SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian police officer was charged with manslaughter Wednesday, after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother who later died in hospital. Dementia patient Clare Nowland died in May this year, following a nursing home confrontation with police that shocked...
PARIS, France -- Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change". Two women walk near a COP28 logo ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO members on Tuesday urged each other not to let up in backing Ukraine's fight against Russia, amid doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the ground. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber speaks during a press conference during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Two Palestinian teenagers were killed Tuesday during Israeli army raids in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. According to the ministry, Amir Wahdan, 14, was killed...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is keenly seeking the assistance of the World Bank and other development-partners on sorting out policies as well as funding mechanisms that can bring down Philippine electricity rates as the country advances into its energy transition agenda leaning mainly on...
Legendary musician Slash, considered one of the best guitar players of all time, will be coming back to Manila for a show in March next year. Slash, together with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, will be holding the show, part of the The River Is Rising Tour 2024, on March 12 at the New...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery. Pope Francis "The pope's condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his third wartime visit to the Middle East this week, a US official said Monday, just as mediators announced an extension of a truce in Gaza. (US Secretary of State Antony Blinken) Blinken will also head this week to Dubai to...
ROME, Italy - Italy's cabinet on Monday adopted a decree aimed at boosting renewables, improving the country's energy security and supporting energy-intensive businesses. "We want to unlock the great potential of our country, to make it a reference point on renewables," Ecological Transition...
SYDNEY, Australia - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with one witness saying the ground swayed "like you are on a boat". The epicentre was detected at an estimated depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles) at 8:46 am local...
DOHA, Qatar - A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said Monday as an initial four-day truce in Gaza was set to expire. (Photo from AFP) "The State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and China on Sunday reaffirmed the need to hold a trilateral summit at the "earliest" possible time, Seoul's foreign minister said following their first three-way meeting in more than four years. (L-R) Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko...
