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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs is still in the process of confirming new reports of harassment done by the Chinese Coast Guard against Filipino fishermen in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. According to the reports, Chinese rubber boats rammed the boats of the Filipino fishermen. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BEKASI, West Java Province, Indonesia (Reuters) — Some residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, frustrated by the mounting trash problem across the sprawling metropolis, have started taking matters into their own hands. Hamidi, a young “green entrepreneur” became so concerned by the overflowing Jakarta city dump that he began turning discarded plastic into fuel. “At the very beginning I just wanted to start a business,” said Hamidi, who started his waste-to-energy initiative a year ago in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea is fully prepared for North Korea to carry out a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tough UN sanctions imposed over its surprise fourth test in January, officials said Monday. Military tensions have escalated sharply on the Korean peninsula in recent weeks, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening further tests and missile launches, partly in response to ongoing South Korea-US military exercises. Last Friday, the North test-fired […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was not expected to cause damage or fatalities, US experts said. The quake, which struck at 3:50 am (2250 GMT Sunday), was at a depth of 18 miles (29 kilometers) with its epicenter located 128 miles south of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, according to the US Geological Survey. USGS said on its website that perceived shaking on the […]
By Yury Maltsev ROSTOV-ON-DON Russia ( AFP) — A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather in the city of Rostov-on-Don, officials said. The plane, which came from Dubai, was making its second attempt to land when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed, leaving debris scattered across a wide area. “Flydubai regrets to confirm […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea – The international community condemns the new incidents of ballistic missile launching conducted by North Korea. According to North Korea, said launch was its protest against the new set of sanctions enacted by the international community against it. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea fired not one but two ballistic missiles in its latest violation of UN resolutions, a US defense official said Thursday. “The US tracked the launch of two ballistic missiles from North Korea. Both are believed to be Nodong MRBMs,” the official said on condition of anonymity, referring to medium range ballistic missiles. “These launches are a violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions,” the official added. South Korea […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – President Barak Obama signed orders implementing new sanctions against North Korea due to the latter’s continued nuclear testing as well as launching of ballistic missiles. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Passengers on an Air India flight were evacuated on an emergency slide at Bangkok’s main international airport late Wednesday following a false bomb threat, according to Thai authorities. The Bangkok-bound Air India Flight 332, carrying 231 passengers from Delhi, was ordered to park in an isolated part of Suvarnabhumi airport following reports of a possible explosive on board. “After related agencies who searched both the aircraft, luggage and passengers found no […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside a bus in Peshawar, the main city of northwest Pakistan, officials said, with the toll expected to rise. The explosion took place in Saddar, a busy shopping district, as the bus was picking up government workers to take them to their offices. “At least 16 people were killed and more than 24 were […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP)—Bangladesh’s central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, the finance minister said, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation’s foreign reserves in an audacious cyber-heist that has hugely embarrassed the government. “He called me yesterday and I’ve asked him to resign. And he has resigned today,” minister A.M.A Muhith told AFP, referring to the Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A top Islamic State group commander known as “Omar the Chechen” is dead after suffering injuries in a US-led coalition strike in northeastern Syria, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. The announcement would appear to clear up the fate of the notorious Omar al-Shishani, a week after a US official said the most-wanted militant had been targeted in a March 4 attack on the jihadist’s convoy. “We believe he subsequently died of […]
