Jordan warplanes strike IS after pilot murder
AMMAN: Jordan said its warplanes launched dozens of new strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group, after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of a pilot captured in Syria. The news came...
View ArticleTermite mounds can halt desert’s advance – study
WASHINGTON: Termites, the pesky insects whose fondness for wood makes them the bane of homeowners, help halt desertification in semi-arid areas and protect against the effects of climate change, a...
View ArticleGiant US health-data breach could lead to China
NEW YORK: Data on as many as 80 million customers at US health insurance giant Anthem was stolen by hackers, officials confirmed Thursday, in a cyberattack investigators have reportedly linked to...
View ArticleHurting Tiger withdraws at Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA: An ailing Tiger Woods withdrew from the first round of the PGA tournament at Torrey Pines after 11 holes on Thursday, yet another setback for the 14-time major champion. Woods, who could be...
View ArticleBruce Jenner ‘gender change’ captures US attention
WASHINGTON: Olympic champion turned reality TV star Bruce Jenner has Americans’ rapt attention once again amid talk that he is soon to come out as transgender. People magazine, a trusted conduit for...
View Article5 soldiers wounded in Sayyaf clashes
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Five soldiers were wounded on Friday in continuing clashes between government troopers and Abu Sayyaf rebels in southern Philippines, security officials said. In a report, it appeared...
View ArticleDTI sees strong PPP in Iloilo City
Lydia C. PendonILOILO CITY: The emergence of strong public and private partnership (PPP) here has caught the eye of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which commended the private sector for...
View ArticleMarikina deploys 2 trucks for food waste collection
NEIL A. ALCOBERTHE Marikina City Government has assigned two dump trucks exclusively for food waste collection in an effort to decrease the volume of solid wastes brought to the sanitary landfills. The...
View ArticleEx-convict takes hostages, killed
ROSELLE R. AQUINOCamp Vicente Lim, Laguna: An alleged ex-convict was killed after taking hostages and engaging members of the Calauan City Police in a shootout in Barangay Imok, Calauan, Laguna...
View ArticleVillage chief shot dead in cavite
ROGELIO LIMPINDasmariÑas City, Cavite: Two men riding a motorcycle shot dead a barangay chairman and wounded a tanod (village guard) early Thursday evening. Cavite Provincial Police Director Jonnel...
View ArticleSK elections postponed to make way for reforms
Lydia C. PendonIloilo City: The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill postponing the elections for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) from February 21 this year to the last Monday of October 2016....
View ArticleTagbilaran receives CDI from USAID
Lucell LarawanAfter the earthquake that devastated Bohol island in 2013, the capital city Tagbilaran continues to move forward to a full recovery as it became a recipient of the Cities Development...
View ArticleAglipay church, NCCP call for transparency in SAF 44 inquiry
Ernie Esconde, Leander C. Domingo, CorrespondentsThe Iglesia Filipina Independiente or Aglipayan Church (IFI) and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines on Thursday have jointly asked for...
View ArticleNortheast monsoon to bring light rains over Luzon
The Northeast Monsoon or “Hangin Amihan” will bring light rains to Cagayan, Aurora and Quezon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)....
View ArticleAuthorities arrest illegal loggers; seize hot lumber in Aurora, Nueva Ecija...
BALER, Aurora: Combined operatives from the Philippine Army (PA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have scored heavily against illegal...
View Article8,700-strong African deployment to fight Boko Haram
YAOUNDE: Nigeria and its four neighbouring nations on Saturday pledged to deploy 8,700 troops, police and civilians as part of a regional effort to fight Boko Haram militants. “The representatives of...
View ArticleTerror charges for man accused of attacking French soldiers
PARIS: A knife-wielding man accused of attacking three soldiers outside a Jewish community centre in the south of France was on Saturday charged with attempted murder in connection with a terrorist...
View ArticleBombings in Iraqi capital kill 32, hours before curfew ends
BAGHDAD: Attacks in Baghdad, including a suicide bombing inside a restaurant, killed at least 32 people on Saturday, hours before a years-old nightly curfew was lifted. Doing away with the curfew —...
View ArticlePolice investigate boyfriend of Whitney Houston’s daughter
WASHINGTON: Police have opened a criminal probe into the boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, US media reported, one week after the 21-year old daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston was pulled...
View ArticleSharapova puts Russia in charge
PARIS: Maria Sharapova beat Urszula Radwanska 6-0, 6-3 as Russia took a 2-0 lead over Poland in the Fed Cup World Group on Saturday with the superstar taking a first step towards the Rio Olympics....
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