In Iraq, an ancient board game is making a comeback
by Martin Turner Agence France Presse RANIYE, Iraq (AFP) -- After rolling pyramid-shaped dice, Iraqi Kurdish artisan Hoshmand Muwafaq shifted…
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Former barangay chair in critical condition after being shot by motorcycle-riding men in Pasay
(Eagle News) -- A former barangay chair is in critical condition after she was shot in the face in Pasay…
7 years ago
US bombers no longer flying over Korean peninsula: US general
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US bombers are no longer conducting flights over South Korea after Seoul asked for such…
7 years ago
Global stocks rally ahead of G-20 talks, optimism on Italy talks
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks rallied Monday, shaking off recent weakness ahead of a meeting between the…
7 years ago
Khabib adds fire to Mayweather bout flame
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said on Monday his potential fight with undefeated boxer Floyd…
7 years ago
Palace hits back at Robredo, Morales for “premature, baseless, unfair” comments on PHL-China oil deal
(Eagle News) -- The Palace hit back at Vice President Leni Robredo and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, calling their…
7 years ago
145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part…
7 years ago
More than 700 hurt in Iran quake
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television…
7 years ago
Teen driver who survived horror crash flying home after surgery
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A teenage racing driver who fractured her spine in a horrifying crash at the Macau…
7 years ago
“Tomas” weakens into low pressure area
(Eagle News) -- Tropical Depression "Tomas" has weakened into a low pressure area. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical…
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