P 50,000 bounty for arrest of suspects in Bukidnon Mayor slay
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan De Oro City: The regional police command here on Tuesday offered a P 50,000 reward to anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of three suspects in the killing of...
View ArticleIsrael blasts Gaza in major escalation; air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem,...
JERUSALEM — Israel launched a fierce air and sea offensive across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday following a wave of rocket launches by the militant group Hamas, pounding targets across the coastal enclave...
View ArticleUkraine accuses Russia of abducting female military pilot
Russian authorities on Wednesday charged a captured Ukrainian military pilot with complicity in the deaths last month of two Russian journalists, spurring accusations in Kiev that the female officer...
View ArticleDick Jones, actor who provided voice of Disney’s Pinocchio, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — Actor Dick Jones appeared in more than 100 films and television shows in his long career, but he is best known by far for a role in which he was not seen on screen. At about 10, when he...
View ArticleBoth candidates claim victory in tight Indonesian election
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Both candidates claimed victory Wednesday in Indonesia’s presidential election, the tightest race since the former Southeast Asian dictatorship made the transition to democratic...
View ArticleChina and Japan ramp up rhetoric as relations worsen
BEIJING — The last exhibit room at the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in west Beijing opens with a panel proclaiming: “Chinese and Japanese People Should Be Friends Forever.” But in...
View ArticleStudy: Families divided over personal finance decisions
When it comes to family conversations, many parents aren’t discussing their retirement plans or other financial matters with their adult children. The result: Many Americans are underprepared to live...
View ArticleArgentina edges Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance to World Cup final
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Lionel Messi finally got what he wanted: the best player in the world is going to play in his sport’s biggest game. And this time he owes that more to his teammates than his own...
View ArticleTwitter may kill your relationship
Your next Twitter war may cost you your relationship, researchers say. People who actively use Twitter and argue with their romantic partners over Twitter use are more likely to have relationship...
View Article54 NPA rebels surrender in Bukidnon
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon: Another batch of 54 fully armed rebels of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the military here on Wednesday afternoon, the military said on Thursday. Army...
View ArticleTexas gunman kills at least six, including children
CHICAGO: A lone gunman killed at least six people, most of them children, during a domestic dispute in Texas that triggered a tense ongoing standoff with armed police. A woman was also fighting for her...
View ArticleBieber gets two years’ probation over LA egg-throwing
LOS ANGELES: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, who has been in trouble with the law in recent months, got two years of probation in Los Angeles over an egg-throwing attack. The pop star did not appear...
View ArticleELECTRICITY RATES WILL BE HIGHER THIS MONTH
Ritchie A. HorarioTHE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will raise rates in its July billing by 3 centavos per kilowatt-hour for a typical household consuming 200 kWh, which is equivalent to a P6 increase....
View ArticleReyes hospitalized after panic attack
Llanesca T. Panti ReporterJessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes was rushed to a hospital on Thursday, complaining of a panic attack and seizure after her detention at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City (Metro...
View ArticleCabinet should not be punished for DAP – Palace
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterMALACAÑANG on Thursday said it will contest a decision by the Supreme Court (SC) that implied that officials who implemented the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)...
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Binay calls for full disclosure of DAP
Bernice Camille Bauzon And Jing Villamente ReportersVice President Jejomar Binay Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday called on Malacañang to be transparent by fully disclosing all projects funded...
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Teachers march for higher pay
Hundreds of Quezon City public school teachers gather in front of City Hall on Thursday to press their demand for teachers local allowance and the immediate passage of House Bill 245 that would raise...
View ArticleFair weather prevails in most PH on Sunday
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday said the country will continue to experience fair weather for the next two to three days. In an...
View ArticleUN report says world’s population going increasingly urban
UNITED NATIONS: A new United Nations report issued here Thursday said that the world population is increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas at present. According to the report, 54...
View ArticleChina-U.S. dialogue draws worldwide attention
BEIJING: Foreign scholars and media have closely followed a just-concluded strategic dialogue between China and the United States, saying the healthy, stable development of their relations will not...
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