India plane crash death toll rises to 279

06/14/2025

AHMEDABAD, India — Grieving families waited Saturday for news after one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, with the toll rising to 279 people killed in the Indian passenger jet crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8…

Air India crash: Families mourn dead in ‘unimaginable’ tragedy

06/13/2025

AHMEDABAD, India — In an echoing hall in India’s Ahmedabad, mourning families gave DNA samples on Friday to identify relatives missing after a London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area. At least 265 people on board and on…

Couple publicly flogged in Indonesia for sex outside marriage

06/05/2025

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Wednesday after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court operating under strict Islamic…

Pentagon chief: China ‘preparing’ to use military force in Asia

06/01/2025

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was “credibly preparing” to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was “here to stay” in the Indo-Pacific region.…

Nigeria jails 11 Filipinos, 4 other Asians for internet scams

05/31/2025

A Nigerian court jailed 15 foreign nationals Friday — including 11 Filipinos — for “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud,” the national anti-graft agency said, one of the largest such cases in the country. Eleven Filipinos, two Chinese, one…

Alex Eala sees ‘new era’ for PH sports after French Open win

05/28/2025

Alex Eala on Tuesday achieved a first Grand Slam match win for a Filipino woman, saying she hoped her doubles success at the French Open was part of “a new era for sport” in her country. She teamed…

N. Korea detains three over warship launch accident – KCNA

05/25/2025

SEOUL — North Korea has detained three people over an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this past week, state media reported early Sunday. Pyongyang has said that “a serious accident occurred” at…

Japan tourists soar 28.5% in April to record 3.9 million

05/22/2025

TOKYO, Japan — The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 28.5 percent in April year-on-year to a record 3.91 million, official figures showed Wednesday. “Spring cherry blossom season boosted demand for visits to Japan in many…

Pope Leo XIV to celebrate inaugural mass

05/18/2025

VATICAN CITY — Tens of thousands of Catholics and politicians including US Vice President JD Vance will gather at the Vatican on Sunday for the inauguration mass of Leo XIV, the first US pope. Ten days after…

Pope Leo seen to elevate women’s roles — with limits

05/16/2025

VATICAN CITY — Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets nominations for bishops. But…

Bill Gates speeds up giving away fortune, blasts Musk

05/09/2025

NEW YORK, United States — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday an accelerated time frame for giving away his fortune. At the same time, he touted artificial intelligence as a game-changer to boost public health and save…

‘Great honor’: World leaders welcome first US pope

05/09/2025

World leaders welcomed the election on Thursday of Robert Francis Prevost, who as Pope Leo XIV, becomes the first leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics from the United States. Here are key reactions: American pride “Congratulations…

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