KYIV, Ukraine -- Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a "war crime". A separate strike struck a key factory, both attacks coming just hours after Kyiv hit a Russian tanker in the Kerch...
PARIS, France -- Five people were injured on Saturday in an explosion at a residential building in the north of Paris, police and emergency services said. A photograph shows the damaged building due to an explosion in a third-floor flat on Rue Du Nord, in the 18th distrcit of Paris, on...
LISBON, Portugal -- A sea of 1.5 million pilgrims packed a riverside park near Lisbon on Saturday for a vigil held by Pope Francis as part of a global Catholic youth festival. Worshippers cheered as the 86-year-old pontiff slowly drove by on his "popemobile" to the stage at the Parque Tejo on the...
BEIJING, China -- A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed. Videos on social media showed shaking light fixtures, trembling...
A total of 36 young Filipino "mathletes," trained under the Mathematics Trainers' Guild Phils. (MTG), won more than 50 medals from international mathematics competitions held in Singapore and Hong Kong. Team Philippines won five gold, eight silver, and 15 bronze, and 14 merit medals in the 19th...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine carried out a drone strike overnight on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait, a day after one of Moscow's ships was hit in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday. It was the latest attack around the Black Sea since Moscow exited a deal last...
PORTBAU, Spain - Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast. Firefighters from Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia teamed up with French colleagues as the blaze...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Saturday said it captured a settlement in northeastern Ukraine, where Kyiv has reported increased attacks. "In the area of Kupiansk, as a result of the competent and professional actions of the military units of the Western command, the settlement of Novoselivske was...
FATIMA, Portugal - Around 200,000 pilgrims flooded the shrine of Fatima in Portugal on Saturday to attend a service held by Pope Francis at one of Catholicism's most revered sites devoted to the Virgin Mary. Worshippers waved and called out "Viva!" as the 86-year-old pontiff, wearing a white...
BEIJING, China - At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Beijing, adding that...
As the 63rd Palarong Pambansa closes in Marikina City, Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro said on Saturday, Aug. 5, that it has served as an initial step towards building a sustainable national sports program. Since the beginning of the Palaro on Monday, July 31, Teodoro has expressed his local...
A man wanted for child exploitation was arrested in Las Piñas on Friday, August 4. In his report to the Southern Police District (SPD), city police chief Col. Jaime Santos said the suspect, Edward Treyes, 22, alias “Nognog”, was nabbed at around 7:30 p.m. in Madrigal Compound, Barangay Daniel...
