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Malaysian PM Najib Razak to witness historic signing of peace deal with MILF in Malacanang

MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang is all ready for the historic signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on Thursday, March 27, that will be held at the Malacanang grounds, and which will be witnessed by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. but guests are expected to be there by 2 p.m. It will […]

Kuala Lumpur Residents Mourn Death Of MH370 Passengers

(Reuters) — Residents of Malaysia’s capital woke up to the news that search for MH370 resumed in the southern Indian Ocean on Wednesday (March 26) as they mourned the death of the passengers who were on the flight bound for Beijing. On Monday (March 24) Malaysia said new satellite data suggested the Boeing 777 had crashed, and now an international search effort is looking for physical evidence of the plane. Officials say all 239 people on board likely died. Local newspapers paid tribute […]

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Announce Split After 11 Years Of Marriage

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, one of the highest profile couple’s in Hollywood are seperating after 11 years of marriage. The couple has two kids, daughter Apple, 9 and son Moses, 7. Martin is the lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning band, Coldplay, were married to Hollywood’s actress Gwyneth in 2003. “We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible […]

‘Unsafe speed’ caused car crash that killed Paul Walker – sheriff

LOS ANGELES Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:08pm EDT (Reuters) – The fiery car accident last year that killed “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker was caused by excessive speed and not a mechanical failure, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said on Tuesday, concluding its almost four-month investigation. The red Porsche Carrera GT sports car driven by Walker’s friend Roger Rodas, 38, was traveling at speeds of 80 to 93 miles per hour (129 to 150 […]

Prosecution wraps up case against Pistorius in murder trial

PRETORIA Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:46am EDT (Reuters) – State prosecutors wrapped up their case on Tuesday against South African track star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. Prosecutors are seeking to prove that the Olympic and Paralympic athlete tried to kill Steenkamp deliberately by firing four rounds from a 9 mm pistol through a locked toilet door after a heated argument. Pistorius, nicknamed […]

Radiation improves odds for some women after mastectomy

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:59pm EDT (Reuters Health) – Women who have their breasts removed because of cancer may benefit from receiving radiation if they still have traces of cancer in their lymph nodes, suggests a new analysis. Radiation reduced the risk of death and of cancer returning among women who had cancer cells detected in the cluster of nodes under the arms after a mastectomy. The nodes are […]

14 dead, 176 reported missing in Washington landslide

(Reuters) – Rescue workers combed through muck and rubble on Tuesday left by a devastating weekend mudslide in Washington state that killed at least 14 people and left scores more missing, and authorities said they expected the death toll to rise through the day. Even as hopes dwindled of plucking anyone else out alive, about a dozen workers searched overnight for as many as 176 people reported missing after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed on Saturday, […]

U.S. says Syria government mostly to blame for hindered aid

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:48pm EDT (Reuters) – A U.N. report on how Syria’s neediest civilians are often not accessible to humanitarian relief workers makes it clear that the government of President Bashar al-Assad shoulders most of the blame, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. A month after the 15-member U.N. Security Council achieved rare consensus to approve a resolution demanding rapid, safe and unhindered aid access in Syria, including […]