WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy held talks in the region Tuesday as hopes rose for a new deal to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a longer pause in fighting in Gaza. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fields a question for US...
Guwahati, India - Twelve people were injured Tuesday when a Myanmar military plane overshot a runway while landing in India to collect soldiers who had fled armed insurgents fighting their country's junta. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y-8 turboprop skidded off the tarmac shortly before midday at...
Geneva, Switzerland - The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday. A Pro-Palestinian supporter gestures as he is reflected on a window during a "Day of Action for Palestine"...
Berlin, Germany - Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, there are still about 245,000 Holocaust survivors alive across more than 90 countries, a study showed Tuesday. Many memorials, like this mural in Martel, France, remember the millions of Jews killed during the holocaust but the...
Oslo, Norway - Norway's frail 86-year-old King Harald has no plans to abdicate, he reiterated Tuesday in his first public remarks since the surprise decision by Denmark's Queen Margrethe to stand down. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark rides in a carriage escorted by the Guard Hussar Regiment's...
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said. The major quake was registered just after 2:00 am (1800 GMT Monday) at a depth of 13 kilometres in China's...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Monday, Jan. 22, that some roads in Manila, particularly in the vicinity of Quirino Grandstand, will be closed for the upcoming “Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)” kick-off rally on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Metropolitan...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Manila Central University (MCU) on Monday, Jan. 22, signed a memorandum of agreement in Caloocan City to strengthen their partnership in responding to disasters and humanitarian emergencies. “We are establishing partnerships with different institutions to...
The Quezon City government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, that it will conduct a commitment ceremony for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) couples this year. It said that the ceremony will be held at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC)on Feb. 17. Interested...
(Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO) Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the city’s public hospital, Ospital ng Parañaque-District II, received a Certificate of Quality Service marking the start of the hospital’s operation of its Animal Bite Treatment Center. Olivarez said the...
(Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City government has extended the deadline for business permit renewal to Jan. 31. Las Piñas City Mayo Imelda Aguilar said the City Council, headed by Vice-Mayor April Aguilar, passed and approved a resolution on Jan. 20 extending the...
The arrested suspect (Photo courtesy of Pasay police) A 50-year-old man posing as a lawyer was arrested by policemen on Saturday, Jan. 20 in Pasay City. Col. Mario Mayames, Pasay City police chief, said the suspect, identified as alias Robert, was arrested at around 9:30 p.m. at...
