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ORLANDO, United States (AFP) – A United States Army veteran who had been fired in April from his job at a Florida company opened fire Monday at the Orlando business, killing five people before taking his own life, authorities said. Four people were killed at the scene, while a fifth died at the hospital, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told reporters. Seven people survived the ordeal. The business, Fiamma, makes awnings and other accessories for […]
by James Pheby Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – London police made a fresh round of arrests Monday after the country’s third terror attack in less than three months as Prime Minister Theresa May came under mounting pressure over security three days ahead of elections. The aftermath of Saturday night’s rampage, which left seven dead and dozens wounded, dominated the campaign trail. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would support calls for May to quit, as […]
by Carola Sole Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil – President Michel Temer and Brazil’s chief prosecutor were in open warfare Monday on the eve of a court verdict that could lead to the scandal-plagued president’s removal from office. The front pages of major newspapers were dominated by accusations made by Temer’s lawyer that Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot is pressuring the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to rule against Temer when it meets to deliver a verdict, starting Tuesday. Temer […]
by Ian Timberlake with David Harding in Doha Agence France-Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia and several of its allies on Monday cut relations with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to have hit the region in years. Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the Maldives also severed ties with gas-rich Qatar, which Riyadh accused of supporting groups, including some backed by Iran, “that aim to destabilize […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government said it has rescued a total of 1,467 civilians since the start of the fighting in Marawi City, including 179 civilians rescued on Sunday by government forces. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the latest rescued by government forces were the 179 civilians rescued during the “four-hour humanitarian pause” — or from 8 a.m. to 12 noon — in the firefight on Sunday, June 4. There were also […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit 22 milyong estudyante sa pampubulikong paaralan ang nagbalik-eswela ngayong araw sa opisyal na pagbubukas ng klase para sa School Year 2017-2018. Ngayong school year din ang pagsisimula ng first official batch ng Grade 12 senior high school students at ng Grade 11 students. Ayon sa Department of Education (DepEd), ang pagbubukas ng klase para sa mga pampublikong paaralan ay tuwing unang Lunes ng Hunyo. Sa mga pribadong paaralan ay maaaring […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The security guards of the Resorts World Manila are now under investigation by the Philippine National Police after the June 2 attack by a gunman who set fire to gambling tables and equipment, including carpets, which resulted in the deaths of 37 hotel employees and guests. The investigation by the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies aims to answer if there are lapses on the part of the security of […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P10-million bounty on the alleged “Emir” of ISIS in the Philippines and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. “The President is offering P10 million reward money for the neutralization of Isnilon Hapilon who is believed to be leading the terrorist Maute-ISIS group in attacking Marawi City,” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año said Monday. Año said the President also offered P5 million each for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has released the close-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage from Resorts World Manila to prove that the attack on the casino last week was not part of a terror attack. After indiscriminately firing his gun and setting fire to various casino properties, the suspect identified as Jessie Carlos, a former employee of the Department of Finance who was deep in debt due to gambling, allegedly committed […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Finance on Sunday, June 4, confirmed that Resorts World Manila gunman, Jessie Carlos, was a former employee, working as Tax Specialist 1. DOF said that it dismissed the gunman for failing to properly declare his assets in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. “Carlos, whose total income from 2001 to 2011 grossed P2,460,156.00 was found by the Ombudsman to have purchased, in cold cash, two (2) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of some of the victims of the Resorts World Manila tragedy late Saturday night (June 3). The presidential convoy was spotted in two memorial houses in Pasay City as well as in Taguig City. The president came to visit the wake of victims after he visited wounded soldiers in Cagayan de Oro City. Duterte visited the Veronica Memorial Chapel past 11 p.m., where […]
(Eagle News)– Retired policeman Arturo Lascañas is facing murder and frustrated murder charges stemming from the two attempts on broadcaster Juan “Jun” Pala’s life and his killing in 2003. The cases were filed at the Davao City Regional Trial Court last Thursday (June 1), this after the Davao City Prosecutor’s Office found probable cause for the criminal charges filed against him over the attempts on Pala’s life in June 2002 and April 2003, and his killing in […]
