The city government of San Pablo City in Laguna broke the Guinness World Record for most people planting coconut seedlings simultaneously in different venues, a title formerly held by Nagapattinam District in India. Driven by a desire to reclaim the city 's former title as the country 's...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand 's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country 's leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia 's Senate President Hun Sen. The ruling...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European defense ministers are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the war in Ukraine, the day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound. Outrage over the attack propelled the political leaders of Europe 's armed...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — European shares were trading lower on Friday following a mixed session in Asia as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report. Economists expect the U.S. personal consumption expenditures index, due later in the day, to show inflation remained at about 2.6% in July....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll in a major Russian missile and drone strike on the Ukrainian capital rose to 23, including four children, officials said Friday, as U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year war remain stuck in apparent limbo. Authorities in the Kyiv region declared Friday an...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and Nebraska...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Friday declared Gaza 's largest city a dangerous combat zone and said it was in the "initial stages" of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. Israel 's military said it suspended mid-day pauses to fighting, which had...
The passage into law of the Konektadong Pinoy Act is seen by the World Bank as a positive development toward digital transformation in the Philippines. In an Aug. 28 implementation status and results report, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the rollout of the Philippines Second Digital...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka 's former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail Tuesday after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office. Wickremesinghe is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested and the most prominent among dozens of...
NEW DELHI — Intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route, news agency Press Trust of India reported Wednesday. The...
Over 1,500 World War II era bombs and ammunition were recovered by the Antipolo City Police from a mountain dig site in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City on Monday, Aug. 25. According to the Antipolo City Police, they received a report calling for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistance at a...
ISLAMABAD — India has alerted Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian region, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in what marks the first public official contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months. The ministry said New...
