Philippine militants release hostage after Duterte intervention: aide
by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A Filipina held hostage by a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang in the strife-torn southern…
8 years ago
Indonesia bans ships from sailing to Philippines after kidnapping
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Jakarta banned Friday any Indonesian-flagged vessels from sailing to the Philippines, the transport ministry said, after…
8 years ago
French woman who left baby to drown gets 20 years in jail
by Zoé LEROY SAINT-OMER, France (AFP) -- A woman who claimed that witchcraft caused her to leave her baby to…
8 years ago
Two China media staff still held after Xi ‘resign’ call: letter
by Tom HANCOCK BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese media outlet that carried a call for President Xi Jinping to…
8 years ago
Obama confident UK ‘committed to orderly transition’ out of EU
PALO, ALTO, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama said Friday he was confident that Britain would make an…
8 years ago
British press divided over ‘earthquake’ EU vote
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Reflecting the divided nature of the country, Britain's newspapers were Saturday polarized over the "Brexit…
8 years ago
Brexit – how Britain voted
(AFP) British voters' decision to leave the European Union highlighted working class dissatisfaction with the UK and Europe's ruling elite…
8 years ago
Britain – EU relations
(AFP) The average of the last six British European Union referendum polls put the Remain and Leave camps neck-and-neck at…
8 years ago
NBP high-profile inmates seek probe on alleged “kill Duterte” plot
QUEZON City, Philippines - In a manifesto submitted to Acting Justice Secretary Emmanuel Caparas, several high-profile inmates in the New…
8 years ago
VACC challenges PNP to give up its members who are involved in illegal drugs
QUEZON City, Philippines - The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) is not content with the series of arrests…
8 years ago