Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando urged all concerned agencies to come up with more measures that will protect the province from illegal drugs and other crimes. The governor made the call as he spearheaded last Thursday, Feb. 1, the 1st Quarter Joint Meeting of the Provincial Peace and...
OSLO, Norway - Two motorists who found themselves in (not so) hot water when their car plunged into the chilly Oslo fjord on Thursday escaped unharmed when a floating sauna came to their rescue, Norwegian police said. A video clip filmed by witnesses and obtained by AFP shows the Tesla...
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian welfare groups are demanding the release of thousands of sheep and cattle stuck aboard a ship after their trip to the Middle East was diverted by Yemen's Huthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea. The livestock -- reportedly more than 15,000 animals, mostly sheep...
BERLIN, Germany - Public transport workers across Germany walked off the job on Friday in the latest industrial action to buffet Europe's top economy. The Verdi services trade union called on more than 90,000 workers at over 130 local companies operating buses, trams and underground services...
PARIS, France - France's agriculture minister said Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads nationwide for days was over, as protesters began lifting roadblocks following government promises of cash and eased regulation. In some of the angriest protests that have spread...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree 50 billion euros ($54 billion) of aid for Ukraine, in a move they hailed as a strong message to Russia. The deal to keep funds flowing to Ukraine comes as doubts...
VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that workers from Ukraine's atomic energy operator Energoatom have been barred from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was taken over by Russian forces in March...
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency on Thursday, clearing the way for tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rainfall. Catalonia's regional government chief Pere...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that he would challenge a Supreme Court ruling against signature electricity industry reforms that upset key North American trading partners. This handout picture released by the Mexican Presidency shows...
This handout photograph taken and released on January 31, 2024 by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, shows Ukrainian former prisoners of war reacting following a prisoner exchange, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on...
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Contempt for public schools, Enough !" during a rally after a call for strikes and protests by teaching unions over pay and conditions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on February 1, 2024. Teachers were striking across France on February 1, 2024 for better...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L), European Council President Charles Michel, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (3rdR), Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a multilateral meeting on the...
