Russia envoy: Tensions with US probably worst since 1973

10/15/2016

United Nations — Russia’s UN ambassador said that tensions with the United States are probably the worst since the 1973 Mideast war. But Vitaly Churkin said Friday that Cold War relations between the Soviet Union and Russia…

Typhoon kills 6 in South Korea

10/06/2016

SEOUL, South Korea — A typhoon that battered South Korea this week has killed six people and left four others missing, the country’s safety agency said Thursday. Typhoon Chaba caused strong winds and heavy rain in southeastern…

Cafe explosion injures 90 people in Spain

10/03/2016

  Madrid — Authorities say an explosion at a cafe in southern Spain has injured 90 people at a local festival, five of them seriously. The Saturday night explosion occurred at around 7 p.m. in Velez-Malaga, a…

A COUP VS DUTERTE?

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/01/2016

Amid the growing dissatisfaction of various groups over the policies and pronouncements of President Rodrigo Duterte, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio “Jun” Evasco Jr. said he will not be surprised if these people will stage a coup to unseat…

Mother killed in train crash

10/01/2016

Hoboken, N.J. — Fabiola Bittar de Kroon was in a rush to catch the train. When she dropped off her toddler daughter at daycare on Thursday morning, she barely had a moment to chat. “She was dropping…

32 people missing in China landslides

09/29/2016

BEIJING — At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang province, south of the…

China operates world’s largest radio telescope

09/25/2016

BEIJING — The world’s largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China’s rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige. Beijing…

Police hunt gunman who killed 4 in US mall

09/25/2016

Burlington, Wash. — Police searched Saturday for a gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle, killing four females, authorities said. Washington State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Mark…

Indonesia, PH in spat over Mary Jane

09/14/2016

  The fate of Philippine death row drug convict Mary Jane Veloso hung in the balance as Indonesia and the Philippines gave conflicting statements regarding her possible execution. Although the first visit of the gaffe-prone Philippine President…

Stallone laughed off ‘death’ rumors

09/07/2016

Fans of the 70-year-old “Rambo” actor went into a social media ramble after a fake and clickbait news post, reportedly by CNN, surfaced on Twitter and Facebook. It even has doctored photos of him being wheeled out…

Mother Teresa honored as saint, model of mercy

09/05/2016

VATICAN CITY — Thousands of pilgrims thronged to St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the canonization of Mother Teresa, the tiny nun who cared for the world’s most unwanted and became the icon of a Catholic Church…

China ratifies Paris climate deal

09/04/2016

Beijing — China announced yesterday that it has ratified the emissions-cutting agreement reached last year in Paris, giving a big boost to efforts to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year. The United…

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