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Wawrinka stunned by qualifier, Federer withdraws in Madrid
MADRID: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka suffered a shock defeat to Austrian qualifier Dominic Thiem at the Madrid Masters as his compatriot Roger Federer withdrew to attend the birth of his...
View ArticleCrunch court ruling threatens Thai PM
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set Wednesday to decide whether to remove Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office on abuse of power charges, a ruling that threatens to plunge the...
View ArticleSaudi dismantles Qaeda-linked ‘terror’ group
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) it has dismantled an emerging Al-Qaeda-linked group tied to extremist organisations in Yemen and Syria, arresting scores of alleged militants...
View ArticleObama daughters stalked, sparking White House lockdown
WASHINGTON: A car trailed an official motorcade that was carrying the daughters of US President Barack Obama, sparking a brief lockdown at the White House. The Secret Service, which is in charge of the...
View ArticleHeat turn tables on Nets, take NBA series opener
MIAMI: LeBron James led the way with 22 points as two-time defending NBA champions Miami opened their second-round playoff series against Brooklyn with an emphatic 107-86 triumph. The Heat had lost all...
View ArticleDurant named NBA Most Valuable Player
NEW YORK: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, the NBA’s top scorer for the fourth time in five seasons, was named the league’s Most Valuable Player for the 2013-14 campaign Tuesday. It’s the...
View ArticleRemains of 9/11 victims to be moved to ground zero
NEW YORK: The unidentified remains of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York will be taken Saturday to ground zero, but the move has sparked strong opposition from some families. The...
View ArticleMore than 170 sharks caught in Australia cull policy
SYDNEY: More than 170 sharks were caught during a controversial cull policy in Western Australia following a spate of fatal attacks, figures showed Wednesday, with 50 of the biggest ones destroyed. The...
View ArticleFire hits Army Support Command
Army firefighters and those of the Taguig City government are now battling a fire that struck the Army Support Command (ASCOM) in Fort Bonifacio Wednesday morning. Initial reports said that the blaze...
View Article10 hurt as blasts, fire hit Army explosives office
At least 10 people were injured as explosions ripped through the office of the Army’s Explosives and Ordinance Division in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, and triggered a fire Wednesday. Initial reports...
View ArticleJapan makes first arrest over 3-D printer guns: reports
TOKYO – A Japanese man suspected of possessing guns made with a 3-D printer has been arrested, reports said Thursday, in what was said to be the country’s first such detention. Officers who raided...
View ArticleNo shots fired in apprehending Chinese fishing boat in disputed waters – PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) denied on Thursday that shots were fired when its maritime patrol apprehended what it said is a Chinese fishing vessel in the disputed waters off Palawan on Tuesday...
View ArticleShelly Sterling wants to keep LA Clippers: report
NEW YORK: Shelly Sterling says she wants to maintain ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, even though the league is seeking to oust her husband from the team he has owned since 1981. Clippers...
View ArticleGov’t assures no establishment of large, permanent US bases in PH under...
The Philippines will not become a large and permanent base for United States (US) forces under the recently forged defense deal between the two countries. Government officials reiterated this assurance...
View ArticleChinese boat captain in a meeting with PNP-SBU chief
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan: The Philippine National Police Maritime Special Boat Unit(PNP-SBU) identified the Chinese captain of the boat as Chen Hi Quan from Hainan Province, China. He is currently in a...
View ArticleNegrense nurse in Riyadh succumbs to Mers-CoV
BACOLOD CITY: The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (Mers-CoV) has claimed the life of a nurse from Negros Occidental working at the King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Her...
View ArticlePalace firm: Chinese boat seized in Philippine waters
Malacanang on Thursday justified the seizure of two vessels, one of them a Chinese boat, loaded with close to 500 turtles at the Hasa Hasa Shoal in Palawan in the disputed South China Sea. Presidential...
View ArticlePALARONG PAMBANSA: NCR sprinter establishes 2nd record in athletics
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Jomar Udtohan of San Sebastian College-Manila clinched his second record-breaking win in athletics on Thursday in the 57th Palarong Pambansa at the Laguna Sports Complex here. The...
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