Japan rains disaster toll rises to 199: government
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Thursday to 199, with dozens…
8 years ago
France goes big on Japan with multi-million cultural program
by Loïc Vennin Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Since Impressionist artists first clapped eyes on woodblock prints, Japan has been…
8 years ago
News in Photos: Aftermath of 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
(Eagle News) -- Below are photos of the aftermath of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that hit the province of Surigao…
8 years ago
Toll from Nicaragua unrest hits 264: rights body
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The known death toll from a four-month crackdown on anti-government protests in Nicaragua has…
8 years ago
Thailand cave rescue to be turned into Hollywood movie
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave…
8 years ago
Probe launched of judge who ordered Lula freed
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Prosecutors in Brazil ordered an investigation Wednesday of the appellate judge who caused a…
8 years ago
Boracay “no longer a cesspool,” to be opened on Oct. 26 – Cimatu
(Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu assured the public that Boracay Island will officially reopen on October 26…
8 years ago
Trash piles up in US as China closes door to recycling
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- For months, a major recycling facility for the greater…
8 years ago
Two Republican women could sink Trump’s US Supreme Court pick
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The fate of Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee…
8 years ago
Albayalde: Probers looking at politics behind killing of Tawi-Tawi town vice mayor
(Eagle News)--The police are looking at politics behind the killing of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi Vice Mayor Alrashid Mohammad Alih. In a television interview,…
8 years ago