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(Reuters) – Indonesian divers on Thursday found six bodies near the fuselage of an AirAsia jet that crashed last month into the Java Sea, but were unable to enter the wreckage where most of the victims are believed to be trapped, a navy official said. Days of rough weather and poor underwater visibility have hampered navy divers’ efforts to recover bodies and lift the main part of the plane off the sea bed. “It was […]
A video released online on Tuesday (January 20), purporting to show two Japanese captives being held by the Islamic State, gives clues about the type of technology the militant group is using and raises suspicions that the video is highly manipulated, according to a group that analyzes militant violence. The clip showed a figure wearing black clothing and holding a knife, standing along with two kneeling men wearing orange clothes. The man, with his face […]
(Reuters) – It is an unlikely friendship that ties the fates of war correspondent Kenji Goto and troubled loner Haruna Yukawa, the two Japanese hostages for which Islamic State militants demanded a $200 million ransom this week. Yukawa was captured in August outside Aleppo. Goto, who had returned to Syria in late October to try to help his friend, had been missing since then. For Yukawa, who dreamed of becoming a military contractor, traveling to […]
Despite the apology offered by the Cebu Pacific President and CEO Lance Gokongwei, the House Committeee on Transportation will push through with its investigation regarding said airlines alleged poor service during the past holiday season.
In Washington, the Republicans have no plans to offer full support to President Barack Obama’s policies, saying that they may support some aspects of it but not all.
The United Kingdom issued a travel advisory to British nationals in the Philippines reminding them that it is dangerous to ride taxis in the Philippines due to several criminal incidents involving said mode of transportation.
According to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Vice President Jejomar Binay earned 200 million pesos in commission from the land deal of Alpha Land and the Boys Scouts of the Philippines.
Viral in the social media is the Barangay Resolution in Cavite banning the online game “Defense of the Ancients” in computer shops.
It’s “time to turn the page” from recession and war… That was U.S. President Barack Obama’s message during Tuesday’s State of the Union speech. U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.” Obama touted his “middle-class economic” policies for trimming the jobless rate to 5.6 percent…. U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “This is good news people (laughter)” …and urged the […]
In his second-to-the-last State of The Union Address, President Barack Obama called on the Congress for authorization of the use of force against ISIS.
Former President and current mayor of Manila, Joseph Ejercito Estrada remained the chief executive of the nation’s capital, after the Supreme Court voted 11-3 in upholding the decision of the Commission on Elections saying that Estrada is qualified in running for election.
In Scotland, two friends dressed as “Robin” and “Joker” saved a family from their burning home.
