Washington, United States - US senators were scrambling to vote by the end of Friday on a government funding package that would keep open several key departments threatened with closure this weekend after months of bitter wrangling failed to produce a 2024 budget. The US Capitol in Washington,...
Los Angeles, United States - The US Coast Guard is investigating a two-mile-long oil spill just off the California coast near Los Angeles, officials said Friday. This handout photo released on March 8, 2024 by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) shows an aerial view of a Unified Command with...
Geneva, Switzerland - Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes "a war crime" and risks eliminating any likelihood of a viable Palestinian state, the UN rights chief warned on Friday. Yemenis brandish weapons and chant slogans as they march in the...
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that the country's March local elections would be his last, suggesting an end to his more than two decades in power. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Ukrainian President at the...
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed women soldiers fighting in Ukraine and those supporting his country's armed forces, in a video message celebrating International Women's Day. TOPSHOT - Ukrainian servicemen from a guard of honour hold a Ukrainian flag over the...
Beijing, China - Relatives of passengers lost on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Beijing Friday, still seeking answers and holding out hope a decade after the plane mysteriously vanished. Relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, speak with police...
Tokyo, Japan - Japan moved closer Friday to allowing joint custody after divorce, with the cabinet approving changes to laws that critics say cut children off from one parent. For decades, one parent -- almost always the mother -- has been granted legal custody when a marriage ends, a rule...
Wounded victim positively identifies the two individuals who robbed and shot him. (Photo from Las Pi ñas police) Police arrested on Thursday, March 7, a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy who robbed and shot a food handler in Las Piñas City. The Southern Police District (SPD) said the...
New Delhi, India - The mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Friday appointed to serve in India's parliament, capping a career working for the philanthropic arm of her billionaire husband's tech firm. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Q&A at The Queens...
Police arrested a retired member of the Philippine Army who allegedly robbed a convenience store in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Thursday, March 7. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Alberto Amador, 54, a resident of Tondo, Manila. The suspect was arrested inside his...
Paris, France - World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row February as falling cereal prices outweighed more costly sugar and meat, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Friday. The United Nations agency said its FAO Food Price Index dropped 0.7 percent in February and is...
Activities prepared for Las Pinas 27th cityhoos anniversary (Photo courtesy of Las Pinas PIO) Las Piñas 27th cityhood anniversary activities (Photo from Las Pinas PIO) The Las Piñas City government has prepared a series of activities for the celebration of the 27 th cityhood...
