Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions. In a dramatic move scheduled to coincide with the scrapping of the sanctions, Tehran also announced the release of five Americans including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian as part of a prisoner swap with the United States. Together, the lifting of sanctions and […]
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Monitor: ISIS kidnaps 400 civilians in Syrian city of Deir al-Zor
Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday families of pro-government fighters were among those abducted. “There is genuine fear for their lives, there is a fear that the group might execute them as it has done before in other areas,” said the Observatory’s head Rami Abdulrahamn. […]
Baguio property kumpirmadong pag-aari ng INC, taliwas sa paunang report
Updated (Eagle News) — Kumpleto at authentic ang mga papeles na hawak ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na nagpapatunay na pag-aari nito ang lupang nakatakdang pagtayuan ng kapilya sa Barangay Hillside, Baguio City, taliwas sa isang naunang report ng isang television network, ABS-CBN. Napag-alaman ng Eagle News team na kumpleto ang mga dokumentong nagpapatunay na pag-aari ng INC ang lote. May kaukulang building permit din ang INC na may release date ng January 8, 2016 para […]
INC investigating T. Sora disturbance; man with gun from Hemedez camp identified as Navy deserter
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo is conducting an investigation of the January 15, 2016 incident in front of its property at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City, where men belonging to the camp of expelled members Lottie Hemedez and Angel Manalo had pulled out a gun and even tried to grab the metal detector of INC security personnel detailed in the area. One of the men from the Hemedez camp […]
China launches new AIIB development bank as power balance shifts
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a new international development bank seen as a rival to the U.S.-led World Bank at a lavish ceremony on Saturday, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance. Despite opposition from Washington, U.S. allies including Australia, Britain, German, Italy, the Philippines and South Korea have agreed to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in recognition of China’s growing economic clout. “Asia’s financing needs for basic […]
Japan, U.S. and Sokor officials agree sanctions vs Nokor
Japan, U.S., and South Korean officials agreed on Saturday (January 16) to work together on new sanctions against North Korea after the isolated state said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war and had a sovereign right to do so without being criticized, state news agency KCNA had reporter earlier […]
Taiwan opposition wins presidency, China ties could suffer
Taiwan’s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won the island’s presidential election on Saturday (January 16) after the ruling party admitted defeat, a result likely to usher in a new round of uncertainty with giant neighbour China. Vote counting started immediately after eight hours of polling in the island’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, with the tally carefully scrutinised by observers. Real-time vote tallies on screens at the Taiwan Central Election Commission offices showed Tsai […]
Burkina troops retake hotel from Islamists, rescue hostages
Burkina Television (RTB) showed security forces during the operation to end a siege at Ouagadougou Splendid Hotel by al Qaeda fighters to the sound of explosions and heavy gunfire on Saturday morning (January 16). A military armoured emergency vehicle drove several times to the side of the hotel during the operation to rescue hostages. Three Islamist gunmen were killed during the operation to retake the hotel which freed 126 hostages, the West African nation’s security […]
Iglesia netizens take a jab at “Lottie ni dora” viral ladder scene
(Eagle News) – In the Philippines, as the trend-setting “Kalye Serve” segment of a television network gripped Filipinos, the segment’s “Mambo number 5” ladder scene was one of its stand-out comedic twists. In typical “Kalye-serye” fashion, various netizens are having a heyday on a series of photos going viral in social media where expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez is seen being filmed for a ladder scene, complete with multi-colored umbrella and all. […]
Dozens feared exposed as Sierra Leone confirms new Ebola death
(Reuters) A woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone potentially exposed dozens of other people to the disease, according to an aid agency report on Friday, raising the risk of more cases just as the deadliest outbreak on record appeared to be ending. Just a day earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared that “all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa” after Liberia joined Sierra Leone and […]
“Obedience is thicker than blood” — INC says Church is “not a family corporation” in latest statement
(Eagle News) — In the face of the most recent allegations being hurled against the Iglesia Ni Cristo, particularly those coming from expelled INC member Mrs. Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez and her group, the INC released an official statement on Friday (January 15) to shed light on these “malicious” claims. “The Iglesia Ni Cristo Administration vehemently denies the malicious allegations being hurled against us. The INC leadership will never do anything that can ruin the reputation of […]
Kasong isinampa ni Gng. Lottie Hemedez, haharapin ng Iglesia Ni Cristo
Tiwala ang abogado ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na si Atty. Moises Tolentino na mababasura rin ang mga kasong isinampa laban sa INC. Katulad din daw ito ng mga kasong isinampa nina Isaias Samson Jr. at ng isang nagngangalang Lito Fruto na una nang idinismiss ng korte. Giit ni Atty. Tolentino, mahina ang kaso laban sa Iglesia Ni Cristo. Gayunman, handang harapin lahat ito ng INC. Si Aily Millo sa detalye:
