CA orders probe of Binay’s assets
JOMAR CANLAS The Court of Appeals (CA) has officially issued an order for examination of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s bank accounts. In granting the petition of the Anti-Money Laundering Council...
View ArticleShip with 13 Pinoys vanishes in Atlantic
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese ship carrying 49 crew has vanished in the remote South Atlantic Ocean without any sign of a mayday call but shortly after its skipper reported it was taking on water, authorities...
View ArticleChoppers bought for P1.2B defective
JOEL M. SY EGCO SENIOR REPORTERTHEY CAN’T FLY?Some of the refurbished helicopters delivered to the Philippine Air Force. THE P1.2-billion helicopter project awarded by the Department of National...
View Article‘Foreign-looking’ man killed in Maguindanao clash
FERNAN MARASIGAN A “foreign-looking” man believed to be one of the five members of the Southeast Asian cell of the al-Qaeda international terror network was among those killed in an ongoing military...
View ArticleP1.2-B chopper deal ‘fixed’
JOEL M. SY EGCO OLDER BIRDDocuments obtained by The Times show that the Department of National Defense had requested that they be allowed to enter into an “emergency procurement” for various aircraft,...
View ArticleUkraine says rebels attack near Mariupol, NATO deploys Baltic troops
KIEV: Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists Monday of using mortars and a tank to fire on government positions near the eastern port of Mariupol in clashes that lasted several hours, violating a...
View ArticleFrench sports stars among 10 killed in Argentine crash
BUENOS AIRES: A group of French sports stars participating in a reality TV show were among 10 people killed when their helicopters collided in mid-air while filming in northwestern Argentina. Champion...
View ArticleLetter inflames US feud over Iran talks
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama pilloried Republicans Monday over an incendiary letter to Iran’s leaders that warned a nuclear deal with the United States could be scrapped by the next president. Forty-seven...
View ArticleApple Watch to include array of features to connect
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple launched an assault on the fledgling wearable tech market Monday, unveiling a high-end smartwatch that offers new ways to stay connected and to track health and fitness. The Apple...
View ArticleCarnegie Hall debut canceled over Nazi anthem
NEW YORK: A debut at Carnegie Hall meant to showcase a young composer was abruptly canceled after management realized it featured a snippet of a Nazi German anthem. The New York Youth Symphony was set...
View ArticleFrench sports stars among 10 killed in Argentine crash
BUENOS AIRES: A group of French sports stars participating in a reality TV show were among 10 people killed when their helicopters collided in mid-air while filming in northwestern Argentina. Champion...
View ArticleIS claims execution of Arab Israeli accused of spying: video
BEIRUT: The Islamic State released a video Tuesday purporting to show a young boy executing an Arab Israeli who it claimed infiltrated the group in Syria to spy for the Jewish state. In the video, a...
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