate incidents in Negros Occidental on Saturday, October 17.However, strong waves and...
View ArticleDiscrimination alleged as Israeli cities bar workers from schools
TEL AVIV, Israel – Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities have barred Jewish and Arab workers from schools due to fears of potential attacks, in a move criticized Sunday, October 18, as discrimination...
View ArticleOne dead in shooting at US zombie-themed street fest
MIAMI, USA – A shooting at a zombie-themed street festival in the US state of Florida has left one person dead and four others wounded, reports said Sunday, October 18.The incident in downtown Fort...
View ArticleMerkel hails refugee progress with Turkey, vows to push EU bid
ISTANBUL, Turkey – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, October 18, hailed progress in helping Turkey deal with the refugee crisis and vowed to push forward its long-stalled EU membership bid, as...
View ArticleVeils and lost voices: Canada set to vote
OTTAWA, Canada – Political party leaders criss-crossed Canada on Sunday, October 18, in a last-gasp attempt to sway many still undecided voters, the final chapter in a gripping and hard-fought 3-way...
View ArticleEgypt voters trickle in to elect new pro-Sisi parliament
CAIRO, Egypt – Egyptians voted Sunday, October 18, to elect a new parliament that will bolster President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist...
View ArticleCOA hits Tacloban over delayed Yolanda rehab
MANILA, Philippines – The city worst hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), Tacloban, hasn't used millions in funds to rehabilitate Yolanda-hit communities, the Commission on Audit (COA) said.The...
View ArticleWest prepares to end sanctions as Iran deal adopted
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The United States and Europe began preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy on Sunday, October 18, as a historic nuclear deal came into...
View ArticleEx-senator Tatad files disqualification case vs Poe
MANILA, Philippines – Another disqualification case was lodged against presidential polls front runner Senator Grace Poe, just a few days after the deadline of the filing of Certificates of...
View ArticleLP black propaganda? Roxas says they ‘stick to facts’
MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel Roxas II on Monday, October 19, again defended the ruling party and his team from allegations of resorting to “black propaganda” as the...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Leila de Lima on running for senator
Bookmark this page to watch LIVE 10amMANILA, Philippines – Outgoing justice secretary Leila De Lima was appointed justice secretary in 2010 where she oversaw the filing of cases against politicians...
View ArticleAquino visits Typhoon Lando victims in Cabanatuan
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III visited families affected by Typhoon Lando (international name Koppu) in Nueva Ecija, two days after the typhoon made landfall in Central Luzon on...
View ArticleTyphoon Lando kills at least 16, strands thousands
SANTA ROSA, Philippines – Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops on Monday, October 19 and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as the death toll...
View ArticlePhilippines hits out at Chinese lighthouses in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Monday, October 19, strongly criticized two lighthouses China constructed in the disputed South China Sea, charging that they were covert means of enforcing...
View ArticleComelec, SEC to go after corporate campaign donors
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have teamed up to watch out for corporations that will engage in partisan political activity...
View ArticleAfter 100 years, Einstein's theory stands test of time
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and his revolutionary hypothesis has withstood the test of time, despite numerous expert...
View ArticlePalace, Army: Killing of Agusan del Sur mayor 'cowardly' act
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday, October 20, condemned the brutal killing of Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza and his son Daryl by alleged members of the New People’s Army. Palace...
View ArticleSC halts Arroyo plunder trial for 30 days
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Stop the plunder trial of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for 30 days. This was the unanimous order of the Supreme Court to the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan...
View ArticleCanada's Liberals storm to landslide election win
OTTAWA, Canada (UPDATED) – Canada's Liberals won a landslide general election victory Monday, October 19, with young leader Justin Trudeau ending a decade of Conservative rule with pledges to raise...
View ArticleFirst Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer – Japan official
TOKYO, Japan (2nd UPDATE) – A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, Japanese officials said Tuesday, October 20 and an expert said the first confirmed...
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