Headless remains found in Sulu; cops verifying identity

04/28/2016

Zamboanga City — Military authorities here yesterday said a headless cadaver had been recovered in Sulu. Maj. Felimon Tan Jr., spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, did not give specifics as to where and when the headless…

More US troops off to Syria

04/27/2016

Obama asks European allies to match deployment of troops Hannover, Germany — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to…

Cruz, Kasich align strategies aimed at beating Trump

04/26/2016

Providence, Rhode Island — In an extraordinary move, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals late Sunday announced plans to coordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive the GOP front-runner of the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.…

Obama meets with queen, princes

04/23/2016

London — President Barack Obama plunged into a whirlwind of royal socializing Friday that began over a birthday lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and ended at a dinner hosted by the trio of young royals who represent…

Solar plane’s Pacific crossing going smoothly

04/23/2016

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — A solar-powered plane’s flight across the Pacific Ocean was going smoothly as it gets closer to a stop in Northern California. The Solar Impulse 2 picked up a strong tailwind before sunset…

UN event spotlights 17 goals to end poverty, save planet

04/23/2016

United Nations — A 17-year-old Honduran-American activist called for a youth movement to eradicate poverty and preserve the planet. The president of the tiny Pacific island nation said urgent funds are needed to develop his country and…

Extreme heat kills more than 160

04/20/2016

HYDERABAD, India — Weeks of sweltering temperatures have caused more than 160 deaths in southern and eastern India, officials said Tuesday, warning that any relief from monsoon rains was still likely weeks away. Most of the heat-wave…

Complaint filed after Duterte’s rape remark

04/20/2016

Manila — Representatives of women’s groups filed a complaint yesterday at the Commission on Human Rights against the front-runner in the Philippine presidential race for his remark about wanting to rape an Australian missionary who was assaulted…

Japan quakes: Searchers find body, raising toll to 45

04/20/2016

Minamiaso, Japan — Searchers digging in a mountainous area of southern Japan where twin earthquakes triggered landslides found another body yesterday, raising the likely death toll to 45. Some 100,000 evacuees, some sleeping outdoors or in their…

Death toll from quakes rises

04/19/2016

PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador — President Rafael Correa said the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake has risen to at least 272. He gave the new count early Monday after visiting affected areas and said it would “surely rise,…

US: Russian planes buzzed Navy ship in Baltic Sea

04/15/2016

Washington — Russian attack planes buzzed a US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea multiple times Monday and Tuesday, coming as close as an estimated 30 feet from the ship and twice passing below the ship’s navigation…

US health officials: Zika causes birth defects

04/15/2016

NEW YORK — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, US health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born…

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