Christmas in mud as rain pelts Tacloban disaster zone
TACLOBAN CITY – Survivors of the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon spent a gloomy Christmas Day surrounded by mud Wednesday as heavy rain drove many inside their flimsy shelters, dampening efforts to...
View ArticlePetilla plans to resign, will meet with President Thursday
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd will meet with Energy Secretary Jericho Petiila over Petilla’s plan to resign for failing to meet his target of restoring power in all places devastated by Super typhoon...
View ArticleInflation to settle at 3.8-4.7%
Inflation rate may spike between 3.8 percent and 4.7 percent in December on the account of typhoon-related disruptions, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday. In a text message, BSP...
View ArticleRescue underway for Russian ship trapped by Antarctic ice
SYDNEY: Three icebreaking ships on Thursday were hurrying to reach a Russian vessel carrying 74 people on a scientific expedition, which is trapped by ice off Antarctica, with Australian authorities...
View ArticleTurkey PM reshuffles cabinet amid graft scandal
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of...
View Article17 Haitians dead as migrant boat capsizes
MIAMI: Seventeen Haitian suspected illegal migrants died on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) when their boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos islands near the Caribbean, authorities said. The incident...
View ArticleFighting rages in South Sudan as UN moves to boost force
BOR, South Sudan: South Sudan’s army battled rebel forces on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in the capital of a key oil-producing state and prepared to storm another, as the United Nations (UN) moved...
View ArticleElizabeth II seeks quiet reflection in 2014
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II urged people to take the time for quiet reflection in 2014, in her annual Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth. The head of the 53-country organization looked back on...
View ArticleColored tattoos escape ban on dyes in France
PARIS: Tattoo artists in France, who were up in arms about a government ban on certain dyes, say the health ministry has reassured them they will be able to keep using colored ink, attributing the...
View ArticleAir blitz death toll in Syria’s Aleppo passes 400
DAMASCUS: The death toll from a 10-day Syrian regime air offensive on Aleppo rebels passed 400 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), as Pope Francis called on Christmas Day for aid access to the war-torn...
View ArticleBangladesh deploys military in election countdown
DHAKA: Bangladesh deployed tens of thousands of troops on Thursday in a bid to contain deadly political violence ahead of elections next month, which are being boycotted by the opposition. With Prime...
View ArticleJapan PM Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine
TOKYO: Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid an inflammatory visit to the Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, angering China, which accused Japan of whitewashing a history of warmongering and said it...
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood ‘a terrorist group’
CAIRO: Egypt’s military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a “terrorist” organization on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), signaling a wider crackdown...
View ArticleThai police battle protesters trying to stop Feb. election
BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Thursday as clashes broke out with protesters trying to prevent political parties registering for elections, leaving dozens wounded and forcing...
View ArticleChina marks Mao’s birth with noodles, songs
SHAOSHAN, China: Admirers of Communist China’s founder Mao Zedong celebrated the 120th anniversary of his birth on Thursday with noodles and fireworks, as President Xi Jinping carefully marked the...
View ArticleIlagan City’s govt employees honored
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela: The city government of Ilagan, through the leadership of Mayor Jose Marie Diaz, recognized the outstanding performances of its offices and employees. Information officer Antonio...
View ArticleFAO extends assistance to Aklan farmers
KALIBO: The Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) of the United Nations has extended assistance to farmers affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 17 towns here. The assistance, which is under FAO’s “Planting...
View Article28,000 families to receive gifts
ILOILO CITY: Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog leads a two-day annual gift-giving ceremony at the Freedom Grandstand. Some 28,000 families will receive gift packs consisting of rice, canned goods and noodles....
View ArticleThree drug pushers arrested in Mindanao
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested three drug pushers in two buy-bust operations in Mindanao. Ebrahim Samama alias Ebs, 29, and Mypher Gonzales alias Apple, 30, both residents of...
View ArticleFirecracker storage explosion kills one
IMUS CITY, Cavite: A man was killed when a makeshift garage used as firecracker storage exploded on Tuesday in Barangay Bucandala 5. The victim, who was identified as Wilson Meterio y Garon, 52, was...
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