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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday with solemn services to commemorate the victims of the deadliest terror strikes on US soil, which changed the world forever. Nearly 3,000 people were killed on September 11, 2001 when 19 Al-Qaeda suicide bombers hijacked four passenger jets, crashing them into the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington and a field in […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte vowed to pursue an independent foreign policy in dealing with other countries, as he stressed that he is doing this to protect the interests of the Filipino people. Arriving from his first state visit in Indonesia, the President said that time-honored principles of sovereignty, non-interference and the commitment to a peaceful settlement of disputes will be observed by his administration. “In our relations to the world, the […]
(Reuters) — Speaking to media after talks on the crisis in Syria in the early hours of Saturday (September 10) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also spoke of their worries over North Korea and its latest nuclear missile test, which took place on Friday (September 9). John Kerry said he expected President Barack Obama to address the issue and said there would be discussions at the United […]
(Reuters) — South Korean conservative protesters held an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul on Saturday (September 10) to denounce Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test. About 100 protesters gathered in central Seoul, and chanted anti-North Korea slogans while holding up placards bearing a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un . Protesters also burned an effigy of Kim Jong Un at the rally. “South Korean people strongly urge the United Nations and the international community […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — At least fifteen people have been killed and 70 injured, many critically, in a huge fire triggered by a boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi packaging factory, officials said Saturday. “The death toll has risen to 15 and at least 70 people have been injured,” Parvez Mia, a doctor at the Tongi state-run hospital, told AFP. “Most of them had burn injuries. We sent the critically injured victims to the hospitals in Dhaka,” […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – by Carole LANDRY with Jung Ha-Won in Seoul World powers expressed outrage Friday after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile, prompting urgent UN talks and calls for new sanctions. South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia and China all condemned the blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site, the North’s fifth and most powerful yet at 10 kilotons. At the […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – by Rouba El Husseini The commander of Syria’s largest rebel coalition has been killed in an air strike near Aleppo, in what analysts say is the biggest blow to the alliance since its formation. The strike on a meeting of leaders of the Army of Conquest came after a major defeat for the rebels, which saw them once again besieged inside Aleppo after a pro-government advance this week. Former Al-Qaeda affiliate […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe agreed to cooperate closely Friday after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile. The two leaders spoke on the phone about Pyongyang’s test which they agreed was “unacceptable”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site was the North’s fifth and most powerful yet at […]
(Eagle News)– Police arrested on Friday (September 9) three suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members who were allegedly involved in a plot to bomb Zamboanga City. The arrested– Jamar Musa, 44; Ahmad Tandih, 33; and Omar Kumbing, 36– are believed to be members of ASG-Ajang Ajang group. Authorities recovered two fragmentation grenade, one fully-loaded Caliber 38 and two cellphones. Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, acting director of the Police Regional Office 9, said that the nabbed […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (September 9) confirmed reports that he showed in front of leaders present during ASEAN-East Asia Summit pictures of killed Moros during the “pacification efforts” of United States in the 1900’s. He told the whole story during his speech to the Filipino community in Indonesia. Duterte said he presented “a few pages” of the photographs during the leaders’ discussion of human rights violations. “Ako, because of the pressure para huminto […]
MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ni Negros Oriental Representative Arnulfo Teves Jr., na magpasa ng batas na naglalayong patawan ng parusa ang mga gumagawa ng pekeng social media account para makapanira ng ibang tao. Ipinarating na ni teves ang kaniyang reklamo sa Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) subalit nadismaya lamang ito dahil walang magagawa ang nasabing ahensya. Layon aniya ng kaniyang batas ay para tuluyang makontrol ng gobyerno ang mga gumagamit ng […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinuturing ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ‘perfect’ ang kanyang kauna-unahang biyahe sa abroad at pagdalo sa ASEAN Summit. Ginawa ng Pangulong Duterte ang pahayag sa isang ambush interview matapos ang turnover ceremony ng ASEAN chairmanship at closing rites ng regional forum. Una rito, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella na napabilib ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga ASEAN leaders at naiparamdam ang impluwensya, naipakita ang political will at determinasyon. Ayon kay Abella, maging […]
