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Strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador late Sunday in the same area devastated by…

Troubled Rio puts final touches on Olympics

by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four…

Salary Standardization Bill raises to 45% all salary grades of gov’t workers

MANILA, July 11 - Outgoing Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. has proposed a new Salary Standardization Law that will result in a…

Abu Sayyaf still accountable, says Palace official

MANILA, July 11 - Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) still has to answer to their…

Dallas top cop becomes face of tragedy

by Thomas URBAIN DALLAS, United States (AFP) -- As America reeled from a week of violence pitting police officers against…

Nintendo soars over 20%, extends Pokemon game rally

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nintendo shares soared more than 20 percent Monday morning, extending a rally sparked by news that…

Andanar: ‘Next week is a historic week’

MANILA, July 11 - Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said the United Nations (UN) Arbitration Court decision on the…

Bin Laden’s son threatens revenge for father’s assassination – monitor

  (Reuters) The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for…

UK’s Osborne to urge U.S. investors to stick with Britain outside EU

  (Reuters) British finance minister George Osborne will meet some of Wall Street's biggest investors in New York on Monday…

Hague tribunal to rule in tense South China Sea row

    by Jan Hennop THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP)  -- An international tribunal will hand down a ruling on Tuesday in…

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