LONDON, United Kingdom - Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday. Public prosecutor Antoine Leroy (C) holds a press conference about missing British teen Alex Batty, at the Palais de...
WASHINGTON, United States - An American destroyer on Saturday shot down more than a dozen drones in the Red Sea launched from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US military said, as the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to global shipping lanes. "The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
QUITO, Ecuador - Britain's honorary consul in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil has been kidnapped, police said Saturday. This undated and unlocated handout photo obtained on December 16, 2023, from the Agripac Facebook page shows Colin Armstrong, the UK's honorary consul to Guayaquil, Ecuador....
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK foreign minister David Cameron and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Saturday said the "need is urgent" for a "sustainable ceasefire" in Gaza. Demonstrators protest in support of Palestinians during a "Shut Down for Palestine" rally in New York on December 16,...
OTTAWA, Canada - Canadian federal police on Saturday charged an Ottawa youth with directing terrorist activities against Jewish people, and giving instructions on explosives. The accused, because of their young age, cannot be identified under Canadian law. No details were released. In a statement,...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. This photo taken and handout on December 16, 2023 by The Vatican Media shows President Giuseppe Pignatone (C),...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Hundreds of climate protesters on Saturday blocked a distribution hub for Chinese online giant Alibaba and an airport for private jets in Belgium, activists said. TOPSHOT - Police officers detain an environmental activist of the "code rouge" coalition during a demonstration...
The Manila Police District Station 2 (MPD-PS 2) Dagupan outpost conducted a gift-giving program for over 25 children with cancer at “Bahay Aruga” in Ermita, Manila on Friday, Dec. 15. Photo from Police-Big brother/MANILA BULLETIN Bahay Aruga is a temporary shelter for pediatric...
Photo from Parañaque PIO The Parañaque city government and the Manila Doctors Hospital inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for practice-based residency training program on Friday, Dec. 15. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez was represented by city administrator Atty. Voltaire Dela Cruz and...
Three drug suspects tagged by the police as high value individuals (SLIs) were arrested by members of Southern Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) after they yielded P244,800 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation on Friday, Dec. 15. The suspects -- Rommel, 42; Son, 28; and Yna, 43 --...
Mayor Eric Olivarez with elected officials of Liga ng Barangay (Photo from Parañaque PIO) The newly elected officials of Liga ng Barangay took their oath of office before Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez on Friday, Dec. 15, at the Mayor’s Office on the fourth floor of Parañaque City Hall....
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Photo from Pasay PIO) The Department of the Interior and Local Government awarded the Pasay city government with Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) on Dec. 13 held at the Manila Hotel. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano personally received the award and thanked the...
