US carriers in rare Pacific op amid N. Korea tensions
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Three US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a…
8 years ago
Tennis: US hopes to end 17-year Fed Cup title drought
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) -- The United States aims to end its longest Fed Cup title drought when it meets a Belarus team…
8 years ago
LPA east of Catarman, N. Samar now a tropical depression; Signal Num. 1 hoisted over several areas due to TD “Salome”
(Eagle News) -- The low pressure area spotted east of Catarman, Northern Samar has developed into a tropical depression, the…
8 years ago
Football: Opportunity knocks for England, Germany hopefuls
by Tom Williams Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- With both squads beset by injuries, Friday's Wembley friendly between England and…
8 years ago
Egypt’s Sisi urges caution in Iran-Saudi crisis
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday his country does not support a military escalation…
8 years ago
Test-run of MMDA’s Alalay sa MRT3 program slated today
(Eagle News) -- The test-run of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's Alalay sa MRT3 program will be held today, November…
8 years ago
PHL plan to put up structures on sandbar in disputed S. China Sea shelved to avoid “disturbing equilibrium” there
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered troops to scrap plans of building a fishermen's shelter on a sandbar in the disputed South…
8 years ago
Yemen facing mass famine unless Saudi coalition lifts blockade: UN aid chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition…
8 years ago
Emboldened Xi, weakened Trump face tough talks
by Laurent Thomet Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will put their professed friendship to the test…
8 years ago
Barack Obama answers call for jury duty in Chicago
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Former US president Barack Obama answered a jury summons Wednesday, arriving at a Chicago courthouse to perform the…
8 years ago