Locsin sends PHL protest to China’s envoy on Chinese Coast Guard’s actions in Ayungin Shoal

DFA chief: "China has no law enforcement rights" in the area; says China's Coast Guard should "back off"   (Eagle…

Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of firing water cannon at its boats

  by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon…

Canada death toll set to rise as floods ravage Pacific coast

by Don MacKinnon with Michel Comte in Ottawa ABBOTSFORD, Canada (AFP) -- Canada is sending the military to help evacuate…

Hush in South Korea as students sit gruelling exam

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A hush fell over South Korea Thursday as more than half a…

15 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 15 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday,…

Bird watching for peace in Colombia

by Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse PLANADAS, Colombia (AFP) - As a bird perches on a telegraph pole, two young girls…

Apple to start letting people fix their own iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Wednesday said it will begin allowing people to fix gadgets they buy…

34,000 protest in Greece on anti-junta revolt anniversary

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people joined protests in Greece's two largest cities on Wednesday, marking the…

Novavax files for EU Covid vaccine approval

by Jan HENNOP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant Novavax has applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in…

Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - A critically endangered Sumatran baby elephant has died after losing half of its trunk in a…

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