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by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD , Iraq (AFP) — Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shiite area, killed at least 94 people Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital this year. The attacks, all claimed by the Islamic State group, came with the government locked in a political crisis that some have warned could undermine the fight against the jihadists. The worst bombing struck the frequently targeted […]
EDMONTON , Canada (AFP) — The huge forest fire that prompted the evacuation of Fort McMurray remained out of control Wednesday but cooler, more humid weather slowed its advance, Canadian officials said. All told, crews were battling 20 fires in Alberta province, although Fort McMurray’s was the only one still out of control, as it spread east. Half the province’s 1,500 firefighters are assigned to fight it. The blaze has now charred more than 2,290 […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has already formed the transition team to be headed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., that would be in charge of the “smoothest transition possible” for the administration of the next President. President Aquino himself has informed the camp of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte about this transition team. “I talked to Mr. Bong Go (Tuesday) to relay to Mayor Duterte that an Administrative Order is being drafted designating the Executive […]
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Panalo bilang mayor at vice mayor ang tambalang magkapatid na Guiani sa Cotabato City. Pormal ng naiproklama ni City Election Officer Atty. Joyce Moran si Japal Guiani Jr. bilang mayor sa kanyang pangatlong termino at ang kapatid niyang si Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi bilang vice mayor ng lungsod. Ito ang unang pagkakataon sa Cotabato City na parehong nahalal ang magkapatid sa dalawang pinakamataas na posisyon sa lokal na […]
IPINROKLAMA na ng Commision on Election sa Occidental Mindoro ang mga nanalong kandidato. Ito ay si Congreswoman “Josephine “Nene” Ramirez Sato na nakakuha ng 143,551 votes, re-electionist Governor Mario “Gene” Mendiola na nakakuha ng 109,688 votes, at re-electionist Peter Alfaro sa pagka bise-gobernador na nakakuha ng 113,887 votes, at Evangeline Tria sa pagka – alkalde ng bayan ng Mamburao. Isinagawa ang proklamasyon sa mga nanalong kandidato sa kapitolyo ng probinsiya sa bayan ng Mamburao. (Ricardo Briguel, September Luz, Eagle News […]
(Eagle News) The camp of vice-presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., claimed on Wednesday that a “new script” was introduced into the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Monday night (May 9), pointing to this as the possible cause of the sudden erosion of vote counts for the senator. “We received unsettling information that at past 7:30 p.m. on May 9, 2016 Election Day, a new script or computer command was […]
DHAKA,, Bangladesh (AFP) – Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters on Wednesday, after the execution of a top Islamist leader heightened tensions in a country reeling from the murders of several secular and liberal activists. The violence came as police charged Khaleda Zia, leader of the main Bangladesh opposition, with masterminding arson attacks during anti-government protests last year — the latest in a string of charges she claims are politically motivated. Hours earlier her […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters dodged a bullet as the Alaska Aces’ late charge came short before sealing the win, 112-108, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals as they draw a win away from the championship. The game deadlocked at the end of the first quarter at 28-all but Rain or Shine revved up their engines and started firing six three point […]
by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 64 people Wednesday at a market in a Shiite area of Baghdad, in the single deadliest attack this year in the capital. The blast comes as the government is locked in a political crisis that some have warned could undermine the fight against IS. The bombing, which hit the frequently targeted Sadr City area of northern […]
(Reuters) — Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far north of the country on to Indonesia and the Philippines and finally to Syria to join Islamic State, officials said on Wednesday (May 11). The men were held on Tuesday (May 10) after towing the seven-meter boat almost 3,000 km (1,865 miles) from Melbourne to Cairns in Queensland state, police said. “There have been reports that […]
by Frédéric Dumoulin PARIS, France (AFP) — French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has admitted acting “inappropriately” towards a female journalist after twice denying any improper conduct with her, adding to a sexual harassment scandal in French politics. Sapin acknowledged late Tuesday “making a comment” while placing his hand on the woman’s back at a conference early last year — following two previous denials of a claim that he had tweaked her knicker elastic. Sapin’s admission came […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Four Indonesian sailors kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants in the strife-torn southern Philippines were released Wednesday, the second group of Indonesian hostages to be freed this month. Gunmen abducted the sailors on the high seas off the east coast of Malaysia’s Sabah state on April 15, shooting and wounding another crew member. Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf was suspected of having carried out the kidnapping, the latest in a recent spree of […]
