BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. A wounded girl lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned gathered leaders Tuesday that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are driving modern civilization toward “a powder keg that risks engulfing the world" — the latest in an increasing number of clarion calls from Antonio Guterres in...
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Deacon Dave Billips, with the Office of...
The local government of Marikina City clarified on Tuesday, September 24, that the news circulating about the supposed class suspensions on September 23 and 24 is fake. Photo from Marikina PIO It said that the false information is being spread by a fake Facebook page, “Marikeno pio,” which is...
The Pasig City local government celebrated World Environmental Health Day on Sunday, September 22, by launching various physical and environment-friendly activities for Pasigueños. (Photos from Pasig LGU) Observed on September 26, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH)...
Mayor Eric Olivarez The Parañaque City government opened the “Lakbay Panlayag” photo exhibit in celebration of Philippine Creative Industries Month at SM City Sucat in Barangay San Dionisio. Mayor Eric Olivarez was joined by Congressman Edwin Olivarez in unveiling the photo exhibit, which...
(Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas city government donated 15 bicycles to the local police on Monday, September 23, as part of its efforts in ensuring peace and security in the city’s communities. During its weekly flag raising ceremony, Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar turned over the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Monday, September 23, that the notice of salary adjustment of the local government employees is now being processed. Sotto said that the salary adjustment is in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 64 or the Salary Standardization Law 6, signed by...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note detailing his plans to kill the former president and kept in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department...
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday he hoped the silver lining of the disaster would be that it inspires a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the...
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday. Israeli Iron Dome air defense system...
