The Philippine embassy in Libya reported that only one Filipino was injured in the attack of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in a hotel in Tripoli.
International
Blizzard hits northeastern US
Residents in the northeastern United States were warned against the coming winter blizzards. New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency while Connecticut declared a travel ban.
INC inaugurates EVM self sustainable resettlement community
The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) inaugurated today, January 23, its housing and livelihood projects for survivors of Supertyphoon Yolanda (international code name Haiyan) in Alangalang, Leyte, a few kilometers from Tacloban City. Barely 10 months since the groundbreaking of Sitio New Era, envisioned as a model community nestled on top of a mountain aptly called Barangay Langit, it now has some 500 concrete housing units completed and ready for occupancy. Another 500 housing units are […]
ISIS DEADLINE TO SAVE JAPANESE HOSTAGES EXPIRES
World’s narrowest home in Poland
In Warsaw, Poland, the narrowest home in the world can be found. Built in between two buildings, said home is only 36 inches wide at its narrowest point. Although the space may be limited, said home is complete with the amenities necessary for modern day living.
Yemen President resigns
The President and the Prime Minister of Yemen resigned in the face of a stand-off with rebels who succeeded in taking control of the Presidential Palace.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies at 90
The sixth King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah dies at age of 90 due to pneumonia. He was replaced by his brother, Salman.
Houthis welcome Yemeni president’s concessions but gunmen remain
(Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels welcomed on Thursday proposed concessions by the government on power-sharing but their gunmen still held positions outside the residence of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who remains a virtual prisoner there. Hadi said on Wednesday he was ready to accept Houthi demands which also include constitutional change, yielding to pressure from the Shi’ite group whose fighters battled their way into the presidential palace this week, after seizing an aide to the […]
Indonesian divers recover bodies from near crashed AirAsia jet fuselage
(Reuters) – Indonesian divers on Thursday found six bodies near the fuselage of an AirAsia jet that crashed last month into the Java Sea, but were unable to enter the wreckage where most of the victims are believed to be trapped, a navy official said. Days of rough weather and poor underwater visibility have hampered navy divers’ efforts to recover bodies and lift the main part of the plane off the sea bed. “It was […]
Analyst says video of Japanese hostages is manipulated
A video released online on Tuesday (January 20), purporting to show two Japanese captives being held by the Islamic State, gives clues about the type of technology the militant group is using and raises suspicions that the video is highly manipulated, according to a group that analyzes militant violence. The clip showed a figure wearing black clothing and holding a knife, standing along with two kneeling men wearing orange clothes. The man, with his face […]
Indonesia rejects clemency plea of convicted drug offender from Australia
Indonesia rejected a clemency plea submitted by A convicted Australian drug trafficker on Thursday (January 22), a step that could further strain the tense relations between the two countries. Andrew Chan was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesian and sentenced to death in 2006. He was arrested along with Myuran Sukumaran, in 2005. Sukumaran was also sentenced to death. His clemency appeal was rejected last month. Both were members of the so-called Bali 9, a […]
Japanese reporter’s bid to save friend led to Islamic State abduction
(Reuters) – It is an unlikely friendship that ties the fates of war correspondent Kenji Goto and troubled loner Haruna Yukawa, the two Japanese hostages for which Islamic State militants demanded a $200 million ransom this week. Yukawa was captured in August outside Aleppo. Goto, who had returned to Syria in late October to try to help his friend, had been missing since then. For Yukawa, who dreamed of becoming a military contractor, traveling to […]
