SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators voiced "serious concern" over what they described as Seoul 's failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human...
BEIRUT (AP) — A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least six people and wounded 21 others, authorities said. Images released by Syria 's state-run Arab News Agency showed blood on the mosque 's carpets, holes in the walls, shattered...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An independent counsel on Friday demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in 2024 and other allegations stemming from his time in...
A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City on Friday night, Dec. 26 The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at 6:45 p.m. and escalated to a second alarm at 6:58 p.m. Firefighters are now working to extinguish the blaze. This is a...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump will happen “in the near future,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, signaling progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine . “We are not losing a single day. We have agreed...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities said Friday that they have apprehended a suspected member of the extremist Islamic State group who was planning attacks on New Year 's celebrations. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that Ibrahim Burtakucin was captured in a joint operation carried out by...
A man was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, early Wednesday, Dec. 25 According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. in front of a motorcycle shop on IBP Road, where a group had gathered to celebrate Christmas. Police...
Bulacan police arrested a man in Barangay Bagumbayan, Bulakan, on Thursday, Dec. 25, after residents reported he was wielding a firearm and allegedly harming his children. Bulakan police chief Lt. Col. Rodelisa P. San Buenaventura said residents heard the children screaming and immediately...
A total of ten families were left homeless after a fire hit several houses along Bataan corner Mindanao Street in Sampaloc, Manila, early Friday morning, Dec. 26. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at around 3:23 a.m. and was extinguished at around 4 a.m. Manila Fire...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various Meralco distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
A 10-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were injured by firecrackers on Dec. 25 and 26 amid a total ban on the use of such devices in Muntinlupa. Muntinlupa City Ordinance 14-092 prohibits “the manufacture, display, sale, distribution, possession or use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices...
A construction worker was arrested for four counts of statutory rape after allegedly raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter for a year in Pasig City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Onyok,” 57, listed as the No. 1 most wanted person. He was nabbed following a joint...
