Teener wins Philippines’ first gold in Cape Town swimfest
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Palarong Pambansa standout McTracy Alindogan delivered the country’s first gold medal in the Western Province Aquatics (WPA) Swimming Gala on Saturday at the University of...
View ArticleMagnitude 3.4 quake jolts Davao Oriental
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental province on Monday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, the agency said the tremor...
View ArticleNorth Korea rescinds US envoy’s invitation
WASHINGTON: North Korea has cancelled a US envoy’s visit to discuss the fate of a Korean American imprisoned there, and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson offered to travel instead, American officials...
View ArticleBeleaguered Hollande heads to US to boost French economy
PARIS: President Francois Hollande begins a three-day visit to the United States on Monday, hoping to leave scandal behind as he seeks to shore up business ties and revive France’s stagnant economy....
View Article70,000 rally in Kiev in fresh show of force
KIEV: An estimated 70,000 pro-Western Ukrainians thronged the heart of Kiev vowing never to give up their drive to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over his alliance with old master Russia. Opposition...
View ArticleUkrainian charged over bid to hijack Turkish plane
ISTANBUL: An Istanbul court on Sunday charged a Ukrainian man over his failed attempt to force a Turkish airliner to land in Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway. The Dogan...
View ArticleIran agrees to explain nuclear detonators to UN
TEHRAN: Iran agreed on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to clarify to the UN atomic agency its need for detonators used in nuclear devices, as part of a probe into allegations of its past weapons work. The...
View ArticleTop NFL prospect Michael Sam says he’s gay
LOS ANGELES: US university gridiron standout Michael Sam revealed that he is gay, raising the prospect he could become the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. In interviews on Sunday with...
View ArticleHamelin counting on skinsuit to edge short track rivals in Sochi
SOCHI: Canadian short track star Charles Hamelin will be counting on a new aerodynamic skinsuit to edge his Asian rivals and three-time gold medallist Viktor Ahn in Sochi starting on Monday. Short...
View ArticlePalace condoles with family of Ex-Justice Cuevas
Malacañang on Monday expressed its condolences to the family of former Supreme Court associate justice Serafin Cuevas, who died Sunday. He was 85. In a statement, Presidential Communications Secretary...
View ArticlePH ‘financed by debt’ in 2012
DEBT, not revenues, financed the country’s operations in 2012, the Commission on Audit (COA) reported. In its report on the Bureau of Treasury, state auditors underscored that debt primarily moved the...
View ArticleSpain judge orders arrest of former China president Jiang Zemin
MADRID: A Spanish judge on Monday sought international arrest warrants for former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and four other top Chinese officials as part of a probe into alleged genocide in Tibet....
View ArticleVideo shows US capture of Al-Qaeda suspect: report
WASHINGTON: The Washington Post posted a video on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) purportedly showing US commandos capturing a Libyan Al-Qaeda operative in Tripoli last year, yanking him out of his car...
View ArticleNew blow for Obama health law
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s health care law suffered a new blow Monday, as his administration delayed a key component requiring small businesses to provide insurance to employees or face a...
View ArticleUS weighs drone strike against American: reports
WASHINGTON: The US government is debating whether to kill an American citizen abroad who is allegedly part of the Al-Qaeda network and plotting attacks against the United States, media reported Monday...
View ArticleFormer US soldier sentenced to 30 years for espionage
WASHINGTON: former US soldier was sentenced to 30 years in jail Monday for trying to spy on behalf of Russia, the US Justice Department said. In September and October 2012, Robert Hoffman II, now 40, a...
View ArticleMalacañang shrugs off US General’s criticisms
Malacañang just shrugged off US general Herbert Carlisle’s statement criticizing the Philippines and Japan for its comments comparing China’s assertiveness in the region to events in pre-war Europe. In...
View ArticleObama, Hollande to cement ‘forever’ Franco-US friendship
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will Tuesday highlight a new national security dimension to America’s oldest alliance as he deploys the full pageantry of a state visit for France’s President...
View ArticleHigh power costs, red tape shooing away job generators
The high electricity costs and red tape in the country are driving away investments that create jobs, administration lawmakers said on Tuesday. House Deputy Majority Leader Magtanggol Gunigundo of...
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