Thai Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong to be new prime minister
(Reuters) - Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan is to be Thailand's prime minister in place of Yingluck Shinawatra, who was forced to step…
12 years ago
Maritime disputes heat up between China, Philippines and Vietnam
China has found itself embroiled in two separate incidents surrounding maritime disputes. In the South China Sea, Vietnam's navy tried…
12 years ago
Iglesia Ni Cristo Commemorative Stamp To Be Presented By PHLPost on May 10
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will be issuing a stamp featuring the Iglesia ni Cristo's (INC) first Executive Minister Felix Y.…
12 years ago
Illegal alcohol kills at least 33 in Kenya
(Reuters) -- At least 33 people in Kenya died on Monday night and Tuesday morning from drinking illegal liquor, medical officials said on…
12 years ago
Chinese Foreign Ministry urges Philippines to release ship and crew
(Reuters) --China has demanded the Philippines release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew seized in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday (May 7),…
12 years ago
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
[youtube id="YjiGl4QwY8c"] A magnitude 6.1 struck off Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, according to the…
12 years ago
Chinese fishing vessel intercepted in Phl EEZ
[youtube id="AJidUh2voAg"] Philippine authorities have arrested a Chinese fishing vessel with a crew of 11 and a hold full of…
12 years ago
Ranking NPA leader nabbed in Davao City
MANILA, May 7 (PNA) -- Troopers and intelligence units from the Eastern Mindanao Command together with local police have arrested…
12 years ago
Gunmen abduct eight more girls in Nigeria; U.S. to help search for 200 schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram
(Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped eight girls from a village near one of the Islamists' strongholds in…
12 years ago
Tensions surge in South China Sea as Philippines seizes Chinese boat
(Reuters) - Philippines police seized a Chinese fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday, an official told Reuters, the latest flare-up…
12 years ago