MADRID, Spain - A Spanish court on Tuesday opened a manslaughter probe into a deadly fire that killed 13 people inside a nightclub which had ignored an earlier closure order. The court in Murcia, where the blaze broke out early Sunday, said it had opened the investigation to "clarify the facts...
BANGKOK, Thailand - One person was killed and six wounded in a shooting in a packed Bangkok shopping mall on Tuesday, a Thai medical official said in revising down an earlier toll, with police arresting a 14-year-old suspect. Hundreds of people fled the upmarket Siam Paragon mall in the heart...
MADRID - Spain's King Felipe VI on Tuesday tasked outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with trying to form a government, the parliamentary speaker said. If Sanchez is to be reinstated as premier, he will need to pass a key parliamentary vote for which he will need the backing of a hard...
Armenian lawmakers attend a plenary session at the parliament in Yerevan on October 3, 2023. (KAREN MINASYAN/AFP) YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenian lawmakers approved a key step towards joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, a move that is set to escalate tensions with the...
KYIV, Ukraine - President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he was visiting frontline areas in eastern Ukraine where Russian forces have been pressuring Kyiv's troops. "Today we are visiting our brigades performing combat missions in one of the hottest areas -- Kupiansk-Lyman," Zelensky said in a...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised a decision by Armenia's parliament to move towards joining the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We are doubtful that from the point of view of bilateral relations,...
The Quezon City government announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3, that the city was hailed as the "Philippines' Most Competitive Local Government Unit" under the "Highly Urbanized Cities Category" of the Department of Trade and Industry's Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI). CMCI is...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3, the arrest of three men allegedly involved in a drug store robbery in Fairview, Quezon City on Sunday, Oct. 1. QCPD Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit chief Brig. Gen. Don Don Llapitan...
Mayor Eric Olivarez, Congressman Edwin Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO The Parañaque City government launched the “Koop Tiangge” on Monday, Oct. 2, as a venue for the city’s cooperatives to sell their goods at a cheaper price. Olivarez and Rep. Edwin Olivarez led the...
The Parañaque City government held a health and wellness festival for the city's youth on Monday, Oct. 3, as part of the week-long birthday celebration of Mayor Eric Olivarez. Mayor Eric Olivarez with the youth participants to the Health and Wellness Festival: Yours in Public Service/Photo...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and CRS Philippines’ Climate Resilient Cities Project, in partnership with the Philippine Disaster Relief Foundation (PDRF), launched a back-to-back event in Makati City that tackled climate resilience and sustainability initiatives...
Three individuals were arrested for theft by the police in two separate incidents in Rizal, the Rizal Police Province Office (Rizal PPO) said Tuesday, Oct. 3. (Photo from Rizal PPO) In Morong, Rizal on Sept. 30, the suspect, identified as "Karl", was caught by a roving security guard of a farm....
