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by Jerome Cartillier with John Hadoulis in Athens Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Wednesday on the final leg of a European tour aimed at reassuring key allies about transatlantic ties under his successor Donald Trump. Obama touched down in Berlin for a visit due to last until Friday, during which he will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as well as the leaders of Britain, […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) – by W.G. Dunlop and Ali Choukeir Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist-held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside the city, but a month into their offensive, there are still weeks or more of potentially heavy fighting ahead. Iraq launched the massive operation to recapture Mosul, which has been held by the Islamic State group since 2014, on October 17, advancing on the city from the north, east and south. Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Terrorism deaths fell last year thanks to a weakening of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Boko Haram in Nigeria, but both groups expanded their geographic reach, a new index revealed Wednesday. Some 29,376 people died from terrorism in 2015, down 3,389 on the previous year and the first fall since 2010, according to the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. This fall […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — The image of actress Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962 is historical and so is the skintight, sheer, flesh-colored dress she wore that night. The dress – known as “Happy Birthday Mr. President” – and more than a thousand other items connected to her will be auctioned off starting on Thursday (November 17) with a conservative price tag expected to be around […]
(Eagle News) — The reason why high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian was stabbed during an alleged riot inside the New Bilibid Prison on September 28, was to prevent him from testifying at the congressional inquiry probing the alleged involvement of Senator Leila De Lima on the illegal drug trade at the national penitentiary. This was revealed in an affidavit of NBP inmate Tomas Doniña who was the one who stabbed Sebastian. Doniña’s affidavit was read […]
by Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko asked Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect on Tuesday. Trump’s shock election victory has been met with trepidation in Kiev because of the outspoken reality TV star’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his apparent indifference to the Western coalition against Moscow. The billionaire businessman suggested earlier this year the US could […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that the PNP will leave it up to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to decide whether or not to grant the request of Kerwin Espinosa to be placed under the witness protection program (WPP). Dela Rosa said that it is the DOJ which would determine if Espinosa is qualified to be placed under the witness protection program. He […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said that Kerwin Espinosa, tagged as the biggest drug lord in Eastern Visayas, will be arriving in the country from Abu Dhabi on Friday dawn. In a press conference, Dela Rosa said the PNP team led by Chief Supt. Albert Ferro had told him that they would be returning back in Manila at around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least four people and wounded several in an attack on a vehicle carrying national security officials in Kabul on Wednesday (November 16), a security official at the scene in the Afghan capital told Reuters. An interior ministry official confirmed the attack but could not say immediately how many people had been killed or wounded. Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry, […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai health officials on Wednesday said 33 new Zika virus cases have been detected in the country as officials step up screening for groups at high risk from the disease such as pregnant women. “We confirmed 33 new cases last week and have detected the virus in two further provinces,” Ministry of Public Health spokesman Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai told Reuters. Suwannachai said health campaigns warning travelers about Zika have been increased as […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo ”Ping” Lacson is asking the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to explain the lump sum worth Php 409 billion in the proposed 2017 national budget. Lacson said that because the lump sum was not detailed, there is a high probability of abuse on the lump sum.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will sign on December 5, 2016 an executive order proposing a nationwide firecracker ban. President Duterte is a known supporter of such ban. During his time as the mayor of Davao City, he implemented a similar ban in the area.
