Syria slams U.S. help to rebels as undermining Geneva II
DAMASCUS: The Syrian official delegation to the Geneva II conference slammed on Tuesday the U.S. decision to restart sending non-lethal help to the Syrian rebels, saying the move aims to thwart the...
View ArticleIsolated rains as LPA continues to move towards PH
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday said the low pressure area(LPA) over the Pacific Ocean continues to move towards the country. In...
View ArticleDeath toll in Nigeria attack hits 85: official
ABUJA: Death toll in an attack by gunmen in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno hit 85 when rescue operators found more dead bodies while combing the area for casualties on Tuesday, a local official...
View ArticleState of the Union: Obama challenges Congress on inequality
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama vowed to reverse a tide of economic inequality threatening the American dream, seeking to outflank rival Republicans and revive his stumbling second term. In his...
View ArticleUkraine government quits, Putin warns against meddling
KIEV: Ukraine’s government resigned on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) and parliament scrapped anti-protest laws in major concessions to the opposition as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against...
View ArticleBritish police in Portugal for possible arrests in Maddie case
LONDON: British police investigating the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann are in the Algarve, where they are meeting with Portuguese counterparts over the possible arrest of three suspects,...
View ArticleMia Farrow expresses ‘anger’ at Chevron over Ecuador claim
AGUARICO, Ecuador: Actress Mia Farrow has hit out at US oil giant Chevron as she visited an Amazonian region Ecuador accuses the company of polluting. “I feel an incredible sense of anger,” she said...
View ArticleAFP: 37 BIFF killed, including child warriors in Maguindanao
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao: Thirty-seven members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and a soldier were killed as the military operation against Moro rebels in Maguindanao entered its...
View ArticleSenate hearing on the alleged overpriced bunkhouses cancelled
THE scheduled Senate public works committee hearing for the alleged substandard and overpriced bunkhouses for survivors of super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) was cancelled on Wednesday...
View ArticleDel Rosario, Kishida discussed PH-Japan relations
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida discussed through a telephone conversation the Philippines-Japan relations, as well as issues such as the...
View ArticleMetro Manila warms up at 21 degrees Celsius
Metro Manila has warmed up posting 21.0 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, up from Wednesday’s temperature of 19.3 degrees Celsius. However, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical...
View ArticleAFP: BIFF immobilized, contained in Maguindanao village
COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have been immobilized, contained and may soon surrender to face the charges leveled against them, the Army here said. Colonel Dickson...
View ArticleSyria talks in Geneva make ‘positive’ step forward
GENEVA: Syrian negotiators discussed the establishment of a transitional government body for the first time Wednesday, an opposition delegate said, describing it as a “positive step forward,” a day...
View ArticleUN report warns of increasing income gap around the world
UNITED NATIONS: The richest one percent of the world population owns about 40 percent of the world’s assets, while the bottom half owns no more than one percent, said a UN report released Wednesday,...
View ArticleUkrainian parliament adopts amnesty bill proposed by ruling Party of Regions
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill, which envisions amnesty for participants of ongoing mass protests, that has been drafted by Yury Miroshnichenko, President Viktor Yanukovich’s envoy to...
View ArticleAntioxidants may boost cancer risk in smokers, high-risk patients: study
WASHINGTON: Vitamin E and other antioxidants may increase the risk of developing lung cancer in high-risk populations such as smokers, according to a new study released on Wednesday (Thursday in...
View ArticleCarabao population declining in Region 1, especially in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: The carabao population in Region 1, particularly Pangasinan, has declined for the last three years ending in 2013, the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) reported....
View ArticleNew type of stem cell may advance medicine, cancer research
TOKYO: The new type of stem cell developed by Japan’s state-backed Riken institute and Harvard University of the United States is a scientific breakthrough that has shown it is possible to reprogram...
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