DFA: 7 of 12 crew members abducted from ship off Nigeria are Filipinos
(Eagle News)--The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Sept. 25, confirmed seven of the 12 crew members who were abducted…
7 years ago
International
US violent crime rate fell in 2017: official data
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States saw a 0.2 percent fall in overall violent crime in 2017, returning…
7 years ago
Putin tells Assad of planned S-300 delivery in phone call: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday spoke to Syria's Bashar al-Assad for the first time since last…
7 years ago
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh: ‘I will not be intimidated’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected Monday fresh accusations of sexual assault…
7 years ago
US gives $185 million in aid for Myanmar Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States pledged $185 million Monday to help Rohingya refugees who fled an…
7 years ago
Relief as Maldives strongman concedes defeat
by Amal Jayasinghe Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- The strongman leader of the Maldives on Monday…
7 years ago
Solo yachtsman stranded at sea rescued: Indian navy
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A solo Indian yachtsman trapped in his bunk by a serious back injury thousands of…
7 years ago
Sumatran elephant ‘poisoned’ in Indonesia palm plantation
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP)- A critically endangered elephant has been found dead in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island in what is suspected to be…
7 years ago
EU palm oil ban sows bitter seeds for Southeast Asian farmers
Langkat, Indonesia (AFP)- Indonesian palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack, but the threat is not from insects or…
7 years ago
Trade wars: Is Trump lining up Japan next?
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- While the US takes aim at China, Canada and Mexico…
7 years ago
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