10 Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines
by Kiki Siregar JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Ten Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in waters of the conflict-wracked southern Philippines…
9 years ago
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Egypt releases footage of man described as hijacker at airport
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT -Egypt's interior ministry released footage on Tuesday (March 29) of a man they described as the hijacker of…
9 years ago
Taiwan arrests 41 Chinese poachers in South China Sea
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- The Taiwanese coastguard said Monday it had arrested 41 Chinese fisherman in possession of 15 tonnes…
9 years ago
Japan, S. Korea and US leaders set to meet
Washington, United States (AFP)---United States President Barack Obama will this week meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean…
9 years ago
COMELEC uploads profiles of national candidates
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections opened to the public the profiles of the national candidates by uploading said…
9 years ago
Update on Brussels attack
BRUSSELS, Belgium - After the attack on the Brussels airport, temporary check-in desks were installed although there are still no…
9 years ago
Central Bank of Bangladesh sends formal letter to Philippines regarding $81 million money laundering
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The new governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh sent a formal letter to the Bangko Sentral…
9 years ago
Pakistan suicide bombing kills at least 70, injures over 300
(Courtesy Reuters/CCTV) -- A suicide blast killed at least 70 people and injured more than 300 others in a public…
9 years ago
Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city
PALMYRA, Syria (AFP) -- Syrian government forces backed by heavy Russian air support drove Islamic State out of Palmyra on…
9 years ago
‘Nothing has changed’ says abused Hong Kong maid Erwiana
by Laura MANNERING HONG KONG (AFP) -- It is just over a year since Erwiana Sulistyaningsih's Hong Kong employer was…
9 years ago
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