SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on allegations he and others tried to manipulate the investigation into a marine 's drowning, in another criminal case against the ex-leader. Yoon earlier this year was removed from office after...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact of higher prices. After taking office last month, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi promised to boost...
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 21 others. The force of the blast destroyed the factory building and damaged several nearby homes, igniting a huge fire and spreading panic through the area,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian glide bomb slammed into a residential district in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing five people, officials said Friday, as Moscow 's forces continued to hammer civilian areas of Ukraine. The overnight attack, which also injured 10 people...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is to meet in private Friday with a high-profile issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump 's birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda but has been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and the United States over a Trump administration boycott....
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia 's polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday. Indonesia has remained largely polio-free as the highly contagious disease was declared...
The municipal government of Binangonan in Rizal on Sunday, Nov. 23, lit up its giant Christmas tree which signifies hope and unity in the province. Mayor Rhe Ynares, Vice Mayor Russel Ynares and the municipal council members, led the lighting ceremony of the eco-friendly 40-foot Christmas tree at...
CAVITE – Police arrested a robbery suspect after tracking one of the stolen gadgets through its locator feature in General Trias City on Thursday, Nov. 20. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the suspect as alias Paul, a resident of Silang. Initial investigation by the General...
Manila City Vice Mayor Chi Atienza led the council in expressing gratitude on Thursday, Nov. 20, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) recognized the 13th Manila City Council as an Outstanding Local Legislative Awardee for its exemplary...
Several youth groups and student organizations staged a lightning protest at the Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila on Friday, Nov. 21, urging President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and all public officials involved in rampant corruption to resign and be held accountable...
Authorities are hunting down six unidentified men who robbed a coffee shop in Barangay Bagong Nayon, Antipolo City, on Thursday night, Nov. 20, taking about P167,000 worth of gadgets and cash. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the robbery-hold-up occurred...
