(Eagle News) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday (August 6) called on China and all claimants to the disputed South China Sea to refrain from further “land reclamation, militarization and construction projects” in the area. This came about as the Philippine government expressed its thanks that the international community is seeing the realities of the South China Sea dispute and that the other affected countries are responding in an appropriate manner. […]
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Philippines deports Chinese gambling lord
MANILA, Philippines, August 6 (Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Leila De Lima confirmed that Chinese gambling lord Wang Bo was deported to China where there is an outstanding arrest warrant against him. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
China, ASEAN to speed up consultations on South China Sea
AUGUST 6 (Reuters) — China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Wednesday (August 5) to speed up consultations on a Code of Conduct (CoC) for the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministers of China and ASEAN member Thailand said. “The ASEAN nations promise to a full implementation of DoC (Declaration on Conduct) and speed up the discussion on CoC (Code of Conduct). And we’ll discuss about the risk management and […]
IS Egypt affiliate threatens to kill Croatian hostage in 48 hours
AUGUST 6 (Reuters) — An online video purportedly from Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate showed a Croatian hostage working for a French company who said the group would kill him in 48 hours if Muslim women in Egyptian jails were not freed. Wednesday’s (August 5) video would be the first known posting featuring a Western hostage held by Sinai Province, which changed its name from Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis after it pledged allegiance to the Islamic State […]
French prosecutor announces “very high probability” wreckage from MH370
THERE is a “very strong presumption” that the piece of plane wreckage found on Reunion Island comes from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, a French prosecutor declared on Wednesday after an examination lasting several hours at a military lab in the suburbs of Toulouse, France. Deputy Paris Prosecutor Serge Mackowiak made the cautious declaration at a press conference in Paris. “In view of the observations made by the experts, we can say today that there […]
Debris found on Reunion Island comes from missing MH370: Malaysian PM
EXPERTS have confirmed that the aircraft debris discovered on Reunion Island belongs to missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced early Thursday. “Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts have conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370,” said the prime minister, who added that the physical […]
ASEAN makes united stand regarding Chinese land reclamation
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia, August 5 (Eagle News) — The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed concerns regarding the continuing land reclamation of China in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea. The ASEAN also added that China should stop said reclamation activities. China, on the other hand, refused to discuss the issue of territorial dispute in the said meeting. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Iglesia Ni Cristo chapel stays upright after super typhoon’s rampage
SAIPAN, Pacific, August 5 (Eagle News) – As the super-typhoon rampaged in the Pacific island of Saipan, news agencies once again recognized the structural strength of the Iglesia Ni Cristo house of worship which was able to withstand the rampage of the super-typhoon and remained standing amidst destruction. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Expert stresses challenge of analyzing wreckage of missing MH370
AUGUST 5 (CCTV) — As international experts are to analyze a piece of Boeing-777 washed up on the shores of the Reunion Island last week that is likely to be part of the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, some others are warning that solving the mystery of MH370 will be quite challenging. When the wing fragment washed up on the shore of the Reunion Island last week, it raised hopes that the mystery of MH370 […]
Southeast Asian nations back halt to land reclamation in South China Sea
AUGUST 5 (Reuters) — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined a U.S. call to halt land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea on Tuesday (August 4) after a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, whose country is chairing the regional meeting this year, said the issue was discussed extensively. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining peace, security, and stability, as well as freedom […]
Helicopter accident kills 16 police officers in Colombia
(Reuters)– Sixteen policemen died on Tuesday (August 04) and two were injured when a helicopter likely crashed into the side of mountain in a wooded region of northwestern Colombia, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said. Apartado Clinic Director General Nicolas Suarez said the two injured police officers were being treated in his hospital. “We received a call from the clinic alerting us that they were coming with people injured in the helicopter accident. Up […]
Saipan in “state of disaster” as typhoon Soudelor makes direct hit
(Eagle News) — Before entering the Philippines, supertyphoon Soudelor passed over Saipan late Sunday night and early Monday, wreaking havoc on the island as its powerful winds ripped off roofs of homes, toppled power poles and its rains flooding roads and establishments, including power plants. The Pacific Daily News reported that typhoon Soudelor made a direct hit on Saipan which has been delared as in a “state of disaster.” Hundreds of Saipan residents are now in […]