Crane collapses, kills 18 in China

04/15/2016

BEIJING — Authorities in southern China say 18 people have been killed and 18 others hospitalized following the collapse of a massive overhead crane at a construction site amid a fierce windstorm. The 80-ton crane fell directly…

US, PH hold joint patrols in South China Sea

04/15/2016

The United States yesterday revealed for the first time that American ships have started conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a somewhat rare move not done with many other partners in the…

THANK YOU, KOBE

04/14/2016

Los Angeles — Kobe Bryant scored 60 incredible points. He carried a miserable Los Angeles Lakers team to an improbable comeback victory. And with sweat and confetti all over his gold uniform for the final time, he…

US troops, Filipino cops in bar brawl face sanctions

04/13/2016

MANILA — US and Philippine authorities say American troops involved in a bar brawl with Filipino policemen face possible disciplinary sanctions in an incident earlier this month. The local military says this has no bearing on the…

Judge dismisses China’s gay marriage case

04/13/2016

Changsha, China — A judge yesterday ruled against a gay couple in China’s first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred cheering supporters to the courthouse and was seen as a landmark moment for the country’s emerging…

Organized crime prosecutors raid Panama Papers law firm’s office

04/13/2016

PANAMA CITY — Organized crime prosecutors raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm Tuesday, looking for evidence of money laundering and financing terrorism following a leak of documents about tax havens it set up for…

7 surrender over temple fire

04/12/2016

New Delhi — Seven people who had fled after an illegal fireworks display set off a fire that killed at least 116 people at the southern Indian temple where they’re board members were arrested yesterday and will…

Unicef: Child bombers increase tenfold

04/12/2016

KANO, Nigeria — UNICEF says the number of child bombers used by the Islamic extremists of Boko Haram has increased tenfold in a year with devastating consequences in communities that now see children as threats. The UN…

Police hunt suspects in India temple fire that killed 110

04/12/2016

PARAVOOR, India — Medical teams yesterday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed at least 110 people, while authorities searched for those responsible for illegally putting on the fireworks display that caused…

Senior North Korean military officer defects to Seoul

04/12/2016

Seoul, South Korea — A colonel from North Korea’s military spy agency fled to South Korea last year in an unusual case of a senior-level defection, Seoul officials said yesterday. The announcement came three days after Seoul…

Immigrants blocked from enrolling in school, says report

04/12/2016

SAN FRANCISCO — Immigrant children living in the US without legal status have been blocked from registering for school and accessing the educational services they need, according to a report on school districts in four states by…

8 more Abu Sayyaf men killed in Basilan clash

04/12/2016

THE Philippine military said eight more Abu Sayyaf members have died and a top militant commander has been wounded as troops pressed a major offensive following the killings of 18 soldiers in fierce fighting over the weekend.…

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