Police arrested five men, including an 18-year-old, for illegal gambling and possession of illegal drugs and firearm in Taytay, Rizal on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Authorities arrest five men for illegal possession of drugs and a firearm while gambling in Rizal. (Photo from Rizal PPO) The Rizal Police...
CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis, a global hunger monitoring group said Tuesday. FILE - A doctor treats a Sudanese child suffering...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday , inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope's stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them. Pope Francis opens the Holy...
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said Tuesday. FILE - A...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s...
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. In this photo provided by the National Park Service, people watch as an eruption takes place on the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Janice...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital. The wife of a journalist, who was shot during an armed gang attack on the...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza . Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, center, waves as he arrives at the Church of the...
Employees of Pandi, Bulacan welcomed Mayor Enrico Roque upon his arrival at the Municipal Hall after being arrested and detained in the custodial facility of Northern Police District since Tuesday afternoon. (Photo from the official Facebook page of Mayor Roque) A Caloocan City Regional Trial Court...
The injured rider being attended to by rescue personnel. A motorcycle rider was injured after he lost control of his vehicle while driving along EDSA-Cubao in Quezon City on early Tuesday morning, Dec. 24. Based on the initial report, the rider allegedly lost control of his motorcycle after he...
The confiscated shabu and marijuana products from the suspects. Two high-value individuals (HVIs) wanted for illegal drugs were nabbed in a buy-bust operation spearheaded by the Makati City Police on Monday, Dec. 23, which led to the recovery of P974,000 worth of illegal drugs and marijuana-infused...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando inspected the regulated and licensed fireworks stores in Bocaue, Bulacan to ensure they are selling products that have safety marks which means it passed the quality check of the Department of Trade and Industry. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
