LONDON, United Kingdom - A UK-based journalist for independent Iranian media who was attacked outside his London home, prompting a counter-terrorism police probe, is "doing very well", his news channel said on Saturday. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Persian-language outlet Iran International...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a store belonging to a Malaysian chain that had offered socks bearing the word "Allah" for sale, police said on Saturday. The incident came days after the mini-market chain's executives were charged with hurting religious feelings over...
EDE, Netherlands - A hostage drama in the Netherlands that lasted several hours on Saturday ended without bloodshed as all hostages were freed and police took the suspect into custody. Authorities have said there was no reason to suspect a "terrorist motive" for the ordeal, which took place at...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar, Vice-Mayor April Aguilar at the Good Friday procession (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar together with her daughters, Vice-Mayor April Aguilar and Alelle Aguilar-Andanar, joined the community in the Good Friday procession. Hundreds of...
Members of the Pasay Police Warrant and Subpoena Section arrested two men for carnapping and robbery cases in separate operations on Good Friday, March 29. The Southern Police District (SPD) said Pasay City police chief Col. Mario Mayames reported the arrest of alias Ryan,31, of Don Carlos Village,...
A two-story building on Carlos Palanca St. in Quiapo, Manila, was hit by a fire on Saturday, March 30, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the firefighters, the blaze started at 11:28 a.m. and was declared fire out at 11:45 a.m. Arson investigators are still determining the...
Catholic devotees meditated on the passion and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in two of the upland villages in Tanay, Rizal. Vigil at Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday, March 28 MARCH 28 at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish in Sampaloc, Tanay. (Photo courtesy of Shrine of the Holy Face of Jesus of...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine warned Friday that Russian air attacks were putting its electricity supply under "increasing threat", hours after strikes damaged power stations and killed at least one person. This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on March 28, 2024,...
LONDON, United Kingdom - When same-sex marriages became legal in England and Wales 10 years ago on Friday, Britons Neil Allard and Andrew Wale could not have tied the knot any quicker. The couple, now in their 50s, got hitched at midnight on March 29, 2014, the very moment the historic Marriage...
TOKYO, Japan - Japan is preparing to resume funding to the UN's crisis-hit Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza, the government said. Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini (L) pose for photographs prior...
BALTIMORE, United States - Cranes began arriving Thursday at the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities shifted to a clean-up phase of the recovery and warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen. This handout screegrab courtesy of the...
SEOUL, South Korea - Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid a probe into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. Russia's UN Security Council veto on Thursday blocked the renewal of...
