BANGKOK, Thailand - Thais queued under the blistering sun outside temples, shopping centres and schools to cast their early ballots Sunday ahead of a much-anticipated election next week. More than two million Thais nationwide are registered to vote early ahead of the kingdom's...
TOKYO, Japan - Aftershocks shook Japan a day after a powerful earthquake left at least one person dead, with officials assessing damage Saturday from the jolt that destroyed several buildings. The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the central Ishikawa region mid-afternoon on...
WASHINGTON United States -Â US President Joe Biden renewed his call Sunday for a national assault-weapons ban and other gun safety measures, a day after eight people were murdered at a Texas shopping mall in the latest mass shooting to shake the nation. Responders, distressed witnesses and...
PARIS, France - Leaders in the United States and Europe sent congratulations to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation on Saturday, while China called for "cooperation" and "peace". - US hails 'enduring friendship' - US President Joe Biden, whose country was...
WASHINGTON, United States - A shooter opened fire at an outlet mall north of Dallas, Texas on Saturday, and emergency officials confirmed fatalities and said at least nine wounded people were rushed to area hospitals. Some of the victims were as young as five years old, CNN reported. A...
OTTAWA, Canada - Some 25,000 Canadians have been forced to flee their homes as 103 wildfires flared across Alberta province, burning in what a top official said on Saturday was an "unprecedented situation." Thousands more have been told to be ready to leave on a moment's notice. The...
VANATU-A remote South Pacific island boomed with song on Saturday as hundreds gathered for King Charles's coronation, a momentous occasion for villagers who believe his father was a local deity. The volcanic island of Tanna in the south of Vanuatu is the cradle of the Prince Philip movement, which...
WASHINGTON, United States- US President Joe Biden congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation Saturday, paying tribute to the "enduring friendship between the U.S. and the U.K." The US president, who did not attend the ceremony in London, called the countries' relationship...
LONDON, United Kingdom- Princes Harry and Andrew attended the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday but were relegated to the third row of the royal family seating, with no formal role in proceedings. Charles's younger son Harry and his American wife Meghan quit royal duties in 2020 and have...
MOSCOW, Russia- Russia on Saturday opened a terrorism probe after a car blast that wounded pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin and killed another person. "The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a terrorist act in connection with the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin's car,"...
LONDON, United Kingdom- After decades of devotion and 18 years of marriage, King Charles III will finally see his goal realised when his "darling wife" Queen Camilla is crowned at his side on Saturday. She was the non-negotiable part of his life, despite their long relationship challenging Britain's...
Britain's Camilla sits wearing a modified version of Queen Mary's Crown during the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London, on May 6, 2023. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) LONDON, United Kingdom- King Charles III's wife Camilla was crowned Saturday in Westminster Abbey, capping her...
