COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east...
A man who posed as an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was arrested for firing his gun at police officers in Makati City on Sunday night, May 11, the Makati City Police said. The suspect was identified as "Arleen." He was arrested near a mall in Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City....
The motorcycle driver in the grenade throwing incident at the parking area of the White House Spa in Barangay Obrero in Quezon City on May 8, has been arrested by the Quezon City Police District on Saturday, May 10. The suspect was identified as alias “John Paul," 24, a local clothing brand...
A 29-year-old man who posed as a delivery rider and sexually abused a 16-year-old girl inside a shop in Marikina City in 2024 was arrested by authorities on Thursday, May 8. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Jun,” listed as the No. 9 most wanted person (district...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballot and to vote for those who are capable of serving them. In a video message on the eve of the May 12 midterm elections, Marcos called on the public to exercise their right and obligation to vote. "Ipinaglalaban natin...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan will lead the Asenso Manileño slate in casting their votes on Monday, May 12, as local candidates head to their respective polling precincts across the city. Lacuna is scheduled to vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. “I...
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions," an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face additional sanctions. Putin referenced the...
A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus . Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking. The Russians indicated it came down over the...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza , including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over...
GENEVA (AP) — President Donald Trump said “great progress” was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs menacing the global economy, and even suggested a “total reset" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland. No major...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later. The ceasefire had been expected to bring...
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing, authorities said Saturday. Witnesses described the floods surging at around 5 a.m. Friday and sweeping away...
