Tag: Washington D.C.
Washington DC residents gather to listen to Evangelical Mission during Aid For Humanity activity.
White House denies Iran ransom payment
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans. Amid revelations that the US helped airlift $400 million worth of Swiss francs and euros to Iran after a prisoner release, the White House insisted the two were not linked. In January, five American prisoners were released as Washington […]
Singapore’s Lee says understands TPP “politically difficult” in U.S. election year.
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on a landmark visit to Washington D.C., said on Monday (August 01) he understands that the Obama administration’s efforts to push the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) have been “politically difficult” in an election year, but he hopes the focus will remain on the “bigger picture”. Loong will meet with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, when Obama is expected to extol the TPP trade deal […]
Memorial Day 2016: Korean Veterans Memorial
From EBC’S Washington D.C. bureau – Eliza Gonzales-Manglicmot reports [
Chadleen in Washington DC for Operation Smile
A little girl from Mandaue, Cebu was born with an incredible gift of music but also with a birth defect called cleft palate. Here’s Chadleen’s miracle story. U.S. correspondent Eliza Manglicmot meets Chadleen in Washington D.C.
State of emergency declared in U.S. east coast under snowstorm threats
Washington, D.C. and another five U.S. states along the U.S. East Coast on Thursday declared state of emergency as the region was bracing itself for a historic snowstorm over the weekend. As authorities in Washington, D.C., and the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania declared the state of emergency on Thursday, blizzard watches were also issued by the National Weather Service along the storm’s path, stretching from Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky to […]
