MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar arrived back in Somalia on Saturday and were received by government officials. Survivors of a boat tragedy that killed dozens of Somali migrants off...
A road accident involving six vehicles occurred on Sumulong Highway in Barangay Mambugan, Antipolo City on Saturday afternoon Dec. 7, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said. (Photo from Mayor Jun Ynares) (Photo from Mayor Jun Ynares) (Photo from Mayor Jun Ynares) The involved vehicles included two...
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis is installing 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father for Francis' recent gathering of bishops, a Neapolitan "street priest" like himself, and a Peruvian bishop who has strongly...
NEW YORK (AP) –The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest US health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. But he left something behind: A backpack that was discovered in Central Park. MOURNING...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea's embattled president apologized Saturday for public anxiety caused by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on impeaching him. President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a brief televised address Saturday morning he...
(Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City government officially welcomed the holiday season with the ceremonial lighting of its Christmas tree at the city hall grounds on Friday, Dec. 6. The event, led by Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice Mayor April Aguilar, was attended by members of the city...
The local government of Pasig has distributed cash incentives worth P20,000 up to P30,000 to 628 students in the city, who graduated with honors as recognition for their hard work in school. Pasig City officials with students who graduated with Latin honors during the distribution of cash...
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who evaded security to be a stowaway on a New York-to-Paris flight last month claims she'd tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airports before in a bid to travel without a ticket, a prosecutor said Friday. A vehicle stops at Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s...
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad. Insurgent fighters...
The remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokesperson said. Kenny Pollard, 75, holds a photo in his home from a vacation that he and his wife, Elizabeth, took to Clearwater Beach, Fla.,...
A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City,...
