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UN watchdog finds traces of Syria sarin gas exposure
UNITED NATIONS – A fact-finding mission by the UN chemical weapons watchdog has found that some people in Syria may have been exposed to sarin or a sarin-like gas, according to a report released...
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1.07 million students to get dengue vaccine – DOH
MANILA, Philippines – More than 1 million Filipino children in 3 regions with high incidence of dengue will be among the first recipients of anti-dengue vaccine in the country, the Department of Health...
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Saudi Arabia at UN says executions followed 'fair trials'
UNITED NATIONS – Saudi Arabia's mission to the United Nations on Monday, January 5, defended the execution of 47 men including a prominent Shiite cleric that outraged Iran, saying all of the accused...
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Top gov’t lawyer won’t defend Comelec in Poe case
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – The Philippine government’s top lawyer, Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, refused to defend the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the case filed by presidential...
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Venezuela tense as defiant deputies take over assembly
CARACAS, Venezuela (UPDATED) – A tense struggle for control of Venezuela's legislature threatens to come to a head at a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, January 5, as opposition lawmakers defy government...
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UN Security Council condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Monday, January 4, strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.The...
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Oregon standoff: Q and A on US militia
OREGON, USA – Dozens of armed men occupying a wildlife reserve in Oregon since the weekend reflect a long tradition of anti-federal government fervor in America, stirred up recently by western...
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Increase police wages? Interior chief has concerns
MANILA, Philippines – It’s a good promise for the country’s 160-000 strong police force, but Interior Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento has his apprehensions over the proposal of presidential aspirant...
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VLOG: PH gov't exhausted all means to save Joselito Zapanta – Binay
BACOLOR, Pampanga – Vice President Jejomar Binay visits the family of executed overseas Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta on Tuesday, January 5.Zapanta was executed in Saudi Arabia in December for...
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SolGen not backing Comelec: It happened before
MANILA, Philippines – Former elections chief Sixto Brillantes Jr on Tuesday, January 5, said it is not unusual for the Philippine government’s top lawyer to refuse to represent the poll body before the...
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Turkey finds drowned bodies of 21 migrants, including children
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish authorities on Tuesday found the bodies of at least 21 migrants, including several children, washed up on beaches and floating in the sea off its western coast after their...
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France begins week-long commemorations of Charlie Hebdo attack
PARIS, France – French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday kicked off a week of commemorations marking the jihadist rampage in Paris that began with an assault on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and...
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At least 81 civilians killed in Yemen in December despite ceasefire – UN
GENEVA, Switzerland – At least 81 civilians were killed in Yemen last month, most of them in Saudi-led airstrikes, despite a short-lived and repeatedly violated ceasefire, the United Nations said...
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25 Iraq fighters killed thwarting ISIS assault – tribal commander
BAGHDAD, Iraq – At least 25 Iraqi fighters have been killed repelling a major three-day offensive by the Islamic State group in the western region of Haditha, security sources said Tuesday."We have...
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Turkey vows to help calm Saudi-Iran tensions
ANKARA, Turkey – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday, January 5, said Turkey was ready to do everything it could to help calm flaring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. "We expect all...
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Foundlings not natural-born? 'A step backward' for children's rights
MANILA, Philippines – At the core of the disqualification cases filed against Grace Poe as senator and presidential candidate is the question of whether foundlings like her are natural-born citizens of...
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Saudi beheadings wrong response to criticism – Iran president
TEHRAN, Iran – Saudi Arabia should not respond to criticism of its regime by beheading people, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.He...
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Timeline of the latest Iran-Saudi crisis
The latest crisis between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia deepened Tuesday, four days after it erupted with the execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. A snapshot of events so far:January...
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Tearful Obama pleads for 'urgency' on gun control
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – US President Barack Obama shed tears Tuesday, January 5, as he announced limited measures to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers...
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New Year's sex assaults stoke German migrant debate
BERLIN, Germany – German leaders expressed shock over dozens of apparently coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne blamed on "Arab-looking men," but...
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