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(Eagle News) — Kind of farfetched. This was how the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police described the allegations made by two active and former police officials, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday. “Ang kanilang mga (supposed) allegations, medyo malayo sa katotohanan. (The killings of drug suspects are) not being ordered by the organization. Di parte ng PNP ang kanilang sinasabi dun,” Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos said in an interview over GMA News TV on Thursday. He also […]
NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada (Reuters) — Residents off the coast of the South Shore of Newfoundland, Canada have recently been treated to a view of the first iceberg and sea ice drift of the season. The massive chunks of floating ice have been witnessed off the coast of the towns of Middle Cove Beach and Ferryland, both in Newfoundland. The region is commonly referred to as “Iceberg Alley” and delighted a number of residents over the holiday […]
by Valerie DEKIMPE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometers (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close. But not too close. Dubbed 2014-JO25, the asteroid came nearest at 12:20 GMT and is now hurtling away from the center of our solar system, said Ian Carnelli, an astronomer from the European Space Agency (ESA). “It does […]
by Alex VASQUEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A teenage boy and a woman died after being shot Wednesday during massive protests in Venezuela against President Nicolas Maduro, bringing to seven the number killed this month in a mounting political crisis. Riot police fired tear gas to force back stone-throwing demonstrators as tens of thousands of people joined protest marches in Caracas and several other cities. The opposition has accused Maduro of letting […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The head of a global arms watchdog said Wednesday that “incontrovertible” test results from an alleged chemical strike in Syria showed sarin gas or a similar substance had been used. Samples from 10 victims of the April 4 attack on Khan Sheikhun analyzed at four laboratories “indicate exposure to sarin or a sarin-like substance,” said Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The suspected attack […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson branded the Iran nuclear deal a failure Wednesday as President Donald Trump ordered a review of how Washington is countering the threat from Tehran. The State Department admits that Iran has so far maintained its side of the bargain it struck with world powers in 2015 to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a drug test on the driver of the bus that fell off a ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, killing more than 30 people. Atty. Aileen Lizada, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board spokesperson, said Duterte gave the order because he wanted to know if Rolando Mangaoang was under the influence of drugs before the Leomarick bus with plate number AVZ-757 that he was driving fell off a cliff in […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) – Fighting was still ongoing Wednesday near the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive bomb on an Islamic State group stronghold six days ago, a NATO spokesman said. Security forces have denied access to residents and media to the area where the US military dropped its GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, dubbed the “Mother of All Bombs” and used in combat for the first time on April 13. […]
by Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey’s election authority on Wednesday rejected opposition requests to cancel a referendum that boosted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authority as police detained activists over street protests following the contested poll. The narrow victory of the ‘Yes’ campaign in Sunday’s referendum handed Erdogan sweeping new powers — most of which will come into force after 2019 — but was bitterly disputed by his rivals. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he had ordered government troops to “not take prisoners” once they find the members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf who are on the run after the incident in Inabanga, Bohol last week. “When I said to the Abu Sayyaf…they went there maybe to kidnap..And I told the Navy, if you see (them), the boat, blast them off. Do not give me prisoners. I don’t need them,” he […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former British finance minister George Osborne, a key opponent of Brexit, said Wednesday he was quitting parliament but would “go on fighting” for Britain as editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper. “I am stepping down from the House of Commons — for now,” Osborne wrote in a letter to his constituents, leaving the door open for a potential comeback. “I will go on fighting for that Britain I love from […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s FSB security force said Wednesday that it had killed two men from Central Asia suspected of preparing attacks, while trying to arrest them in the Vladimir region east of Moscow. “As a result of clashes during attempted detention, two citizens of a Central Asian state were neutralized by FSB officers,” the agency said in a statement. The men, born in 1987 and 1991, “were in contact with recruiters from international […]
