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Memorial Day 2016: Korean Veterans Memorial
From EBC’S Washington D.C. bureau – Eliza Gonzales-Manglicmot reports [
Ash Carters warns Beijing over territorial ambitions in S. China Sea
Dozens of children drown as shipwrecks claim 700 lives, survivors say
by Ella IDE ROME , Italy (AFP) — A week of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean culminated Sunday with 700 migrants feared dead and survivors giving harrowing testimony of dozens of small children drowned. Survivors brought to safety in the Italian ports of Taranto and Pozzallo told the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) and Save the Children how their boat sank on Thursday morning after a high-seas drama which saw one woman decapitated. “We’ll never know the […]
A 3 year old boy is rescued from the grip of a gorilla
OHIO, United States (Reuters) — A child was rescued from the grip of a gorilla after falling into the animal’s enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday (May 28). “Thank goodness he was not badly hurt going in, because he was walking in there and splashing around,” said zoo director Thane Maynard. “But Harambe, our 17 year old Gorilla, male, who was a great big animal, 400 pounds, went down and got him and carried him […]
Tropical Storm Bonnie downgraded, but still causing trouble in Georgia
GEORGIA, United States (Reuters) — Stormy weather in the Southeast and Central United States subsided on Sunday (May 29) as Tropical Storm Bonnie was downgraded to a tropical depression, but still caused major flooding in parts of the south. In Bulloch County, Georgia, the Department of Transportation put up signs and warned residents not to drive in flooded areas. Bonnie came ashore just northeast of Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday morning, bringing heavy rains, minor […]
Crocodile takes woman during night swim in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A woman is feared dead after being taken by a crocodile following a late night swim with a friend at a beach in northern Australia, police said Monday. The women, both aged in their 40s, went for a stroll on Thornton Beach Sunday evening in the far north of Queensland state before making a fateful decision to go for a dip in an area known to be infested with crocodiles. “The […]
Israeli police recommend charges against Netanyahu’s wife – reports
Israeli police on Sunday (May 29) recommended bringing criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, Israeli media said, on suspicion she misused state funds at their official and private residences. Mrs Netanyahu, who has denied any wrongdoing, was questioned by the police fraud squad in December. Any significant political fallout for the prime minister would likely depend on whether state prosecutors accept the police recommendation. Netanyahu’s spokesman Nir Hefez said. that “Mrs Netanyahu […]
IS-claimed suicide attack kills 7 in Iraq cafe
BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up on Sunday among young Iraqis assembled in a cafe in Moqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, killing at least seven people, police said. The Islamic State group, which swept through large parts of Iraq two years ago but no longer holds fixed positions in Diyala province where Moqdadiyah is located, said it carried out the attack. “It was a place where young people were gathered… for now […]
Iraq forces poised for Fallujah assault
by Ammar Karim with Layal Abou Rahal in Beirut BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Elite Iraqi troops were poised Sunday to assault one of the Islamic State group’s most emblematic bastions, Fallujah, as the jihadists counterattacked in both Iraq and neighboring Syria. The fighting prompted a new exodus of thousands of desperate civilians and deep concern for the many more trapped in the battlegrounds. The overall commander of the Fallujah operation, Abdelwahab al-Saadi, said Saturday it […]
Trump gets warm welcome at veterans biker rally
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Donald Trump received a warm welcome Sunday as he addressed a motorcycle rally that attracted many military veterans to the US capital Sunday. “I will protect every bit of the Second Amendment” right to bear arms, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee told several thousand people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial, traditionally a favored spot for major political demonstrations in Washington. “We have to rebuild our […]
FYM 130 Oratorio and Legacy of Faith: A musical magnificence
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent Not only has the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo) reached its glory in the fields of architecture, engineering and socio-civic works, it has also achieved magnificence in the field of arts and music with the staging of Oratorio and Legacy of Faith, a musical program in commemoration of the 130th birth anniversary of Bro. Felix Y. Manalo, believed by the INC as God’s Messenger in these last days. […]
