NPAs harass soldiers on peace mission in NorCot village
KIDAPAWAN CITY: Communist rebels fired rifle grenade near the barangay hall of a remote village of Magpet, North Cotabato in a futile effort to drive away government forces on peace and development...
View ArticlePutin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against “attempts to blackmail” Moscow. Speaking ahead of his visit to EU aspirant...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix heirs clash with producer over film project
LOS ANGELES: Jimi Hendrix’s heirs clashed in court with a producer they alleged reneged on a deal for a concert movie about the iconic guitarist. Lawyers for the Hendrix family and producer Gerald...
View ArticlePolice find body in hunt for US ‘Osage County’ actress
LOS ANGELES: Police found a body feared to be that of US actress Misty Upham, who appeared in “Django Unchained” and 2013′s “August: Osage County,” officials said. The body was found on Thursday, at...
View ArticleMVP Durant has surgery on broken foot
OKLAHOMA CITY: Four-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, last season’s NBA Most Valuable Player, had surgery Thursday on his broken right foot. The Oklahoma City Thunder said their superstar would...
View ArticleTwitter tweets start to sing
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service. The new Twitter Audio Card feature, launched on Thursday...
View ArticleErykah Badu flops as Times Square street performer
NEW YORK: Life can be tough for a street musician, even one whose voice has won four Grammys. Acclaimed R&B singer Erykah Badu recently went incognito to New York’s bustling Times Square and set...
View ArticleEbola neglected because it started in Africa: ex-UN head Annan
LONDON: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis on...
View ArticleFlights cancelled due to bad weather
Two domestic flights to and from Catarman were cancelled on Friday morning due to bad weather, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said in an advisory. MIAA said that the flights...
View ArticleJapanese lawmakers visit controversial war shrine
TOKYO: More than 100 Japanese lawmakers on Friday visited a Tokyo shrine condemned by China and Korea as a symbol of Japan’s militarist past. A cross-party group of parliamentarians said 110 members...
View ArticleDOH to conduct specialized training program for medical workers on Ebola
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday that it will be conducting specialized training programs, in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Philippines, for health...
View ArticleArmy blame NorCot NPA in burning of heavy equipment
MAGPET, North Cotabato: The military here Friday blamed communist guerrillas in the burning of a heavy equipment of a construction firm in a remote village here Thursday night. First Lieutenant...
View ArticleWHO declares Ebola outbreak in Senegal over
GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Senegal is finished and commended the country on its diligence in ending the transmission of the virus. In a...
View ArticleIntensified operations vs ASG continue
Malacanang on Saturday said that with the release from captivity of the two German nationals held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), government security forces will continue its efforts “to stem...
View ArticleUS planes, Iraqi ground forces battle IS jihadists
MURSITPINAR: US-led warplanes pummelled Islamic State fighters in Syria Friday as Iraqi forces fought the jihadists west of Baghdad, with the US military reiterating that Iraq is its top priority. As...
View ArticleUS company sells out of Ebola toys
NEW YORK: They might look tasteless, but satisfied customers dub them cute and adorable. Ebola-themed toys have proved such a hit that one US-based company has sold out. The website of Giant Microbes...
View ArticleNigeria claims deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, kidnapped girls
ABUJA: Officials and campaigners on Saturday anxiously awaited further news about the fate of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls after Nigeria claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants...
View ArticleUkraine-Russia peace hopes rise as gas deal edges closer
MILAN: Ukraine and Russia both signalled progress towards settling their festering row over gas, raising hopes of an EU-backed resolution of the broader conflict embroiling the Soviet-era allies....
View ArticleHostages arrive at German embassy after Philippine ordeal
Two Germans kidnapped by Islamic militants in the Philippines are safely back at their Manila embassy, officials said Saturday after a harrowing six-month ordeal in which they endured threats of...
View ArticleRubio fails to make weight for Golovkin fight
LOS ANGELES: Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio’s challenge for Gennady Golovkin’s World Boxing Association middleweight world title ended on the scale on Friday as he failed to make weight for Saturday’s...
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