TOKYO (AP) — A man brandishing a knife stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead, Japanese police said Thursday. Officers rushed to the scene in a popular shopping center after receiving an emergency call reporting a rampage by a...
LONDON (AP) — Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime after vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire early Monday morning. Officers were called to Golders Green, a London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, after receiving reports...
HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) — A 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage Wednesday in a two-hour attack that killed one person and injured two others, police and local officials said. Police also wounded the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 2, ordered intensified checkpoints and hot pursuit operations in Matalam, North Cotabato following a grenade attack that injured 22 civilians during a New Year’s Eve celebration. According to initial investigation, two men riding a motorcycle...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday, December 31, a five percent increase in cases of stroke, heart attack, and asthma nationwide by the end of 2025, based on its latest disease surveillance data. From December 21 to 4:59 a.m. on December 31, the DOH recorded a total of 288 cases...
Senator Risa Hontiveros denounced on Sunday, December 14, China’s latest attack on Philippine vessels saying the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese maritime militia should be held accountable for the water cannon blasts. “I strongly denounce China’s relentless aggression against our...
All government cyber teams must be vigilant and prepared for the possible Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack on Wednesday, Nov. 5, President Marcos said. "The President directed DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) and all cyber teams in government to be...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there were no Filipinos among the victims of the deadly shooting in a bus stop in Jerusalem. “No Filipino was hurt during the shooting incident at the bus station in Jerusalem yesterday,” the DFA’s statement on Tuesday night, Sept. 9, read....
A 23-year-old man was arrested after threatening to stab Manila Police District (MPD) officers during clearing and routine patrol operations in Ermita, Manila, on Saturday, Sept. 6. The MPD identified the suspect as alias Anthony, a resident of San Andres Bukid. Based on the police report, officers...
An elderly voter who collapsed after casting his vote in Oas, Albay died on election day, May 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) identified the fatality as Nestor Rensales, 65. Rensales had just finished casting his vote around 6:05 a.m....
Four persons were killed in a gun attack in a remote barangay in Hadji Mohammad Adjul, Basilan on the eve of the midterm elections on Sunday, May 11, the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said. Col. J-jay Javines, Westmincom spokesperson, said the armed attack occurred near a...
Vice President Sara Duterte claimed that the recent criminal complaints filed against her brother, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, are part of the political attacks against their family by the Marcos administration. Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte...
