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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States regards the exodus of Middle Eastern refugees to Europe as a “global challenge,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, reassuring his German counterpart of US support. “It is not somebody else’s problem. It is a test for all of us,” Kerry declared, at a Washington news conference with Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “The United States considers the refugee crisis to be global. The impact first […]
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — Voting got under way in Ireland on Friday in an election which could see it become the latest eurozone country to face political instability as anger against hardship and austerity erodes support for traditional parties. Voters began casting ballots at 0700 GMT in schools, sports clubs and church buildings transformed for the day into election centres. Over 2,000 voters who are residents of islands off the west coast of Ireland have already […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — After a brief glimmer of hope, Spain’s Socialists look set to fail in their bid to form a government next week, plunging the country into more political uncertainty. As the country emerges from an economic crisis and faces an independence threat in the northeastern Catalonia region, it still does not have a government, nearly 10 weeks after elections produced a hung parliament. Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez has been racing to garner backing […]
LONDON, ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as governments focus more on short-term national self interests and implement security crackdowns, Amnesty International warns in it’s annual report released on Wednesday (February 24). The State of the World’s Human Rights said there had been a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights. “The system to protect human rights is itself under threat and needs protection. The system […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The bosses of more than a third of Britain’s top companies on Tuesday urged voters to keep the country in the European Union, warning that a “Brexit” would threaten jobs. Some 198 business leaders including Roger Carr, chairman of BAE Systems, BP CEO Bob Dudley and Ron Dennis, chief of F1 team McLaren, wrote a joint letter published in the Times, backing Prime Minister David Cameron’s deal to reform the EU. “Following […]
FIJI, Pacific Ocean – After the rampage of tropical cyclone Winston, the Philippine consul-general reported that no Filipinos were harmed by said tropical cyclone. There are 300 Filipinos in Fiji working as doctors, civil engineers and technicians. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
(Eagle News) — This young woman in Bonn, Germany makes the “thumbs up” sign as she gears up for “Worldwide Pasugo Drive” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Wherever in the world they may be, INC members across the globe moved as one in sharing their faith as they heeded the call of the Church Administration to spread the message of salvation to their fellowmen. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) — Snow and very cold weather did not deter Iglesia Ni Cristo members from distributing copies of the Pasugo (God’s Message) magazine to show their unity in the call of the Church Administration to share the faith. The INC members across the globe participated in the Worldwide Pasugo drive on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 in preparation for the Church’s worldwide evangelical mission on Feb. 29. 2016.
by Danny Kemp and Katherine Haddon BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP)–European leaders finally sealed a deal Friday on British Prime Minister David Cameron’s reforms after hours of haggling at a marathon summit, paving the way for a referendum on whether Britain will stay in the EU. The European Union’s two top figures, Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, presented its 28 leaders with draft proposals at a long-delayed dinner after hours of painstaking face-to-face talks on an issue […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — European Union leaders want to reach a deal to help keep Britain in the bloc even if securing an agreement will be difficult for many countries, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday (February 19). “Everyone wished to keep Britain as a member of the European Union, all of Britain’s different requests which were on the agenda were discussed, and it’s true that not everyone around the table found it all […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU and Turkey will hold a “special meeting” in early March to push forward an aid-for-cooperation deal to curb migrant flows to Europe, European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday. “We agreed that our joint action plan with Turkey remains a priority and we must do all we can to succeed,” Tusk told a press conference after the first day of a European Union summit in Brussels. “This is why […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Council head Donald Tusk warned Wednesday there was “no guarantee” EU leaders would clinch a deal to keep Britain in the bloc at a crucial summit, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed London’s demands for reform. Only hours before the make-or-break summit in Brussels, which he will chair, Tusk said: “After my consultations in the last hours I have to state frankly — there is still no guarantee that we will […]
